Ilya Vercammen became Chief Strategist at private bank Puilaetco in March 2025. Prior to joining Puilaetco, he was Investor Relations Manager at KBC, overseeing relations with the investor community. Vercammen began his career on ING’s trading floor, specializing in debt markets. He later moved to London, where he worked in structured derivatives at Credit Suisse and TD Securities, before being appointed Head of Northern Europe at ABN Amro. In 2008, he returned to Belgium to join ING as Head of Fixed Income & Derivatives, Equity Derivatives & Structured Products.