Frankrijklei 112, 2000 Antwerpen, BE +32 3 8083586 info@ferromac.com Terms & Conditions EN FR ES Home About Products Team Contact MyFerromac Team Meet your skilled team The FerroMac Family Feel Song – with Jean Bosco Safari Bart Van Damme | Managing Director FerroMac International, what a great and inspiring journey! We have without a doubt a fantastic team and together we keep on developing and improving ourselves and every procedure in our chain. More than ever, it is key to combine your priceless human capital with the digital evolutions of our time. We have to bear in mind the day after tomorrow and always try to find an edge for our partners. Reach for the win-win in every relationship and develop them long-lasting. It’s in our culture to never take things for granted and always stay humble, and at the same time strive for excellence every day. Let’s incubate new ideas and try to shape the future together, give back to the community and make it a better world for all of us. Our future generation counts on us. bart.van.damme@ferromac.com Nikolas De Wachter | Managing Director When Bart and I started FerroMac in 2010, we set up a very optimistic business plan that would be almost impossible to fulfil. Every time we look back at the end of each year, it is so satisfying to see that we succeeded in this wild dream. Every year our team gets bigger with enthusiastic young people that are adding something to the company in their own way. We try to get the best out of our people! We want to shape the best talents on the market, because as a trading company creating trust with your commercial partners and extending our international relationships is a key point. This is why we do our job with love every day. This makes us proud to grow at the same pace as when we started FerroMac. nikolas.de.wachter@ferromac.com Philippe Somlai | Senior Steel Trader Hi! My Name is Philippe. I’m working as a steel trader at FerroMac International NV. Because of my professional interest in international business and trading, I have joined our team in September 2011, with the intention and eagerness to develop and promote our company business in overseas markets like Africa and the Caribbean area. Thanks to our young , motivated, hardworking team & all stakeholders who share the same business ethics and values, I truly believe we can achieve success in many ways! philippe.somlai@ferromac.com Charlotte Verstraeten | Senior Steel Trader Hi My name is Charlotte, I am trading steel and developing our business in West Africa. We believe that trust is the core of our business and I stand by this principle in every step of the way. Being an outgoing person, I love the fact that my position is the ideal combination of travelling and building long term relationships with our customers and suppliers abroad. Happy to be part of this team! charlotte.verstraeten@ferromac.com Flavie Verstraeten | Senior Steel Trader Hi everyone, I’m Flavie and I’m in charge of developing FerroMac’s interests in South Africa, Mauritius and Madagascar. December 2016, I closed the door on International law to explore the mysterious ways of international trade. Nowadays, I get the chance to meet interesting people and travel to extraordinary places. It’s an excellent way to combine my passion for travelling with the chance to engage with people from varied cultures and backgrounds. Being part of such a young team is inspiring and motivating. We tease, we play but most importantly we learn everyday how to become better for our clients. flavie.verstraeten@ferromac.com Vincent Rooijakkers | Senior Steel Trader Digitalization has handed clients and suppliers the tools to come ever closer, however global trading of steel and chemical products is still inherently risky and filled with pitfalls due to a lack of trust clients encounter in the counterparties they are dealing with. I am 100% convinced that our clients are best served by linking-up with FerroMac International NV and by doing so will not only enjoy the most competitive prices but also the peace of mind that they are in the hands of experienced and dynamic traders that defend and take ownership of their interests. Personally, what I enjoy most is developing long-term professional and social bonds with my clients, becoming the client’s go-to reference for any of their steel imports and on a social level reaching a profound mutual understanding. Speaking not only for myself but for the entire FerroMac International Team I can guarantee a best-in-house service and the utmost concern and care of your interests, this by the hands of a very enthusiastic team. Based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic I am attending FerroMac International’s clients in Central America and the Caribbean. Hope to be doing business with you. vincent.rooijakkers@ferromac.com Ignacio Inverso | Senior Steel Trader My name is Ignacio and I’m working as a steel trader at FerroMac International NV. Being a steel trader at FerroMac fulfils all of my professional desires: international trade, close and personal contact with our customers and the possibility to supply to our customers’ needs with a specific approach. Promoting and developing our business in Latin America, makes it even more fun to do so. To us, flexibility, business ethics and quality service are paramount in which we daily invest in order to make the difference and go the extra mile for our customers. ignacio.inverso@ferromac.com Yasmine Pattyn | Senior Trade Support Hi everyone, Buen día, Bonjour, Hallo, 你好, こんにちは, My name is Yasmine and I love languages in all shapes and colours. While I’m working at FerroMac, I speak different languages every day. Of course, other aspects of my job are equally important to me. Every set of shipping documents that leaves our office and is sent to the client gives me a certain sense of joy. I am always happy when we receive positive feedback from a client about our services. At FerroMac we are trying to keep up the good work and we are constantly improving our services. If I can help you with anything at all I am happy to receive your email or telephone call. yasmine.pattyn@ferromac.com Gregory Cokelberg | Senior Trade Support Hello, my name is Gregory and I’m working at FerroMac since September 2011. I’m one of the first employees of FerroMac and I’m glad to see how the company has grown with new colleagues and new markets. I like my job because of the interaction with people from all around the world and that every day can have an unexpected twist of events. We are a young and dynamic team with a lot of experience and we motivate each other to push boundaries so that we can give that little dash of extra to our clients and this is where we make the difference. gregory.cokelberg@ferromac.com Lieve Smets | Financial Manager Hi everyone, It was already from the very beginning that I became part of the Ferromac family, however not internally but as an external consultant of EY. The fantastic team of young enthusiastic people, their motivation and the company’s culture always intrigued me. When they needed someone to enforce the finance team, I did not hesitate for a second. I am happy to be part of this wild dream and I am eager to contribute to this continuously growing environment. lieve.smets@ferromac.com Jasper Verleyen | FX Trader I started working at FerroMac in October 2019 and if I had to describe the company I would use the term PMA: Positive Mental Attitude. A young dynamic team of people who want to prove themselves and get the best possible result for all the involved parties. My role is to ensure we are hedged against large currency fluctuations so we can offer consistent deals to our partners and protect our margins. My experience in finance and stock trading allows me to support our management and traders to interpret the movements of the financial markets and make the right calls at the right time using the right hedge. jasper.verleyen@ferromac.com Jessy Mortiers | Senior Accountant Hi everyone! My name is Jessy and I started working here in December 2020 to enforce the finance team. I am very happy to be part of the Ferromac family because it’s a young energetic team with lots of interaction what makes a good vibe. With my accomplished knowledge and previous experience, I am eager to take these skills into practice and to learn and grow even more in this steel trading environment. jessy.mortiers@ferromac.com Wendy Jacobs | HR-officer & Trade Support Hi everyone! I’m Wendy and I’ve been working at FerroMac since 2013. I started as a Trade Support. Now I’m more engaged in coordinating and expanding our team. I’m convinced that the human capital factor is the driving force behind a successful company. Therefore I put a lot of effort in educating and improving the skills of our people. That way we can give our customers valuable support. On top of that I’m always looking for ways to optimize our communication. We deliver in many ways thanks to our young, dynamic and motivated people. I’m proud to be part of this team! wendy.jacobs@ferromac.com Zoë De Schutter | Junior Steel Trader Hi everyone! My name is Zoë and I am currently working at FerroMac as a trader trainee for the African markets. My adventure at FerroMac started in November 2018. During my studies, I’ve lived in Hong Kong for 6 months and that’s where I became fascinated by interacting with people from different cultures. I also developed a strong interest in international business and that’s why I decided to start working at FerroMac as a Trader Trainee. My biggest passion is traveling. So my job at FerroMac allows me to combine all my favorite things. As an important extra, I get to work with a great team of young and motivated colleagues, whom I learn from every day! zoe.de.schutter@ferromac.com Stefan Wollants | Junior Steel Trader Hi! I’m Stefan and in November 2018 I started my journey at FerroMac as a Trader Trainee for African markets. For me it was very exciting to join this vibrant young team! During my studies I developed a strong interest in international trade and entrepreneurship. FerroMac gives me the possibility to combine these two fields while building long term relationships with people all over the world. Every day we thrive for excellence and don’t back down from any challenge. That’s how we differentiate ourselves from the rest. stefan.wollants@ferromac.com Maarten Hawinkel | Junior Steel Trader Hi there! I’m Maarten and I embarked in September 2019 on a traineeship at FerroMac International – steep learning curve guaranteed! It’s a “work hard, play hard” working environment that allows me to get familiar with the ins and outs of the international steel trading business. During an exchange year in Santa Cruz de La Sierra, Bolivia, I got a taste for working in an international setting with people from all over the world. I look forward to helping our clients with their steel needs by providing a high-quality service. Whatever the future may be, it looks like this is going to be a wild ride with this driven team! maarten.hawinkel@ferromac.com Oscar Van Hool | Junior Steel Trader As a young graduate I looked at different paths to kickstart my professional career and, to be honest, with an exciting journey in South America for 6 months in my pocket, I knew I wasn’t fit for your average 9 to 5 job. That’s why I joined FerroMac in September 2019 as a Trader Trainee. I immediately felt that this young and vibrant company was the perfect fit for me. International trade and business have always been prime interests of mine, and here I get to combine them with commercial skills, social skills, creative entrepreneurial skills and a desire to discover and learn. Being on a mutual journey together with everyone here, striving for excellence, is something very exciting. At FerroMac we work with an amazingly motivated and enthusiastic team in an environment that is built for success. Sitting along this driven team, learning from them, I get to develop myself on so many levels. And of course, the opportunity to travel abroad isn’t so bad either. oscar.van.hool@ferromac.com Eduard Van Ham | Trader Trainee Hi everyone! My adventure at FerroMac International as a Trader Trainee started in October 2020. I was very excited to join this exceptionally vibrant and dynamic team, which is always able to turn the impossible into possible. I’ve always had a strong interest in international trade and global markets. During my studies, this interest grew even more as I’ve spent 6 months in Shanghai. This opportunity allowed me to immerse in one of the world’s largest global trading hubs. In this amazing city I had the chance to interact with different people and cultures from all over the world. I felt really comfortable in doing so and FerroMac International allows me to have those interactions on a daily basis. My ambition is to become a walking encyclopaedia when it comes to steel, hereby we can provide the best services to our clients. eduard.van.ham@ferromac.com Alex Amorgaste | Trader Trainee Hi everyone! My name is Alex Amorgaste and in October 2020 I got the opportunity to join the young and dynamic team of FerroMac International. My Masters of Science in Business Engineering and Diplomacy and International Relations provided me with a diverse set of skills and different international opportunities to apply them, leading to the development of a profound interest in international trade. Engaging with and meeting people from different cultures has always been an interest of mine, I have never turned down opportunities to travel abroad during my studies. The traineeship combines both and will give me the opportunity to learn from the best in a very large and challenging market. It also allows me to meet new people in an international context. I look forward to embarking on this new journey and kick-starting my career in this ambitious and energetic team. alex.amorgaste@ferromac.com Terms & Conditions Privacy & Cookie Policy Ferromac Copyright 2021 We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkRead more