Patrick De Maeseneire is the Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2016. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Jacobs Holding AG – the majority shareholder of Colosseum Dental Group.
Besides his function as CEO, he also serves as chairman of Jacobs’ portfolio company, Barry Callebaut AG and a member of the Board of Ahold Delhaize, a Dutch-Belgian international food retailer.
Before joining Jacobs Holding AG, Patrick was CEO of Adecco S.A., the largest staffing company in the world, and also Barry Callebaut AG. Under his leadership, Barry Callebaut started its successful global expansion, which ultimately turned it into the global leader in chocolate and cocoa. He started his career at Arthur Andersen Consulting followed by executive positions at Wang, Apple Computer and Sun International.
Patrick holds a Master’s degree in Commercial Engineering from the Solvay Business School of Brussels University (VUB), and a special license in marketing management from Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Belgium. Patrick also completed studies in Business Management at the London Business School and INSEAD.