Our organization

Throughout our organisation, we endeavour to combine the power of local presence with a central structure of it development and support. Our experienced staff is in direct contact with our customers, which is a guarantee for optimal guidance of your telematics project. In addition, a thorough central reporting structure ensures optimal customer services and future-oriented product development.

1. Transics in Europe

2. Executive management

		Walter Mastelinck Chief Executive Officer Walter Mastelinck (°1964) holds a Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications and Microprocessors (VHTI Technicum Antwerp). In 1988 he joined Toppower (formerly ICS Computers NV) where he became responsible for sales & marketing and was closely involved with the general strategy of the company. In 1996, he acquired one third of the shares of ICS Computers and FMS Europe (the former Transics NV). Today, Walter is a member of the board and CEO of the Company and her subsidiary companies. Walter is also a member of the board of Cassel BVBA and Evasion NV. During the previous five years Walter Mastelinck has also been, but no longer is, a director on the board of Transics Invest BVBA.

		Gertjan De Creus Chief Operations Officer Gertjan De Creus (°1968) holds a Master in Economics (Antwerp Business School). He started his career as an auditor at Coopers & Lybrand (PWC). In 1995 he became Group Controller of Sidcenter, the coordination centre of the Sidmar Group. In 2000 he was hired as General Manager and later Managing Director by the Sanac Groep, a leading Belgian distributor to the Agro and Garden Sector, and became CEO in 2002. At the end of 2005, he sold the company to the market leader, Groep Aveve. He has left the Sanac Group to join Transics on 30 April 2007.

		Ann Braet Chief Finance Officer Ann Braet (°1970) holds a Master in Economics (Hasselt University). She started her career as a financial controller at Pidy NV, a food company. In 2000, she became the Financial Director in Belgium of Clama Mattress Ticking NV, an export-oriented textile company. In March 2004 she was hired by Transics as Financial Officer.

		Patrick Bustraen Chief Technology Officer Patrick Bustraen (°1968) holds a Master in Science (Electronics, IHR – BME at Ghent, Belgium). He started his career as a Software-Hardware Integration Tester at Siemens. After a short interim period with the pre-production team at Barco, Patrick joined Transics in February 1993. Since the beginning of 1998, Patrick has been focussing on R&D and Technical Product Management.

		Erwin Heyse VP Sales & Business Development Erwin Heyse (°1961) holds a Master in Science (electro-mechanics, Ghent University) and worked for Hewlett Packard in diverse sales, marketing and sales management functions. He also held various management positions within Unisys, Real Software and Stater (part of ABN AMRO). Erwin joined Transics in October 2005 as Sales & Marketing Officer.

		Dirk Staelens VP Customer Service / Chief Product Innovation Officer Dirk Staelens (°1969) holds a Master in Science (Electronics, College of Ostend) with a specialisation in data communications technology. In 1991, he was involved in the start-up of a project for TEM Electronik in Chur (Switzerland) for the implementation of telecommunications software in microcontroller systems. In 1992, he joined Siemens, where he was responsible for the implementation of test systems. In 1993, he joined the Transics R&D team. Since November 1999, Dirk is responsible for Transics’ Customer Care department.

		Mario Haneca VP Product Management Mario Haneca (°1972) holds an MBA from the Vlerick Management School in 2002 and received his Telecom Engineering Degree from the Ghent University College in 1995. He has started his career as Field Application Engineer at Alcom Electronics. Afterwards, he has worked as Business Development Manager at Ernst&Young and has held Senior Account Manager positions at Barco and Alcatel. Prior to his current function, he has held different positions within Transics’ Sales and Product Marketing Teams for more than 3 years.