Rodolphe de Hemptinne
Director, CognoLink Limited
Rodolphe de Hemptinne is the co-founder and COO of CognoLink, a primary research firm focused on facilitating consultations with leading industry specialists in Europe. Prior to starting the company, Rodolphe was a Senior Consultant at Bain & Company, focusing on commercial due diligence for private equity funds. He also has 5 years of industry experience in the Oil and Gas industry with Shell. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Catholic University of Louvain. Rodolphe is a Fulbright Scholar and a Fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation.
600 contactsCognoLink is a primary research firm focused on facilitating consultations with leading industry specialists in Europe.
Our clients are top business leaders, mostly active in financial investment and strategy consulting, who seek to develop insights and gather critical, sometimes niche information regarding investment decisions in European markets.
2004 - 2007Main focus on commercial due diligence assignments in both the US and Europe for top tier private equity funds.
2002 - 2002Internal consultant to Shell's downstream business turnaround in Western Europe
2000 - 2002Manager of euroShell cards (Shell's tank card/credit card) for the Benelux.
1997 - 2000In charge of process improvements. Major accomplishment consisted in $5M investment in grease manufacturing plant.