Benoit J.P. Flammang

Strategic International Business Development linked to Blockchain Technology, STO's (Security Token Offerings) to develop access to capital for SME's (Small medium Enterprises) Ben is CEO at Beninvest, co-Founder at DiamHolding, a Blockchain Fintech Diamond Company. He was a 2018 Mentor at the Consensys Blockchain Incubator for Social Impact. Ben spent five years at IBM Belgium, then international controller for the publicly traded Belgian telecom group Telindus. In the USA, he restructured a money losing telecom company, made it profitable, structured and implemented a management buy-out. He founded Beninvest in 1992 in New York, advising investors, investment managers and corporations for strategic international strategy. He raised money in Europe, Saudi Arabia and Japan for an income producing real estate fund. He was the asset manager of the 300,000 sq ft commercial Leader Building in Cleveland Ohio. He was advisor to the Antwerp Diamond Bank for a private equity fund. He was a partner in the establishment of the merchant bank of the Hinduja Group in NY. He created, published, and distributed in 48 countries, the first English buyers guide in the world for new prestigious wristwatches. He sold the company in 2000. Benoit holds a BA in Applied Economics from the ICHEC Brussels Management School, Belgium.