Our mission
CREATING
BIG BANGS
FOR YOU
For 75 years, our mission has been the same: to make each of our clients shine. With a brilliant event or an awareness campaign that makes people see the light.
The Friends is a team of 40 skilled professionals. People who go the extra mile for you - essentially, friends in every sense. Who always come up with something new, original and unforgettable. Who create big bangs, whatever the size. Just for you.
Our values
Excellence
We go for unparalleled perfection, down to the smallest details.
Team spirit
We prioritise a team spirit and collaboration amongst our different departments.
Agility
Commit to rethinking the social and environmental impact of our sector daily. No challenge is too big as we act with speed and flexibility, cultivating audacity and creative innovation. We do what we love, positively influencing our work, colleagues, and clients.
About
Our history
2023
An important milestone for our company, as 2023 marks our 75 years in business and we moved to Wauthier-Braine, where we have 1,500 square metres of space to expand our activities.
Verhulst & Friends is known as The Friends by Verhulst from now on. This new name anchors the restructuring of the company into 4 separate entities:
Events
VIP & Hospitality
Sponsoring
Communication
2022
Integration of Ghent-based agency 'Panache Events', bringing us (even greater) national reach.
2021
New management.
The team grows from 15 to 30 people working on events and communication campaigns.
Creation of a department entirely dedicated to Esports under the name Verhulst Mediasport. There is also a new department in charge of digital services.
2019
Launch of a communications department specialising in campaigns for government institutions.
This called for a new name for the agency: it is called Verhulst and Friends from now on.
2015
Co-organisation of the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo and management of the VIP package.
2000
Development of the Packages and Hospitality divisions for Euro 2000.
The agency changes its name and is now called Verhulst events & partner. It becomes an established player in the Belgian events sector and is also very active in sports sponsorship.
1990s
Diversification of activities: from events management to selling 'public relations' packages. Just think of the creation of the Diabolix Business Club, the Red Devils VIP Village and the Van Damme Memorial Village.
1948
Creation of Pub Verhulst, named after its founder.
His expertise: managing billboards at Belgian and later European championship matches.
These people will make you shine!
Our team
Management

Anthony
Delhauteur
CEO

Jonathan
Jossart
Managing Partner

Dimitri
Verschueren
Managing Partner

Gautier
Leclercq
Managing Partner
Event

Charlotte
Jonckheere
Head of Event

Jean-Paul
Servais
Creative Director

Michael
Veys
Strategic project manager

Justine
Deman
Senior Event Manager

France
Dekeyser
Senior Event Manager

Magali
Stas de Richelle
Senior Event Manager

Caroline
Duchesne
Account & Senior Event Manager

Julie
Van Goethem
Event Manager

Marie
Demesmaeker
Event Manager

Charles
Serres
Account & Event Manager

Caroline
Maelcamp d’Opstaele
Junior Creative account
Sponsoring VIP & Hospitality

Gonzague
Lefere
Account & Senior Event Manager

Cédric
Deschutter
Head of Sales

Cédric
Boulanger
Account Manager

Thierry
Verhulst
Account Director

Alexandre
de Chaffoy
Account Manager

Savina
de Wasseige
Project Manager
Communication

Mathilde
Pinto
Head of Marketing & Communication

Michel
Huvenne
Head of Institutional & Concept Leader

Michael
Robert
Head of digital

Alain
Dressou
Creative Director

Thierry
de Swaef
Creative

Manon
Albers
Account Executive

Paloma
Perez
Junior Account Executive

Jérôme
Jaumotte
Digital Expert

Guillian
Van Hoecke
Full stack developer

Gianluca
Tiengo
Front end developer

Martin
Manderveld
Front-end developer

Martin
Depaire
Back end developer

Vanessa
Warnant
Senior Graphic Designer

Catherine
Pleeck
Strategy & Copy
Office

Thaïs
Smeekens
Human Resources Manager

Martine
Romignon
Accountant

An
De Kempeneer
Office Manager