Christophe holds a Mining and Geology Master's degree from the University of Liege, Belgium. With over 15 years of mining experience, he starts his journey in Africa, mainly based in the Democratic Republic of Congo, developing strong analytical and technical skills working in underground and open-cast Copper and Cobalt mines Before moving back to Belgium, he was leading the Mine Technical Services Department of BossMining (ERG Africa),
Eleven years ago, he joined the Lhoist Group, the global leader in lime, dolime and minerals with about 60 mines around the world. He has held various positions as Mine Planner, Mine Manager and since 5, part of the Geology & Mining Group Department, as Senior Mining Engineer. He is working in close collaboration with the regions, focusing on the support, monitoring and optimization of the Lhoist mines, helping to define standards and assisting in the technical review of capital projects.

Being based in the Head Quarter of the Group, he also coordinates working groups and projects linked to Digital Mining with the goal of harmonizing the processes throughout the Regions.