GVN

GVN, the Virtual Airline, Building the largest airline in the world without the use of a single plane.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Travel
  • Location Brussels, Belgium
  • Currency EUR
  • Website gvnairlines.com

Company Summary

GVN deploys 20,000 virtual destinations by upgrading existing hotel meeting rooms with high-end videoconferencing equipment. We make it easy for the business traveler to use, to access and to book by integrating our commercial platform into the existing travel booking processes: direct, online or through the travel agency. This allows the traveler to save time, their company to save money and together to reduce their carbon footprint.

Team

  • Glenn JRJ Wastyn
    co-founder, President & CEO

    Glenn Wastyn has the commercial background in the high-tech and travel industry. He started his first company GlobEvents in 1995 from scratch to $5M. As of 2004 he expanded the Digital Cinema business unit for Barco from $20M to $50M global business in 3 years’ time and oversaw commercial and supplier relations in the South/West Europe Division at BCD Travel for over $1.5B. His industry experience is uniquely tailored for this business.

  • Erwin Maes
    co-founder, CFO

    Erwin Maes is the financial and process expert. He has gained a vast experience as auditor at PWC, financial analyst at KBC Insurances and as manager financial reporting (28.5B€ global consolidation) at Philippe Morris in Lausanne (CH). Since 2006 he has taken several financial interim management roles ranging from the largest companies (ABInbev) to more industry relevant (Belgacom/Telindus) focusing on operational excellence and restructuring.

  • C. C.
    co-founder CTO

    C. C. is the technical expert. He has a PhD in applied Science and experience in R&D and Product Management at Barco. He lived as an expat in the US for the last 3 years, leading one of Barco’s acquisitions in Austin, Texas, which enriched his experience to build a business, but also to restructure it. His unique expertise includes the development of projection, lighting and videoconferencing products grossing $550M/y

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