Alex Driesen

CEO @ Toreon | Building a cyber-trusted world — guiding one organization, one development team, one cyber professional at a time.

📍 Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 19 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2017
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Independent Board Member
Jun 2017
At Toreon, we believe that security is vital for people to live and work confidently, with trust in our digital society. We are information security consultants. We help you leverage your information technology to safely unlock your information and achieve your organization’s goals. Toreon is an independent partner you can rely on as trusted advisor. We help you to make informed decisions about information security.
Independent Board Member
Sep 2016
Launched in 2015 by leading Belgian entrepreneurs, the Zembro alert watch connects older adults with their caregivers in case of emergency, and has been deployed widely throughout Europe. Now part of IOT specialist group Crescent NV and VZH Holding, and partnered with SafeTrx, Zembro offers a comprehensive service offer both to consumers and strategic partners. Zembro Care makes independent living for older adults safer, and their caregiving teams more connected and collaborative.
Volta Angel & Advisory Board Member
Dec 2014
Volta Ventures provides seed & early stage venture capital for internet & software companies in the Benelux region. The fund’s team, with active support from its network, expects to make a substantial impact by working with the founders and management to identify new markets and customers, hire senior talent, provide ongoing guidance, arrange further financing rounds and secure an exit.
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2023
Chair Cyber Sounding Board Ctee
Jan 2023
content inspires network - network inspires content GUBERNA est l’Institut belge des Administrateurs dont l’objectif premier est la promotion des pratiques de bonne gouvernance d’entreprise. Créé en 1995, GUBERNA est devenu le centre de référence en matière de gouvernance et représente un réseau qui compte plus de 3.000 membres (administrateurs, CEO et top managers). GUBERNA est présent sur le plan européen via son rôle directeur dans l’European Confederation of Directors Associations (ecoDa). GUBERNA, het Instituut voor Bestuurders, wil in de eerste plaats deugdelijk bestuur in ondernemingen promoten. GUBERNA werd opgericht in 1995 en is uitgegroeid tot hét referentiecentrum op het gebied van deugdelijk bestuur. Het vertegenwoordigt een netwerk van meer dan 3.000 leden (bestuurders, CEOs en topmanagers) en heeft een Europese aanwezigheid via zijn leidinggevende rol in de European Confederation of Directors Associations (ecoDa).
2017
Independent Board Member
Jun 2017
At Toreon, we believe that security is vital for people to live and work confidently, with trust in our digital society. We are information security consultants. We help you leverage your information technology to safely unlock your information and achieve your organization’s goals. Toreon is an independent partner you can rely on as trusted advisor. We help you to make informed decisions about information security.
2016
Independent Board Member
Sep 2016
Launched in 2015 by leading Belgian entrepreneurs, the Zembro alert watch connects older adults with their caregivers in case of emergency, and has been deployed widely throughout Europe. Now part of IOT specialist group Crescent NV and VZH Holding, and partnered with SafeTrx, Zembro offers a comprehensive service offer both to consumers and strategic partners. Zembro Care makes independent living for older adults safer, and their caregiving teams more connected and collaborative.
2014
Volta Angel & Advisory Board Member
Dec 2014
Volta Ventures provides seed & early stage venture capital for internet & software companies in the Benelux region. The fund’s team, with active support from its network, expects to make a substantial impact by working with the founders and management to identify new markets and customers, hire senior talent, provide ongoing guidance, arrange further financing rounds and secure an exit.
2011
SVP Northern Europe & Emerging Markets | Managing Director Zetes South Africa
Jun 2011
Zetes is a technology company specialising in supply chain optimisation and citizen identification solutions. Our Supply Chain Solutions help companies achieve agility, visibility and traceability across their connected supply chain. Our People Identification division provides public authorities and supranational institutions with solutions to enable authentication of citizens in view of the issuing of secure ID and travel documents and the creation of national registers or voters’ lists. Zetes is headquartered in Belgium and employs more than 1,200 people in 22 countries across EMEA.
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