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seewhy

Advisory & Training

seewhy is a Brussels board advisory firm that works only for boards of directors. Its senior partners evaluate boards, search for directors and chairs, advise on succession and remuneration, and train boards on emerging topics such as sustainability.

About seewhy

seewhy was co-founded in 2021 by Pascale Simon and Anne Sophie Pijcke and is based on Avenue Louise in Brussels. Pascale Simon, Managing Partner, spent 15 years at Russell Reynolds Associates and then led the CEO & Board and Financial Services practices at Heidrick & Struggles. Anne Sophie Pijcke, co-founder and Senior Advisor, has contributed to the Belgian corporate governance codes and has been Special ESG advisor for Euronext Group since 2017 and a board member of Forum Ethibel. Partners Caroline Thijssen, William Mosseray and Laura Lannoo bring board, executive and family business experience; Laura Lannoo co-authored the Buysse Code IV for unlisted companies. The firm reports more than 150 years of combined experience and more than 300 board directors assessed. It serves boards only, with services delivered exclusively by senior partners, in French, Dutch and English. Clients shown on its website include UCB, Ageas, Belfius, D'Ieteren Group, Euroclear, Deloitte, AXA and Puratos, along with WWF and Climact.

The seewhy partners
The seewhy team at its Brussels offices
A seewhy event for board members, October 2025

They also worked with seewhy

  • UCB
  • Ageas
  • Belfius
  • D'Ieteren Group
  • Euroclear
  • Deloitte
  • AXA
  • Puratos

What customers say

“Seewhy's approach to board assessments suited our needs very well, thanks to a mix of deep governance expertise and excellent business acumen. On top, they handle conversations with the skills that come with seniority and emotional intelligence.”
Chair of the Board,Listed company
“We liked very much the ability of Seewhy partners to question and challenge our board's functioning, in a frank yet always constructive way”
Chair, NRC,Large private company
“Chez Seewhy, le niveau d'engagement pour leurs clients est vraiment supérieur à la moyenne. Ils agissent en conseillers de confiance tout au long du process, et avec toutes les parties prenantes”
Administrateur indépendant,Family business
“Bij ons is de vierde generatie familiale aandeelhouders nu aan de slag. Seewhy heeft ons heel goed geholpen bij de evolutie van de samenstelling van onze raad van bestuur, rekening houdend met business behoeften én familiale gevoeligheden”
Familiale bestuurder,Private company

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