Kris Van Ransbeek

From executive roles at leading US and EU multinationals to co-founding a tech scale-up—30+ years of transforming supply chains and businesses.

Retail, FMCG, and food manufacturing veteran with deep functional expertise in supply chain, IT, and B2B sales—now empowering growth through innovation.

Engineer, strategist, entrepreneur—bridging corporate leadership and start-up agility to drive operational excellence and business impact.

Kris is a seasoned business leader and mentor with a passion for helping others grow. With executive experience at global food giants like Chiquita, Reckitt, and Wonderful Brands, and top retailers such as Carrefour and Maxeda, Kris brings deep expertise in supply chain, operations, IT, and general management. In 2017, he founded Cadena Consulting to help companies align their operational strategies with business goals. In 2020, Kris co-founded Streamside, a tech scale-up that launched Streamliner—a cloud-based platform transforming supply chain visibility and collaboration.

Kris holds a Civil Engineering degree, an MBA from Vlerick Business School, and is a certified Director through Guberna. Having lived and worked across Europe, he brings a global perspective to everything he does. Today, he lives in Brussels with his wife and two children.

Beyond the Boardroom? In his spare time, you’ll find Kris enjoying time with family, friends, or on the padel court. He has no real hero, “We are all the hero of our own story.” In his mind, “Winners are losers who didn’t give up.” His advice to his younger self would probably be “Focus on the people.”

He loves helping people grow and become their best selves. “I had great bosses—and less great ones. The difference is huge.” “Our journey together is about helping you ask the right five ‘why’s.”