We are pleased to share an important leadership update. After almost 25 years at the helm of Aptco Group, Danny Pattyn is handing over the role of CEO to Quentin Courouble.
Danny Pattyn has been at the core of Aptco Group since he founded the company together with Jan De Munck in 2001, helping grow the company from a small business into a strong and trusted partner for customers and suppliers across multiple industries. His entrepreneurial spirit and people-first leadership style have shaped the success and culture of the group as we know it today.
Danny will continue to play a crucial role in the company. He will remain a board member and will take the lead of our merger & acquisitions activities to further strengthen the group’s three divisions—Sales & Distribution, Engineering & Manufacturing, and Calibration & Services—through smart acquisitions.
Quentin Courouble steps into the role of CEO at Aptco Group with a clear mission
His mission: to guide the company through its next phase of growth. With a fresh perspective and strong business acumen, Quentin brings the right energy and focus to support our ambitions—scaling up operations, expanding our reach, and reinforcing the group’s long-term vision, while preserving the values and DNA that define us.
This leadership change comes at a natural moment in time, aligning with our recent partnership with Tilleghem and our commitment to accelerating Aptco Group’s international growth.
A personal word from Danny
“When Jan and I started Benelux Scientific 25 years ago, our dream was to have a measuring device sold by us in every lab that we drove by. We made plans and set what we thought to be an ambitious goal of reaching €10M in sales.
A quarter of a century later, we have proven that if you can dream it, you can do it. Our success is a consequence of that dream, of ideas and a vision, of the belief in ourselves, of hard work and stubbornly carrying on when things were not going so well.
But what I am most proud of after almost 25 years is the competent team we have brought together—a team that shares our vision, a team that truly stands for going for great and achieving together. That team is ready for the future.”
"It is particularly pleasant for me to be able to pass the CEO steering wheel to Quentin. He has the knowledge, the experience and the ambition to take on this task. I am convinced that he will continue to uphold the family values of our company and that the best is yet to come."Danny Pattyn
More about Quentin Courouble
In search of a truly open, growth-minded and entrepreneurial company culture, Quentin joined Aptco Group in 2022, first taking up a purchasing role at Fontijne Presses while also helping them move to their new facilities in Rotterdam.
For most of 2024, Quentin successfully supported the transition of Escil from a manufacturing business model to a distribution business model.
Prior to joining Aptco Group, Quentin gained experience in various commercial and leadership roles that took him around the world. He lived and worked in Africa, the Middle East and the United States before returning to Europe in 2020.
These roles at various leading companies gave him a diverse experience and broad international business perspective, which will help him take on his new challenge at Aptco Group.