Rudi Braes is the EY Europe West Regional Managing Partner since July 2024. He also continues to fulfill his role as EY EMEIA Vice Chair, a position he has held since July 2017.
Rudi, who has been with the EY organization for more than 30 years, has held several key leadership positions in that time. In his capacity of EY EMEIA Vice Chair, he oversees the organization’s operations and markets in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa, encompassing more than 180,000 people across 96 countries on three continents. He is member of the EMEIA Executive Board since 2012.
Previously, he has been Office Managing Partner in Antwerp, Assurance and Markets leader for Belgium, Industrial Products Leader for Continental Western Europe, Country Managing Partner in Belgium and Regional Managing Partner for Belgium and the Netherlands.
How Rudi is building a better working world
“Fostering and stimulating EY people’s talent is crucial in our common mission of building a better working world. I believe you can only truly see an individual’s potential when working side by side with them.
As a leader, it’s important to take time to get to know EY people. I believe a culture of open collaboration and co-creation can only contribute to this.”