Thomas Van Eeckhout is a father of two daughters who spends his free time running and reading. He's also all about getting and giving opportunities.

Thomas started his career as an Internal Sales & Administration officer at Easi back in 2006. After having evolved in Easi's sales department, Thomas took on the responsibility as CEO of the company, a role which he shares with Jean-François Herremans.

Thomas is driven by company culture & values and dedicates a big part of his time to fostering a strong company culture. He must be doing ALOT right because Easi ranks as the 3rd best employer in Europe!

Easi is a Belgian IT company, that combines software development (Adfinity & Smartsales) and consulting with Managed IT & Security Services and believes companies can achieve better, smarter performance by using humanised technology, based on trust.

In this interview Whale CEO Gary Vanbutsele, spoke to Thomas on the importance of replacing yourself.

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