{"id":157111,"date":"2026-09-01T15:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/157111\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:23:17","slug":"consello-opens-brussels-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/157111\/","title":{"rendered":"Consello Opens Brussels Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Consello, the leading global advisory and investing platform, today announced the expansion of its presence in Europe with the opening of a Brussels office.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/f77ea5041feb517e0a15045d634c33ac299416e21069e53d089d5e6ccfbd7e5e\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefit_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fprnewswire.com%2Fc2ab4e34e86a9036c15362c42ba3a1d1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Ruud Wassen joins Consello\u2004as\u2004Managing Director\" height=\"400\" width=\"296\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/a> Ruud Wassen joins Consello\u2004as\u2004Managing Director           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The office will be led by Ruud Wassen, who brings more than two decades of experience advising CEOs, boards and senior leadership teams of multinational companies on EU and international corporate and public affairs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The expansion into Brussels marks another step in Consello&#8217;s continued growth and extends the firm&#8217;s operator-led advisory platform into the EU&#8217;s most consequential center for policymaking and regulation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Wassen most recently served as Chief Client Officer\u00a0at Burson Brussels and, prior to that, as Chief Marketing Officer for Cigna Healthcare International. He\u00a0holds a master&#8217;s degree in European law from Maastricht University and a degree in War Studies from King&#8217;s\u00a0College London.\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Consello Founder, Chairman and CEO Declan Kelly said, &#8220;The expansion of our presence in Brussels is another important step in Consello&#8217;s ongoing global growth. I have known and worked with Ruud for many years, and he is an outstanding leader who will help us expand our pan european presence in the years ahead&#8221;.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Ruud Wassen added, &#8220;I am\u00a0thrilled to join Consello and establish our presence in Brussels at a time when policy, regulatory risk, and geopolitical disruption are increasingly shaping the CEO agenda. Consello has established itself as the leading boutique advisory firm in the world and I am excited by all the potential that lies ahead.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">About Consello  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Consello is an Advisory and Investing Platform with offices in New York, Miami, Atlanta, Dublin, Belfast, London, Brussels, and Abu Dhabi.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Consello&#8217;s distinct advisory practices provide the complete strategic counsel today&#8217;s leaders need to grow and transform their organizations. Consello&#8217;s advisory expertise spans Corporate Advisory; M&amp;A; Management Consulting; Talent; Sports and Entertainment; Strategic Communications; Geopolitics; and Risk. Dedicated teams operate in each practice, led by a leadership group with deep operational experience across industries, business growth stages and market cycles and with an expansive set of global corporate relationships.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Consello&#8217;s\u00a0investment\u00a0business, Consello Capital, identifies high-potential mid-market companies and invests capital and expertise to transform their growth.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Consello Media Inquiries  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; 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