Kobe joined KBC Bank in 2010 as a Risk Manager, first for BU Merchant Banking and later for BU Belgium. Since August 2017 he has joined KBC Securities, focusing on the financing related to the export of capital goods to mainly non-OECD countries.
Kobe holds a Master degree in Applied Economics, an additional Master degree in Advanced Business Studies - both from the University of Leuven - and is a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM - GARP).