
Philippe Beco
Business Journalist | Economics & Finance
Salaire / Taux journalier
Bruxelles, Belgique
Freelance
Expertises
Langues
À propos
Introduction
Business journalist with 18+ years covering economics, finance, sustainability, and management across Belgian and international markets. Proven expertise in content strategy, ghost writing, and video scripts for corporate clients including BECI and FINN. Deliver compelling, SEO-optimized content that translates complex business topics into engaging narratives for diverse audiences.
Expérience de travail
Freelance Journalist & Content Provider
BECIFreelance
janv. 2020 - Présent
6 ans 10 mois
Bruxelles, Belgique
Writing content for Beci's monthly and various other media || websites, newsblogs & social || video scripts || Economics & finance, sustainability, management, legal and business issues
Freelance Writer
VBO-FEB
janv. 2007 - Présent
19 ans 10 mois
Brussels Area, Belgium
Regular contributions to various Belgian media (Forward, "Le Soir", RTBF) almost exclusively in the field of business and economics
Freelance External Consultant
FINNFreelance
janv. 2020 - oct. 2025
5 ans 10 mois
Bruxelles, Belgique
Supporting the agency on a freelance basis. Content strategy & research || Ideation || Message mapping || Content production including texts and video scripts
Head of Communication and Business Development
Linklaters
nov. 2012 - déc. 2019
7 ans 2 mois
Bruxelles, Belgique
Heading a team of 5 in charge of communication, sales support and business development activities: opportunity pursuit with a tactical dimension, pitching processes, presentations and branded communication material, events, sponsoring, PR, CRM projects. Creating content including text and videos (writing and producing) for digital platforms. Conducting client portfolio analysis including client segmentation, revenue trends, recovery, cross-selling, office/global alignement and other aspects.
Online & Business Editor
Southeast Asia Globe
oct. 2010 - août 2012
1 an 11 mois
Phnom Penh, Cambodge
Editing the business section of the magazine, writing on economies, sectors and businesses in Southeast Asia including analysis, reports, interviews and short news; coordinating, editing and contributing to Focus Asean, a special 68 pages publication on the Asean Economic Community and Cambodia’s chairmanship of the association.
Business Development Manager - Brussels office, Int. EU & Competition Group,
Bird & Bird
août 2003 - juil. 2010
7 ans
-business development: budgeting, formulating and implementing the yearly marketing plan and clients targeting initiatives; writing proposals and public tenders for new business; conducting background researches relating to new business opportunities (identifying key targets, key contact persons, organizations profiles); providing daily business development-oriented press reviews (focusing on clients, prospects, competitors and opportunities generated by new legal contexts). -communication: editing communication brochures, leaflets, and other communication tools and overseeing translations, production and mailing; managing the relationship with the press; organizing client seminars and events; keeping the communication “toolkit” (lawyers profiles, facts and figures, experience lists..) updated; managing intranet and extranet; writing submissions to professional guides.
Marketing Executive
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
oct. 2001 - juil. 2003
1 an 10 mois
- Assisting in the preparation of pitches, communications brochures, organisation of seminars, business development analysis, business development plans, PR actions
Publication Manager - Editions Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer
avr. 1999 - oct. 2001
2 ans 7 mois
- Development of new publications - Relationship with authors - Involvement in the design of marketing campain - Financial reporting
Marketing officer
Editions Erasme
janv. 1996 - mars 1999
3 ans 3 mois
- Planning of direct mailing campaigns - Events organising - Writing of brochures and newsletters
Commett program coordinator
Università degli Studi di Milano
janv. 1995 - août 1995
8 mois
- Commett grants management
Formation
Ichec Brussels Management School
Masterclass, Sustainable Finance
2021 - 2022
10 mois
Université de Namur
Master, Applied Economics
Technofutur TIC
Certificate, SEO
Université libre de Bruxelles
Special Studies, International Politics
Brussels Competition School
Competition law and economics