Audit Committee
The audit committee, established by the Board of Directors of the Statutory Manager, monitors the integrity of the financial information publicly provided by Qrf. The Audit Committee also examines the internal control and risk management systems set up by the executive management. It ensures the effectiveness of the internal audit and acts as the main contact point for the internal and external auditors.
Kara De Smet
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Kara De Smet (1976) obtained a Master’s degree in Applied Economics from the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) in 1999.
She started her career in 1999 at Deloitte, where she worked as an audit manager until 2006.
Since 2006, Kara De Smet has been CFO of Retail Estates, where she has been an executive director since January 2016.
Since 2015, she has also been teaching at the Postgraduate Center of the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), within the Real Estate program.
Pieter Bogaert
Member of the Audit Committee
Pieter Bogaert (1976) graduated with a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Ghent in 1999. He also holds a Master’s degree in Notarial Law from the Université Libre Bruxelles (2000), a Master’s degree in Taxation from the University of Ghent (2001), a postgraduate degree in Real Estate Studies from KU Leuven (2008), and a Master’s degree in Notarial Law from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2010).
He is currently Director of Real Estate & Development at Xior Student Housing, where he is responsible for real estate, development, and related corporate and legal real estate matters. He also serves as Compliance Officer at Xior.
Pieter Bogaert has extensive experience in real estate law, real estate development, corporate finance, and M&A. He previously worked as a lawyer specializing in real estate law at Stibbe and as a notarial lawyer at Berquin Notarissen.
He is chairman of the board of directors and an independent director of QRF.
Tom Schockaert
Member of the Audit Committee
Tom Schockaert (1984) obtained a Master of Science in Business Administration from Ghent University and then completed Advanced Studies in Corporate Finance at KU Leuven.
He started his career in 2007 at KPMG as an auditor and advisor in Transaction Services. From there, he joined the Elia Group, where he held several key roles. For instance, he was Managing Director of the German subsidiary Eurogrid GmbH and Head of Group Controlling, with responsibilities for Group Controlling, M&A and Investor Relations of the Elia Group.
Afterwards, he served as Business Unit Controller at Katoen Natie where he led an international team of 14 employees. From 2019 to 2022, he served as CFO and effective leader of Qrf before moving to MG Real Estate as CFO.
He is currently CEO of Rispoli, the family office of the Vanmoerkerke family, reference shareholder of Qrf.
