Steven Boelens is the Co-Founder of BAUNAT and Executive Board Member. His extensive experience as a diamond broker, marketing manager and co-founder of multiple companies make him a true master when it comes to diamonds and diamond jewellery. In addition to his experience, Steven is a HRD graduate in polished and rough diamonds which he completed in Antwerp. He got to know the fundamentals of business at the Vlerick Business School and at Ghent University where he got his master’s degrees.

Stefaan is Co-Founder of BAUNAT, Managing Director and President of the Board. He combines two master’s degrees (Business Administration and Economics) with a broad knowledge of the global business world. Stefaan has held various management positions in the banking & finance industry and was also for many years strategic advisor in the international diamond and jewellery industry. As a real entrepreneur he is savvy in a large variety of domains like E-commerce, finance, legal, real estate, strategy, marketing, management, and of course diamonds.

“Logistics Champion”, which is the title Sofie was awarded with in 2018, leads and supervises the processing of orders and logistics and closely working together with the BAUNAT order team. She strives to ensure maximum customer satisfaction by keeping our clients up to date in the production process and delivering on-time. To improve her product expertise even further, Sofie completed the Diamond Foundation Course by De Beers, which makes her a true diamond specialist.

Elitsa is the person to go to when it comes to design and material knowledge within BAUNAT. She makes sure the jewellery exceeds all your expectations. Thanks to her master’s degree in jewellery design and goldsmithing as well as her experience in 3D design and computer design, she became an expert in everything related to jewellery and their quality labels. In 2016 she won the yearly design prize at Royal Academy of Fine Arts. That surely confirms her passion and knowledge in her field.

As the Head of Diamond Buying at BAUNAT, Stephanie has an extensive knowledge of the diamond and the evolution of diamond prices. Thanks to her broad product knowledge gained throughout her years at BAUNAT and the Diamond Foundation Course by De Beers, Stephanie advises our customers interested in the investment side of diamonds to optimize every investment. To support her skills she has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management together with her master’s in Communication.

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After managing and setting up the Paris showroom for BAUNAT, Wanwan decided to take it a step further and take care of the Asian market from the office in Hong Kong, for which she is responsible. Her master’s degree in Luxury Marketing & Management and her experience in High Jewellery Brand located in Place Vendôme, Paris, France, as well as organizing events for luxury brands makes her the perfect host for all the clients that are interested in visiting the showroom located in the center of Hong Kong. She assists a lot of our customers in their searching of perfect diamond jewellery as well as investment diamonds in different languages as she speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, French and English.