Olivier Lechien has spent over 25 years at the intersection of corporate strategy and stakeholder communications, advising organisations through transactions, transformations, crises and leadership transitions in Belgium and internationally.
His background spans financial services, professional services, regulated industries and listed companies, in advisory and in-house roles at senior level. He has worked alongside executive teams, boards, legal counsel and financial advisors at moments where the stakes were high and the margin for error narrow.
He brings a business-grounded perspective to communications work, with a particular focus on stakeholder complexity: understanding what different audiences perceive, what drives their reactions, and where the gaps between intention and reception are most likely to emerge. Facts alone rarely determine outcomes. What shapes them is the narrative that gives those facts meaning, credibility and traction across the full stakeholder landscape.
Ellocom is his independent practice, built on the premise that strategic communications belongs inside execution, not in its aftermath.
In-house roles
IBA, Ion Beam Applications (listed particle accelerator technology group, c. €500m revenue, operating in 40 countries) – Head of Communications
Corporate narrative and financial results communications alongside Investor Relations, including Capital Markets Day, results and roadshow presentations. Transformation, leadership and change communications. Led a multidisciplinary team of five.
GSMA (global mobile industry association) – PR Director, Europe
Media relations and reputation positioning across European markets and EU policy environments, at the intersection of technology and regulation.
Cabinet of the Brussels Minister for Economy, Employment, Energy and Environment – Head of Communications
Public communication strategy, stakeholder engagement and positioning of major policy initiatives.
Mobistar (Orange Belgium) – Head of Corporate Communications
Structured and led the telecom operator’s corporate communications function. Media relations, crisis communications, Investor Relations support, corporate publications and CSR positioning.
Deloitte – Marketing & Communications Director
Created and led the firm’s first dedicated marketing and communications function, covering media relations, recruitment and employee communication, corporate events and sponsorship.
Advisory roles
Lampiris (TotalEnergies Belgium)
Corporate positioning and spokesperson role over more than 15 years, as the company grew from a start-up into one of Belgium’s three largest energy suppliers. M&A, integration and rebranding communications, including the acquisition by TotalEnergies and the WinWatt transaction. Crisis communications around blackout risk, environmental and consumer activist campaigns and litigation.
BSTOR (energy storage)
Corporate positioning, media relations and stakeholder engagement around grid stability, storage economics, renewable integration and energy-system resilience.
Kearney
Media relations, sectoral positioning and executive communication for the strategy consulting firm in Benelux. Thought leadership based on the firm’s global studies and indices, supported by executive briefings and spokesperson development.
Capital markets
Communications supporting three IPOs on the Brussels stock exchange, including analyst and media programmes, launch events and financial communications.
Crisis & litigation
Litigation communications during high-profile proceedings involving the CEO of a listed industrial group. Other mandates included a European Commission sector inquiry for a global pharmaceutical company, restructuring communications for a global healthcare company and data-breach response for an international insurer. Developed a sector-wide crisis manual for a life sciences industry federation.
Agency experience
Co-Managing Director of Grayling Brussels, part of the Huntsworth Group, leading 25 consultants across the corporate practice. Earlier roles at Weber Shandwick.