REcycling, SORting, TEChnologieS
Resortecs represents the technology, method, and commitment to achieving full circularity in the textile and fashion industries. We make recycling easy and actionable for fashion brands, recyclers and all supply chain partners through innovative design-for-disassembly technology.
Discover our state-of-the-art, two-part solution to circularity in the textile industry: Smart Stitch™, an innovative heat-dissolvable thread, and Smart Disassembly™, our solution for multi-material disassembly.
Awards & Supporters
An award-winning, multi-disciplinary team.

Cédric Vanhoeck
Co-founder & CEO

Vanessa Counaert
Co-founder

Christophe Berlo
Chief Financial Officer

Cédric Vanhoeck
Co-founder & CEO
Cédric holds an Industrial Design Engineering bachelor's degree from TU Delft (The Netherlands) and a Brand Management master’s degree from Domus Academy (Italy). After joining the Antwerp Fashion Academy, he saw first-hand the huge disconnect between fashion and the circular economy. For over 5 years, Cédric has dedicated his time and expertise to using technology to address the environmental challenges of the textile industry.

Vanessa Counaert
Co-founder
Vanessa holds an MBA from Solvay Business School (Belgium) and a master’s degree in Business Design from Domus Academy (Italy). She has more than 15 years of business experience, working at the intersection of marketing, strategy, and finance for a Fortune 500 company. As an expert in go-to-market strategies, Vanessa tackles Resortecs’ commercial challenges.

Christophe Berlo
Chief Financial Officer
Christophe holds a degree from Ichec Brussels Management School and has over 15 years of experience as a finance and business analyst in two Fortune 500 companies. He has managed several real-estate and international investment projects and applies his global expertise to managing Resortecs' financial figures.

Dr. Acerina Trejo Machin
Chief Technology Officer

Davidson Leite
Head of Communications & Branding

Dr. Rawaa Ammar
Chief Sustainability & Impact Officer

Dr. Acerina Trejo Machin
Chief Technology Officer
Acerina oversees all operations linked to our Smart Assembly technology, including Smart Stitch™ - our heat-dissolvable stitching threads for automatic garment disassembly. She holds a Ph.D.in Material Science from the University of Luxembourg and is specialized in Chemical Engineering, Polymers and Biopolymers. Prior to Resortecs, Dr. Machin collaborated with one of the world’s biggest players in the Tire & Rubber industry for 4 years.

Davidson Leite
Head of Communications & Branding
Davidson drives Resortecs' communications and strategic brand positioning. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communication - Public Relations from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil, the 5th best university in Latin America. Since 2016, Davidson has run international PR & Digital Marketing projects in over 16 different countries across a variety of industries in Europe, North America, and South America.

Dr. Rawaa Ammar
Chief Sustainability & Impact Officer
Rawaa is Resortecs' Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) expert, calculating the cradle-to-grave environmental impact of our products and clients. She holds a Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences from the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and is a visiting professor at The Lebanese University in Beirut. Dr. Ammar has over 12 years of experience in scientific research, fieldwork, and environmental risk assessment.

Daphné Martin
Head of Talent & Culture

Daphné Martin
Head of Talent & Culture
Daphné leads Resortecs' office management and recruitment operations. She has over 25 years of experience in international project management, PR consultancy, recruitment, and workforce transformation. Daphné is always on the lookout for new talent, drop her a note if you would like to join our team: [email protected].
Supported by key advisors in fashion, circularity & sustainability.

Prof. Rebecca Earley,
Co-director of Centre for Circular Design - University of Arts London

Bernard Gravez,
CEO at IFORI - Patent Law

Christine Goulay,
Director of B2B Innovation at Pangaia, former Head of Sustainable Innovation at Kering

Prof. Rebecca Earley,
Co-director of Centre for Circular Design - University of Arts London
"I love the Resortecs vision of a new material innovation driving a whole system change. They were quick to realize that bringing new materials to market is one thing, but enabling the industry to properly use it is another thing altogether. They have a great concept, have a lot to offer, but a large mountain to climb! I want to help them in any way I can really – as they perfectly represent the next generation of thinkers and doers who will be the ones that will make the industry circular."

Bernard Gravez,
CEO at IFORI - Patent Law
"Resortecs is nothing less but a gamechanger in the textile industry. I have tremendous respect for the drive of the team behind this company. As a founder, Cédric is a real entrepreneur with a vision for the environmental impact of his creation and, more importantly, the right managerial and people skills to make it global. His ability to bring the right talent and knowledge together turned his invention into a commercially viable innovation that deserves every support."

Christine Goulay,
Director of B2B Innovation at Pangaia, former Head of Sustainable Innovation at Kering
"Resortecs represents an exciting solution for garment recycling at scale. Resortecs' Smart Stitch™ allows for easy garment disassembly at an industrial level – something that the fashion sector is critically lacking. It is an important piece of the larger infrastructure revolution the textile recycling has been waiting for."

Mattias Jonsson,
Former CEO at Re:newcell - Chemical Recycling
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Make your products 100% recyclable from the manufacturing stage.
Reduce your products’ carbon footprint by 50% and halve your CO₂ offsetting costs.
Switch from linear to circular production and save up to 15% in production costs.
Get access to 5x more textile input by joining the
Resortecs ecosystem.
Process premium fabrics at an 11% lower cost as a Resortecs Certified Partner.
Receive input and sell back high-quality fibers to a pool of 30 global leading fashion brands.
Achieve an ROI of 300% with payback in less than a year.
Get a net profit as high as €1.50 per garment.
Anticipate the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation: start now to be ready for 2025.