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Work Experience

CAREER

1973 - 1977 Coopers & Lybrand
Chartered Accountants, audit and consultancy
Antwerp, Brussels, Rotterdam

1977 - 1993 The Cast Group of Companies
Fully integrated, private, Canadian Intermodal Transportation Group
Turnover US $ 300 million, 40 legal entities

1977 Controller Europe, Antwerp

1978 – 1983 Vice President Finance Europe, Antwerp

1983 – 1988 Chief Financial Officer, worldwide
Chairman IT Steering Committee
Montreal, Canada
Hamilton, Bermuda

1988 – 1993 Chief Operating Officer Europe, Antwerp, Zeebrugge

In 1993 The Cast Group was positioned for sale resulting in a take-over by Canadian Pacific in 1995.

1994 – now CFFI N.V. ( JJW management company)

Partner in : Ship Management N.V.
Port Logistics N.V

Since 1999 also active in interim management.

May 1999- July 2000 Orffa N.V./ Koninklijke Schouten N.V.
Aug 2000- Dec 2000 Internet Commerce S.A.
Jan 2001- June 2001 Suikerfabriek Veurne/Tienen
Nov 2001- March 2002 Econocom Location S.A.
Jul 2002-– June 2004 Zenitel N.V.
Oct 2003 – Dec 2003 PWC
September 2004 Zenitel N.V.




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Background Information Interim Assignments

1. Orffa N.V.

May 1999 – July 2000

Director Finance and Administration Orffa N.V. Turnover 6.000 mio bf , 9 operating companies. Headcount 200. Finance, accounting and administrative control including, consolidation, cash management, personnel, IT, contracts, agencies, government regulations, acquisitions, support European organisation. Exact environment.

In a second phase the original assignment was extended to :
- real estate management i.e. the sale of the existing premises in Belgium and the acquisiton and renovation of an office building and warehouse. 85 mio bf project.
- reorganisation of the Orffa company structure into a “feed” and “food” divison.

Both additional assignments were completed by July 2000 and a blueprint was made for the introduction of a centralised purchase department and a shared services concept. Since July 2000, the concept is implemented bit by bit.

2. Internet Commerce S.A.

August 2000 – December 2000

General Consultancy in the domain of logistics, finance and general management at an e-business B to B, B to C start up in France.

3. Suikerfabriek van Veurne / Tienen

January 2001 – June 2001

Finance Manager Suikerfabriek van Veurne. Turnover 2.000 mio bf. The assignment includes the day to day financial management of the company as well, as a pilot project, the migration towards a shared services concept for all the financial and administrative services in an SAP environment. The pilot project will be implemented by end June 2001. In the meantime departments of other Tienen factories have started migrating towards shared services ahead of the originally foreseen schedule.

4. Econocom Location SA

November 2001 – March 2002

Finance Manager Econocom Location SA, Paris. Turnover 100 mio €. The assignment involved the day to day financial management of the company and the 2001 year-end closing. From February onwards the assignment shifted to a Business Proces Review Project.


5. Zenitel NV

July 2002 – June 2004

Business Process Reengineering Zenitel NV, a public quoted company based in Oslo/Zellik. Turnover 120 mio €. The Zenitel Group is geographically widely spread and is specialised in radio-communication. The company recently divested a number of activities, acquired various companies simultaneously and is presently digesting these acquisitions. The main objectives are to get the business under control and to integrate the acquired companies.


6. PWC

October 2003 – December 2003

Business review and recommendations to the office of the chairman

7. Zenitel NV see above

September 2004

Review of and recommendations with respect to the organisation of the HR department

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Background Information Permanent Activity.

1. Ship Management SA Director-owner

The company was incorporated in 1994. The company manages four 72.000 dwt Panamax bulk carriers mainly active in the coal and iron ore trades between North and South America and Europe, generating an annual turnover of 15 mio US $.



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Education

EDUCATION

1968 High School, Math, WA, Turnhout

1972 University Lic. Business Administration
“T.E.W.” Applied Economics, RUCA, Antwerp

1983 Computer course, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

1988 Marketing course , Columbia University, New-York, USA

1992 Mergers & Acquisitions, IPO, Antwerp

2004 Executive Master Interim Management, UAMS, Antwerp

Various seminars
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Skills

Finance

Languages

Dutch, English : fluent
French : good
German : moderate

Other

Transport Merchant Permit
National and International Road Transportation Permit
Executive Master Interim Management UAMS

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