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Change Manager / Interim Manager / Project Manager

Work Experience

Background:

4 years of change/interim management. Affiliated to the "big-4".
14 years of general manager of two international operating companies.
7 years of sales experience: B-2-B in an international environment (Europe, Asia and the USA).
Started in a laboratory.

As change manager responsible for several successful projects in the area of business performance improvement, reorganization and/or preparing facilities for sale/merger/acquisition.
Independent motivator with strong analytical skills.
Ample experience in different manufacturing industries.
Active in organizations that are involved in change management and corporate governance.


Work experience as an independent change/interim-manager:

2005 - date:
Crises manager (turn around management).
Working at a company active in industrial works and industrial automation.
The company works mostly for the Government. Responsible for 80 staff.

2002 - 2005:
Change manager (turn around management).
Reorganization of a food packaging company.
The company sells to the leading supermarkets and to the industry.
Responsible for 150 staff.

2001 - 2002:
Change manager at an industrial bakery.
Responsible for reorganization and restructuring the company to fit it in the mother company.
Responsible for 40 staff.

2001 - 2001:
Interim manager at a prepared meals company.
Responsible for improvement of all internal processes.
Also responsible for changing the shareholders structure of the company.
Responsible for 60 staff.


Under employment contract:

1995 - 2001:
Managing Director of a start-up company.
Active in a B-2-B environment with high tech ingredients.
The company sells its products to the markets in Europe, the Middle East and the USA.
Total assets € 10 million.
Responsible from initial start-up to profitability.
Responsible for 45 staff and an off shore sales office.

1987 - 1995:
General Manager/Managing Director Europe of an international ingredients company.
Responsible for a facility with manufacturing, sales, r&d, finance, etc.
B-2-B environment. Responsible for p&l, for acquisitions, and for reorganization and restructuring of the operations. Responsible for 90 staff.

1980 - 1987:
Marketing and Sales Manager Europe, Asia and USA.
Responsible for marketing, sales and business development in an international operating USA company.
B-2-B environment. The company sells fine chemicals to the pharmaceutical, fragrance and disinfectant industries.

1979 - 1980:
Technology assistant at Esso.

1977 - 1979:
Laboratory assistant at Philips.

1975 - 1977:
Military service (air force).


Corporate Governance/Board of Directors:
1989 - 1995: board member/chairman of several professional federations, national and international.
1988 - 1995: board member of a local affiliate of a USA company.
1995 - 2001: board member of a local affiliate of an Australian company.
1998 - 2001: board member of an Australian company.
2001 - date: board member of a local packaging company for corporate governance.
2002 - date: board member of a local manufacturing company for corporate governance.

Education

Education:

Engineer Chemical Process Technology
MBA International Management
Master in Interim management

Several courses in the area of:
- Management: Interim management; Integrated planning; The acquisition or selling of a company; ...
- Personnel: Motivation of personnel; Interview skills; Performance reviews; ....
- Financial: Financial and tax management; Legal and financial aspects of reward systems; ....
- Sales: Motivation of sales staff; .....
- Quality: Integrated quality management; ...

Skills

Key competences:

Change/Interim Management
General Management
Business Performance Improvement
Strategic Planning
The creation of a performance environment
Manufacturing industries
International environment

Languages

Languages:

Dutch: mother tongue
English: fluent
German: good
French: reasonable

Other

References:
Will be provide on the first request.

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