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Growth & turnaround manager

Growth & turnaround manager

Work Experience

Objective:

Hands–on business director to develop and implement your local and global growth and restructuring plans


Position potentials (Belgium and abroad):
CEO / MD / GM, hands-on with strategy in mind
Turn around, crisis, change & transition management
Operation management and program/project management
International Sales director, International Business Development, International KAM


Sector experience:
Construction, building materials, chemicals, facility management, public advisory, consulting, ICT, hospitality, leisure, tobacco, banking, pharmaceuticals, bio-tech, finance investment, automotive, non-ferrous metals, textile, logistics, electricity, solar panels, etc.

Working experience in 5 continents

Professional experience:

Since 2005 working on several smaller consultancy projects as Owner and MD of bvba,

BELGACOM: Largest Belgian Telecom and ICT company (17.000 people) July 2012 – August 2012
Function: Interim Complex Bid Manger based on the Shipley “writing winning proposals” , Vision-Lock Sales and Buying Clock methodology
Realizations: Clients served such as NATO, Eurocontrol, Belfius (crisis management) and ASTRID.

YEELEN BA (subsidiary of NUON), Burkina Faso - rural electricity company (20 people) Nov 2010 – Oct 2011
Function: Interim General manager/turnaround/crisis manager after serious theft problems
Realizations: Put the company back on track within 1 year, replaced 1/3 of the personnel, set up of a MT, regained confidence of personnel and clients, set up a good finance control system, developed a new business model, based on client friendly services.

DALBRINIK, Poland - hospitality park (20 people) Apr 2009 – Dec 2009
Function: Interim President of the Board with focus on external money and intermediation
Realizations: Expansion realized after set-up of the business plan and search for equity @ VC’s

SBAE INDUSTRIES, Belgium - Bio-tech algae spin-off (10 people) Aug 2008
Function: Interim Commercial Director with focus on contract conception
Realizations: created contractual cooperation documentation within 1 week: intention declaration, Pilot Agreement and License agreement

DSV AUTOMOTIVE, Belgium - logistic JIT supplier to Volvo Cars (480 people) Jul 2008 – Jan 2009
Function: Interim Vice Operations Warehousing for a start-up
Realizations: with the start-up running the day-to-day business of this very hard growing (from 100 to 480 people),
Extension of the project: Interim Process Flow Auditor responsibilities
Realizations: reduced the defects from % to ppm within 3 months

UMICORE ZINC ALLOYS, Belgium – Non-ferrous metals (2000 people) Feb 2008 – Aug 2008
Function: Interim Global Commercial Director (team of 150 people) focusing on risk management
Realizations: as PMO launched and implemented 75 projects of risk reduction and business improvement within 6 months
Extension of the project focusing on the merge with ZINIFEX to form NYRSTAR and IPO preparation
Realizations: Changed the mind-set of the new commercial director of NYRSTAR in how to approach the market after a comparison study between the business models of UMICORE & ZINIFEX

CUMMINS EMMISION SOLUTIONS, South Africa – Automotive supplier to Volvo & Renault Trucks (20 people) Dec 2007 – Jan 2008
Function: European Special Logistics Project Manager
Realizations: The start-up of this company was a real problem. As part of the “Crisis War Room” I solved the logistics problems by writing an SOP (Standard Operation Procedures)

SOFEMA SHIRTS, Romania - shirt producer (250 people) Feb 2007
Function: Interim MD requested to close down the company
Realizations: closing down of the factory in 3 weeks after discussions with unions, sending out the last order, finishing the annual report

SALEM FACTORY, Egypt - shirt producer (250 people) Dec 2006 – Jan 2007
Function: Interim MD with focus on solving communication disruption
Realizations: de-blocking complete communication disruption within 3 days, than intermediation, ad random fraud investigation and management improvement analysis

TELINDUS (now part of BELGACOM), Belgium – ICT integrator (150 people) Jul 2005 – Sep 2005
Function: Interim Bid Manager covering holiday period
Realizations: Instead of responding to the 1 foreseen, answered 13 bids for this ICT integrator of Video & Radio Communication, VoIP, LAN, WAN, Customer Support Call Centers. Success rate: 35% of the T.O.

•ERNST & YOUNG INTERNATIONAL LOCATION ADVISORY SERVICES, Belgium/Global (7/120.000 people) Jan 2000 – Dec 2004
Function: Int. Location Advisor
Realizations:. Assisting companies with finding the most suitable location worldwide, with their global expansion strategy, financial structuring and fiscal solutions. Assisting worldwide governments in attracting foreign direct investments

•GOM/ESA, Belgium – Regional Development Organization (40 people) Apr 1998 – Dec 1999
Function: Business Location Counselor
Realizations: Pro-active search for new investors

•VAN AMELSVOORT, Belgium –painting company (7 people) Mar 1997 – Dec 1997
Function: MD
Realizations: company leading to bankruptcy

•DEN DAM NATUURSTEEN, Belgium – Construction materials (45 people) Jan 1996 – May 1996
Function: GM
Realizations: introduction of new products, cost review, personnel change

GCS, Netherlands – Cleaning company & chemical production (25 people) May 1995 – Dec 1995
Function: Interim GM requested to find out “why are we losing money?”
Realizations: T.O. 25% increase within 6 months, due to writing and implementation of ISO 9000, reorientation and structuring of sales, and most of all regaining confidence

RESIPLAST, Belgium - Construction Chemicals producer (from 10 to 60 people) Jan 1993 – April 1995
Function: GM with focus on Turnaround
Realizations: T.O. increase from 2 million euro to 13,5 million euro in 2,5 years, after a revision of the portfolio, reorientation of the sales, startup of third party production, reinforcement of R&D, ISO 9001 implementation, 1 merge and 5 acquisitions.

From 1975 to 1992: Management Assistant, Production Leader and Sales in several companies in the construction & chemical business (people varying from 10 to 50 people)

Education

•BSc Chemicals with construction background
•Attendee of several university courses regarding international management and M&A (University of Antwerp Management School, United Business Institute, Belgian Institute for Finance and Tax)

Skills

International growth manager
crisis and turnaround
change management
international business location studies
worked in 5 continents
living and working experience in French Africa

Languages

Dutch, French, English, some German and understanding South African

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