Curriculum Vitae
Interim manager / consultant: 77849
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general manager - project manager - plant manager
Work Experience
Interim manager since 2003:Projectmanagement - turn key (constructie, slachthuizen, produktieplants, technische projecten)
Business development - productiesectoren & milieu
bancary files and financing 100% track record
EU subventions - track record
Funds for research and development - track record !
General Management
Procurement
Business Development
Cost reduction and performance management
References and achievements:
•Company creation in CEE countries – on average 1 new company per month
•Optimization of the shareholder structure of the newly created and existing companies – tailor made and case by case
•Reduction of total cost of ownership – entire plants
•Project setup – specialized on business plan – subsidies – bankers – investors – financial engineering – acquisitions – market studies and market entry
•Active implementation of the business plans that we have made with the customer; especially the financing part and the financial structures and tools
•Asset & share deals in Romania
•Business development & lobby EU and CEE region
•Lobby, preparation of negotiations and coaching in operations with trade unions
•Supply change management for international companies
•Purchase organization, execution and management
•Project management and execution – focus on technical equipment and buildings
•Acting as a personal coach for the individual experts
•Real estates transactions – average transaction 300.000 Euro
Some missions:
•Interim for FL systems NV, Belgium (Fabricom Logistics Systems) purchase and supply chain assignment and a second assignment for a setup in Romania (outsourcing)
•Financing 2.5000.000 Euro project – two loans 1.250.000 Euro last year
•Change management: Wanson Industries NV for Guido Dumarey, founder of Punch International NV – operational and engineering interim management – 4 months with successful exit for Punch International NV
•6 years experience in Romania with setup of business, subventions (50% non refundable), project management, acquisitions and real estate (Pui de Nuce srl, New Avirom srl, Haf International srl, Grovinvest srl, Rombel srl, Etex Romania, Dera Romania srl, and many others – 35 million euro of projects)
•IWT file on 3 dimensional production of titanium dental prostheses- ES tooling; omega 3,6 fatty acids in pork meat and processed meat – JSR International
•Organizing seminars on subventions and funding with governments e.g. mega event Romania with FIT and Romanian government – edition 5 is for 2009 – 24 march (average 200-250 participants)
•Creation and start-up of a Belgian Chamber of Commerce for real estate in Romania – •Creation of a top level business club –
- only CEO’s of top companies – lobby with embassies
•Several files were PBS assisted in development and subventions for B2B companies (agriculture, agro-alimentary, metal construction, wood processing, electronis, ...) – on average 500.000 – 1.000.000 Euro non refundable funds
•Prepare and coach negotiations with Romanian trade unions
Career as employee:
2001 - 2003 VWV NV – metal construction – group Claeys international
GENERAL MANAGER
•Working under very hard conditions always close to bankruptcy with pressure from bankers, suppliers, shareholders, etc
•Negotiations with trade unions
•Reorganisation of an international company in the meat sector – turn key projects and production of abattoirs and cutting rooms (0,5 to 2 million Euro per project) after asset deal
•Design of a rendering plant - on site rendering (animal waste treatment) IWT project – innovation on world level with patent applications – full project management
•Subventions and funding and lobby with international authorities
•Strong sales pitch and coaching of the sales representatives and agents: : Benelux, France and Spain
•Projects have been sold in Japan, Canada, Korea, Cyprus, Belgium , France and Spain
•Exploring new markets Portugal, Venezuela, Chile, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland
•Outsourcing of production in Hungary and Spain – preparation in the field and implementation
•Reorganization and Optimalization of procurement for projects and supply chain management
•IWT file – funding on technological innovation – processing animal waste
•Setup and execution of international financing and subsidies for projects
1999 – 2001 De Neef Specialities NV – De Neef international environmental and
chemical group
BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER
•Purchase management Oclair France in France 9 months
•Negotiations with national and regional purchase organizations (Auchan, Autodistribution, Reanult etc…) for Oclair in France
•Reorganisation of Oclair SA in France – activation and animation of a net-work of 1300 distributors and agents (8 months in ’99) – In 50 years Oclair has built a reputation in the sector (chemical products for automobile and industry)- Break – even in 8 months (focus on supply chain, production and sales)
•Launch in Belgium in Walloon area (Charleroi, Liege) and Flemish (Antwerp, Gent, Kortijk, Leuven) of the Ecolo Pack system – solvent leasing. Start up and coaching of a distributor network from 0 to 70 distributors in 14 months in Belgium in a saturated marketplace (growth + 146%/year)
1996 - 1999 Group Van Gansewinkel NV, international environmental group
MANAGER COMMODITY WASTE
•Reorganization procurement and purchase division
•Supply chain management for commodity waste
•New developments in technology and processing possibilities
•Development of the market mid- and long term
•Management strategic purchase – national contracts for commodity waste disposal
•Control over market and competition on strategic and tactical level
•Project Management - development of new and adaptation of existing products
•Dependence and positioning towards large groups
GENERAL MANAGER Region Brussels and Flemish speaking Brabant
•General Manager Van Gansewinkel Container transport NV Kampenhout and Van Gansewinkel Milieuzorg NV Kampenhout
•Net result before taxes’96: 0,74 million Euro - Net result before taxes’97: 1,21 million Euro
•Member of the Belgian Board & steering committee (simple structure: steering with 6 regional directors each having control over several companies)
•The success was due to sales & marketing and supply chain management
•Turnover 15,8 million Euro
•General control over 60 persons
•Animation, coaching, co-ordination, motivation and follow up of sales, 4 representatives
•Coach of the departments operations and bookkeeping
•Innovation, marketing and sales in the region of Brussels and Flemish speaking Brabant concerning dangerous and not dangerous waste
•Member of the board of Directors
1993 - 1996 Denderland Group – international textile group
MANAGER ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE
•Infrastructure (new and replacement investments)
•Member management committee
•Purchase of technical equipment, negotiations at group level
•Maintenance on group level
•Investment files, project preparation, start-up and development of projects
•Introduction quality system for maintenance according to ISO 9001
•Project management and execution: stage plan to improve maintenance
•All environmental files and exploitation permits
•Environmental, Waste & Energy Management of four plants
•Product development, technical support
•Full project coordination and installation of a textile plants
1988 - 1993 Super Span Group – Belgian group: particle board and polypropylene carpets (Alpha Carpets)
QUALITY MANAGER
•Environmental, Waste & Energy Management of three plants (Eurolam, Alpha Carpets & Super Span)
•International commercial & technical contacts
•External contacts with customers having complaints, quality problems, product development, specifications
•Project oven Alpha Carpets, project Latex Alpha Carpets, project Eurolam entire plant
•Management certificates on national and international level for three plants
•Supply chain management for PU resins, latex and additives (6-8 trucks per day)
•Investment files - project management (including start-up of the project)
•Project implementation & member of the project teams for infrastructure
1987 - 1988 University of Gent, Dept. of agricultural sciences – Belgian university
RESEARCHER
•Research on hormones in co-operation with a Dutch university
•Sales of services to the industry
•Co-ordination of projects after sales – project management and execution for each individual client
1986 - 1987 Multi Air Clean – a small Belgian company
SALES ENGINEER
•Standardization of the product range
•Sales of industrial air filters
•Development of new products
Education
bio ingeneiurt universiteit gentmba Vlerick School
CERTIFICATES
-Quality specialist (CKZ Kortrijk, 1991)
-Professional skill regarding national and international transportation (IWT Brussels, 1997) – the permit is currently hired by two transport companies
Training:
Professional sales techniques, Atlas Business
Training, 1996
Networking, Target Point Consult, 1997
Negociating price, INSEAD, 1998
Internal marketing, EHSAL, 1998
Sales management, Stichting Bedrijfsmanagement, 1998
Managers and communication, ITC, 1996
Neuro Linguistic Programming, school for NLP, 1996
NLP explorer, school for NLP, 1997
Body Language, KVIV, 1998
Presentation techniques, KVIV, 1998
Multilateral negociations, Vlerick bijscholing, 1998
DISC analysis and behaviour analysis, MDI A’dam, 2003
Skills
projectmanagementCost reduction and performance management
downsizing
turnaround
turn key production sites eastern europe and europe
sales re-structuring and boost of sales in new area\'s
sales management
general management
procurement
EU subventions - track record !
Bancary files - business plans + financing - tracj record 100% !
Languages
duitsengels
nederlands
roemeens
frans