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General management

Work Experience

Business experience

Since 8. ’03 : Project: Marketing and sales budget planning, strategic analysis and road map for e-beam accelerators with IBA Ion Beam Applications, Technology Group, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Worldwide sales and marketing of electron beam products and applications for
the medical sterilization market, food pasteurisation, mail sanitization and advanced materials. Close cooperation with research and development-, engineering- and service after sales departments. Structure sales catalogue/offer to prospective customers, project management. Road map and strategic analysis,with implementation schemes.

2000 – 2003: Vice-President and General Manager, Multi-functional products. Minolta Europe GmbH, Langenhagen, Germany.
Distribution of photocopiers and fax equipment. Marketing and sales coordination, supply chain, manufacturing and producution coordination, distribution channel management, service and stock optimisation and service after sales support coordination,P/L responsibility. “Geschäftsführer” in Germany and board member in several subsidiary companies in Europe.
Revenue enhancement- and cost/expense savings programme, implementation within the current Fiscal Year. Change management with decentralized sales and customer service support and centralized marketing and administration
support. Focus on improved distribution structure (dealer support).

1994 – 1999: Business Unit manager Copying Systems.
Agfa Gevaert N.V., Mortsel, Belgium, later(1998)Lanier WorldwideInc., Oudergem, Zaventem, Kontich, Belgium.
Centralised sales-, service after sales management, define design specifications, production needs and procurement of products for internal and external customers.
Daily management of operations, budget planning and implementation, monthly and quarterly reporting, integration of business unit in new entity after merger.
Personnel reduction scheme after integration, with optimisation of revenue enhancement schemes and adapted organizational structure.

1991 – 1993: Administrerende Direktør. Agfa Gevaert A/S, Oslo, Norway.
Graphic Systems, Medical and industrial X-ray, Photo/film and laboratory Equipment, Office systems.
Management of country operation, enhancement of the local customer approach and centralized support for marketing and administration, outsourced logistics function to third party provider.

1986 – 1990: Marketing manager Copiers.
Agfa Gevaert N.V., Office systems Division, Mortsel, Belgium
Product marketing and support for sales operations. Strategic analysis to determine 3-5 year plan with implementation schemes.

Education

1976 Graduate of Nijenrode University, Breukelen, the Netherlands.
First business school in the Netherlands, with focus on international business education and professional entrepreneurship, principles of marketing and organizational features.
Bachelor in Business Administration
Year Award of the Royal Society of Arts, Industry and Commerce.

Skills

Close cooperation with management team
Good communication with all employees
Organization and short, medium and long term planning
Experience in HQ and subsidiary organizations
Entrepreneurial attitude, result driven
Flexibility for (inter-)national locations
International work experience
Integrity and fairness
Respect for authority

Languages

Dutch, English, German, French, Norwegian.

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