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Work Experience

Experience:

01/1997 - nv Managing Partner

company dealing with Management Consulting & Implementation at Senior Level dedicated mainly to management support /turn-around / re-engineering.

Since its incorporation NV has dealt with various issues handled directly by myself (transport – logistics – turn-around – analysis – reporting to bankers – board memberships – management consulting – SAP/BAAN alike implementations….)
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03/1995 – 12/1996 Beaulieu Wielsbeke General Manager

Beaulieu Wielsbeke is a manufacturer of woven and tufted carpets with a turnover of 125 Million € and 750 employees.

We managed with success a turn around from a cash drain of 10 M€ to a cash flow of 5 M€ shutting down the weaving department (layoff of 175 people) without strike and far below budget. We professionalized the company, restructured the organization, rebuilt team work, reorganized the market approach and introduced quality standards in order to prepare for ISO 9001. We defined and implemented MIS and IT. (SAP alike product of DATATEX)

01/1991 – 02/1995 Rexam Plastics (Bowater) Managing Director

Rexam Plastics was a Bowater Company, acquired during the mega acquisition of DRG Plastic and Cope Allman (Ackermans & Van Haeren – main shareholder). Rexam was a Converter of Plastics in Consumer Packaging and Horticulture with technologies of extrusion, thermoforming and injection molding. Turnover: 32 Million € - 300 employees.

After disposal of the Labware department, we transferred Extrusion/thermoforming production to UK (without customer loss) and brought 2 injection Plants into 1 (within budget and time frame). We negotiated the lay-off of 140 people on a total of 300 (without strike and within budget) and created new a management team. We reshuffled the physical distribution system and increased sales with a new customer base. At the same time we fully reoriented and restructured the balance sheet, implemented a fully automated, integrated costing system, ABC based and created a UK/Belgian Gaap simultaneous ledger

07/1989 – 12 /1990 Neyrinck Industries Financial Manager

Neyricnk Industries was a manufacturer of tufted carpets, uniforms, yarns. It was a family owned company with NORO Group as partial shareholder, having a turnover of 115 Million €.

We reshuffled bank loans in order to ease the cash position and prepared a turn-around plan (accepted by the Board). Within this frame we divested the different divisions after having them split up into individual companies.
We implemented an ABC based costing system.



09/1986 – 06/1989 Gränges Aluminium Financial Manager

Gränges Aluminium was a roller of Aluminium Foil (Casting System), in fact a Greenfield Operation started by National Aluminum (part of NII) and acquired by Gränges Aluminium AB (part of Electrolux AB) in 1989, with a turn over of 80 Million €.

We implemented fully integrated control and ABC Costing system, negotiated a complete reviewed and new wage agreement within budget. We installed a full hedge system, Metal and Forex, outperforming budget, all in line US/Luxembourg Gaap, within a simultaneous ledger.

Special event:
Managing Director and myself proposed a management buyout prepared with Kleinwort & Benson for 42.5 Million €, but countered by outbidding from Electrolux AB, proposal supported by Luxembourg Government.
Preparation and set-up of tax structure for Electrolux AB in order to have a tax free income stream of 42.5 Million €

11/1978 - 08/1986 G.I.B. Admin. Manager

Gib Group (main part actually Carrefour) was Belgium’s largest mass-retailer with the biggest franchising organization in Belgium (Franchising Department: supermarkets, DIY, fast food ...). Turnover: 6,000 Million € consolidated – 20.000 Employees.

We created a re-invoicing centre (turnover: 200 Million €) with participation fee from suppliers at 1.5% of turnover. We negotiated and prepared the acquisition and follow-up of Christiaensen Toy Chain (2.2 Million € worth). At the same time we implemented a Franchisee turnover control system

04/1975 – 10/1978 Moorkens nv (Alcopa) Ass. Finance Mgr.

Alcopa – Moorkens imports and distributes Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Hyundai, Piper, and Pegaso for Benelux. It’s a family owned group consisting of 30 companies.

Being responsible for the accounting of the amalgam of daughter companies, we created a new accounting package for the Group and reorganized the IT Department.

11/ 1974 – 03/1975 Transintra Accountant

Transintra is a major player in expedition, logistics and transport towards and from Africa.

Education

Education:

- System analysis (AS400 – network systems)
- Programming Languages (Visual Basic, Cobol)
- SAP – Baan - JDEdwards – DB2 awareness
- All PC based systems MSOffice2003
- Financial Instruments (Swaps, Options, Futures ...)
- Manufacturing Instruments (ERP, CRM, MRP, DRP, MIS, JIT, TQM...)

Languages

Languages:

- Dutch Mother tongue
- English 2nd nature
- French Matrimonial language
- German Good


Other

- Alloc AS, Norway: reviewing today and tomorrow (laminate)
- ALURAL Group: operational audit – building MIS concept – performance recommendations (lacquering of Aluminum profiles)
- AMP: search for logistics manager – operations manager – sales manager (distribution newspapers/magazines nationwide)
- Ackermans & Van Haaren: operational audit on private equity companies in portfolio (private equity)
- Antrago nv: Operational audit (International Transport)
- Axima Services: guidance on major RFP in Telecom form on administrative / organizational point of view (facility management – Suez company)
- Beaulieu Wielsbeke, Belgium: coaching – sound board to the owner - redefinition of product range and market approach (Tuft, carpet weaving)
- Beaulieu Wielsbeke, Belgium: division Cushion vinyl – market approach – operational follow-up (Cushion Vinyl – 5 m wide automated line)
- Belgium’s Best: advising the Board (confectionary products – gifts business)
- BerryWood/BerryFloor (Menen): determine new market strategy – redefinition of target customer– redefinition of product portfolio (laminate)
- BIG (Beaulieu International Group) – operational audit floor covering Belgium (3th worldplayer in floor coverings)
- Bobinindus nv: operational audit – redefinition of market approach – supporting / coaching management in implementation and follow-up (construction of power generating sets (industry and real estate))
- Building NV: recommendations for repositioning & reorganizing the company on behalf of the Dutch shareholder SBB (restorations of churches old buildings)
- Business Panel: pre-analysis of Hungarian project (publicity on busses / tramways /…)
- Corum sa, Dunkerque - France: introducing costing and forecast modeling (carpet weaving)
- Corum sa, Dunkerque - France: shutdown of the company (carpet weaving)
- Dits Delikatessen: Turnaround – repositioning – redefining group structure (production of meat products – distribution to retail chains – franchising outlets)
- C. Van Loocke nv (chemical products - autoclave): review MIS en determine product portfolio
- DALCO bvba: operational audit – redefinition of market approach – supporting / coaching management in implementation and follow-up (aluminum frame works for doors/windows)
- Daltecnic sa: repositioning market approach – production flow – review production range - turnaround (raised access floors)-(part of Willemen Production Group)
- Divetechnics / Divematics nv: preparation, negotiation regarding merge with Austrian producer into BNL distributor (import diving materials)
- DESWEBO: viability study (road construction)
- Dutoit nv: redefining strategy, refunding company (immo company)
- Dutoit Medical bvba: redefining strategy, market approach, refunding the company (import and distribution of major hospital equipment – scanner – RMI – …)
- DVW Textiles: operational audit and feasibility study on behalf on KBC bank (upholstery, flocking, jacquard weaving, PE extrusion, PE Masterbatch)
- Engelhardt-Druck GmbH (Nördlingen): operational audit – launching renewed MIS approach – DPG reporting (Offset printing for the German Beverage market)
- Enya: examining expansion proposals and define Group structure (extrusion and setting of low Dtex PP yarns)
- EUROBAKERS: reviewing reporting structure – creating added value in the data approach – MIS automation (artisanal- semi-industrial bakery – main supplier of Le Pain Quotidien – worldwide)
- Filartois sa, Douvrin-France: introducing costing, sales opportunity evaluation and forecast modeling (production of Yarn, extrusion, heat setting, PP and PA6, PP masterbatch)
- Filartois sa, Douvrin-France: redefining market approach and product range (production of Yarn, extrusion, heat setting, PP and PA6, PP masterbatch)
- Filteint nv: turnaround from a 3 year continuous loss of 1 M€ (10% on turn-over) to a consistent profit of approx. 0.25 M€ (5% of turn-over) – Board member since 1996 (production of yarn – wool – dyeing of yarn)
- Filteint nv: set-up of tax friendly transition from one generation to the next, acquiring shares at market value (production of yarn – wool – dyeing of yarn)
- Filteint nv: coaching of the new Managing Director and the Board of Directors – introduction of the Z-twist for tuft market (production of yarn – wool – dyeing of yarn)
- Filteint nv: selling off the spinning plant to Indian Industrials (Spinning Yarn)
- G.SNEL Logistics nv: synergy – evolution to 3 -4 PL company (Warehousing – Handling – 3/4PL)
- Hermosa: assisting company to make transition from paper administration to complex ERP (SAP alike) computerized environment. (Tufted production of bathroom carpets)
- Hoffmann Garn Gmbh, Nürnberg: reengineering of financial department – introducing ABC costing (production of yarn for the automotive sector)
- Hoffmann Garn Gmbh, Nürnberg: shutdown of the factory – liquidation of the company production of yarn for the automotive sector)
- llochroma nv: redefining strategy and business proposition (label printing beer market – rotogravure) –(AvH company)
- Illochroma France sa, Croix: redefining strategy in customer approach (label printing offset / hybrid for FMCG markets)
- Illospear nv: writing the turn-around business plan (label printing beer market – rotogravure - PSL) – (AvH company)
- Infosoft nv: reengineering of sales department and changing the philosophy on creating software packages (software house specialized in ERP)
- Kortarmac: viability analysis (road construction)
- PCB: finding the Chief accountant (distribution of pharmaceuticals)
- Raichle Gmbh, Switzerland: company evaluation for UBS (production of skis – sportwear)
- Reynaers K.: tax friendly acquisition of commercial investment – assistance in acquiring various retail outlets (retail)
- Sofinim: operational audit on private equity companies in portfolio (private equity)
- Sundae bvba: redefining strategy, market approach, refunding the company (Distributor of sport outfits Belux)
- Ter Lembeek International (holding company of Group Dominiek De Clerck – Beaulieu Wielsbeke): advising the Board on Groups strategy and issues
- Transport Snel: installing new reporting system (automated) – consulting on business performance (3PL logistics)
- Transport Snel: Coaching Management – operational audit (International Transport)
- Trade Invest: guiding through Belgian RULING COMMISSION in order to solve a tax vehicle no longer of use to the business (Real Estate)
- Trucking nv: coaching management – soundboard – feasibility studies – reporting tools (3PL Logistics)
- Trucking nv: guiding the management transition between generations (3PL Logistics)
- Tyche bvba: restructuring holding/immo activities group of compainies (Holding company)
- Van Dievel Transport: management support & reorientation market approach (2PL Logistics)
- Van Dievel Transport: creation of transport concept allowing internal rapid growth (30% increase fleet – 100% increase turnover. (2PL logistics)
- Verheyen Graphics nv: clearing financial issues – reviewing cost approach – redirecting market approach - seeking for complementary partners (printing rotary coldseat / uniset)
- VIL (Vlaams Instituut Logistiek): member of steering committee on “collaborative networks” - “ reverse logistics” (Institute of Flemish Government involved with logistics in/for Flanders)
- Waterfront bv: Consulting management (Dutch logistics for SPA)
- Watteyco: traffic planning – automation – cost calculation (PL2 logistics)
- Woqats sa: evaluation of internet tool and approach for Discount Brokerage (internet agent)
- 3I: finding strategic acquisitions (venture capitalist)


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