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General Manager

General Manager

Work Experience

POWERLAUNCH, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Venture management services firm focussing on supporting start-ups and corporates in commercialising technology solutions in b2b, wireless, and man/machine interfaces
*Venture Manager:
-Started wireless gateway for industrial and home automation venture
-Led Intelligent Agent start-up as venture manager
-Developed business case for wireless interactive marketing opportunities
-Assessed investment opportunities in ASP market
-Defined investment selection process

A.T. KEARNEY, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
*Manager – Management Consultant:
-Process industry: Identified substantial (40%) cost reduction opportunities in production units of a chemical and life science multinational
*Associate – Management Consultant:
-Consumer Goods Industry: Identified opportunities for an international approach in Marketing and Sales and formulated a European distribution strategy for a domestic appliances multinational·
-Airline Industry: Implemented a Business Process Redesign program in Airplane Maintenance business unit of a European airline·
-Airline Industry: Prepared CEO agenda to support top management of a European airline in identifying key issues regarding an alliance

BRABANTIA, Waalre, the Netherlands
*Manager Corporate Design and Communication Centre Responsible for all Product Development and Marketing Communication activities, reporting to board of directors
Key activities:·
-Identified market opportunities
-Defined, allocated resources to and prioritised Product Development and Marketing Communication activities (80 projects simultaneously)
-Monitored results of newly introduced products and Marketing Communication activities
-Defined, implemented and monitored a brand vision
-Managed CD&CC department (20 people)
Main achievements:
-Created and implemented new department Corporate Design and Communication Centre, consisting of two former departments
-Improved brand positioning
*Manager Product Development Department
Responsible for realising an international product-assortment that met all different requirements of Marketing, Sales, Logistics and Manufacturing, in co-operation with 5 factories and 10 international sales organisation; reporting to board of directors
Key activities:
-Identified and planned new products to be developed (3 year plan)
-Co-ordinated and monitored Product Development projects (20 projects simultaneously) and cross functional teams
-Managed Product Development department (13 people)
Main achievements:
-Improved match between products and consumer needs
-Reduced “time-to-market” by 30%
-Modernised product assortment
-Increased yearly number of new products launched by 25%
-Introduced Quality Function Deployment method

BERTRAND FAURE AUTOMOBILES, Massy, France
*Industrial Design Engineer
Responsible for creating and integrating the Industrial Design function within the company.
-Connected designers of car manufacturers with internal engineers for the development of new seats
-Designed and co-ordinated prototyping of car seats of the future (“concept-seats”) to exhibit the company’s knowledge
-Defined specifications and tested application of software to design and image seat upholstery


Education

Rotterdam School of Management, the Netherlands
Part-time International Master of Business Administration

Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
Master of Science in Industrial Design Engineering


Skills

Rare combination of line-management-, consulting- and entrepreneurial working experience in different European countries, both in corporate and start-up environment. Extensive experience in several different industries including ICT, consumer goods, chemicals and airlines. Hands-on business-oriented person with strong people leadership, project management and communication skills.

Languages

Italian (native); Dutch (native);English (fluent);French (fluent);German (fair)

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