Senior Managing Partner focused on sales, marketing, business development and strategic alliances/M&A of the Vache Bleue Group business. Results oriented entrepreneur, pragmatic and always keeping a helicopter view.Vache Bleue Group is an international organization specialized in high quality-high value added dairy products. With its production facilities in Germany, Belgium and France, the Group covers both FMCG Retail, Food Service, Wholesale and Industry in several countries. Although… Show more Senior Managing Partner focused on sales, marketing, business development and strategic alliances/M&A of the Vache Bleue Group business. Results oriented entrepreneur, pragmatic and always keeping a helicopter view.Vache Bleue Group is an international organization specialized in high quality-high value added dairy products. With its production facilities in Germany, Belgium and France, the Group covers both FMCG Retail, Food Service, Wholesale and Industry in several countries. Although the focus remains on its own brand, it also offers value added private label products and third party manufacturing services to its business partners. Show less

Steering the business development, focusing on the commercial (international) expansion of the company. Developing brands, drawing route-2-market strategies. Vache Bleue has two brands, Vache Bleue Trademark being the market leader in Belgium in mixed grated cheeses, and Dilea zero lactose Trademark being the market leader in lactose free dairy products in Belgium.

Provide executive leadership for a 63M€ FMCG ultra fresh product manufacturer with 3 companies and 2 production sites. The MARMO Group is active in both Retail and Food Service, using an ultra-fresh logistics platform.Lead operations and strategic direction with full responsibility for bottom-line factors, including long term planning, capital investment program, sales development program and operational excellence processes between the 3 companies. Provide cross-functional management:… Show more Provide executive leadership for a 63M€ FMCG ultra fresh product manufacturer with 3 companies and 2 production sites. The MARMO Group is active in both Retail and Food Service, using an ultra-fresh logistics platform.Lead operations and strategic direction with full responsibility for bottom-line factors, including long term planning, capital investment program, sales development program and operational excellence processes between the 3 companies. Provide cross-functional management: direct 2 Vice Presidents, COO, CFO, IT manager and 2 Sales Directors; and general oversight of 280 employees. Direct all operations for deployment of a new business activity in a complex manufacturing and logistics context. Redefine organizational structure; oversee major pricing and product offering decisions, and perform monthly financial evaluation of company results. President of the Work Council. Show less

Silent partner, together with the current Managing Director, of the Wallonia based company specialized in FMCG fresh dairy product Retail business and logistics, generating a 65M€ of turnover and employing 150 employees in 5 Business Units.

Design and execute a turnaround management program for a Valio subsidiary generating 65M€ turn over. Valio ltd. Is one of the biggest dairy cooperatives in Finland, generating a turnover of approx. 2 billion €.Spearhead vision, strategy and execution of the global business operations. Lead the different production operations with a process excellence vision, with full bottom line responsibility. Redesign the national and international commercial strategy with a focus on value added… Show more Design and execute a turnaround management program for a Valio subsidiary generating 65M€ turn over. Valio ltd. Is one of the biggest dairy cooperatives in Finland, generating a turnover of approx. 2 billion €.Spearhead vision, strategy and execution of the global business operations. Lead the different production operations with a process excellence vision, with full bottom line responsibility. Redesign the national and international commercial strategy with a focus on value added products. Implement an international product development program, to be implemented in a local new branding strategy. Optimize the use of own and third party resources. Perform monthly financial evaluation of the company results. Prepare the global business for a profitable merger and acquisition transaction. President of the Work Council. Show less

Oversee and optimize all production operations including maintenance. Propose adequate capital investment program to keep the business unit at its technological peak. Achieve operational excellence in order to produce at competitive prices in a highly competitive market. Implement and maintain quality improvement program (BRC, IFS, HACCP).