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Turnhout, Flemish Region, Belgium

Allard-Europe is a steel and iron foundry built for jobbing work, prototypes, single pieces and for small series. Casting weights can range from a few kg up to 30t.Allard-Europe offers complete casting engineering services. See also http://www.allard-europe.com .

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Interim management, auditing, accident investigation.

Ghislenghien And Halle (Belgium)

Responsible for blending and packing of coffee, botteling of wine, and slicing and packing of hard cheese. Exploitation costs 200 M€.Focus areas: operational excellence, people management, hiring, investment projects

Deerlijk, Vlaanderen, België

Bekaert is a global market and technology leader in material science of steel wire transformation and coating technologies, Bekaert also applies its expertise beyond steel to create new solutions with innovative materials and services for markets including new mobility, low-carbon construction, and green energy. Bekaert has 24 000 employees worldwide together generated almost € 5.3 billion in combined sales in 2023.Responsible for governance of the integrated management system… Show more Bekaert is a global market and technology leader in material science of steel wire transformation and coating technologies, Bekaert also applies its expertise beyond steel to create new solutions with innovative materials and services for markets including new mobility, low-carbon construction, and green energy. Bekaert has 24 000 employees worldwide together generated almost € 5.3 billion in combined sales in 2023.Responsible for governance of the integrated management system, providing a common framework for all of Bekaert's operations. Also responsible for assuring supplier quality management.Focus areas: quality management, auditing, digitalization, supplier quality management Show less

Wielsbeke, Flemish Region, Belgium

Balta Group is a manufacturer of carpet and rugs for homes and businesses and non-woven textiles for building, geotextile, automotive, print and exhibition industries. Nearly 4,000 employees across the world, with production and distribution centers in Belgium, Turkey and the USA. Yearly turnover of 675 M€.Implementing a strategic safety program contributing to a shift to safety culture, focussing on safety leadership and augmenting safety awareness. Head of central internal prevention… Show more Balta Group is a manufacturer of carpet and rugs for homes and businesses and non-woven textiles for building, geotextile, automotive, print and exhibition industries. Nearly 4,000 employees across the world, with production and distribution centers in Belgium, Turkey and the USA. Yearly turnover of 675 M€.Implementing a strategic safety program contributing to a shift to safety culture, focussing on safety leadership and augmenting safety awareness. Head of central internal prevention service. Monitoring and assuring compliance to environmental legislation (products and activities). Defining and installing energy efficiency projects, reporting to verification agencies (EU ETS directive, EBO).Introducing sustainability in the company's business activities. Establishing data collection and sustainability reporting (annual non-financial reporting, GRI standards).Succeeded in decreasing accident frequency rate with 30% first year, another 8% the second. Focus areas: health, safety, sustainability, sustainability reporting, ESG, environment, energy, security, quality, strategy, policy Show less

Heist-Op-Den-Berg

Airosolutions is a company for design, production, filling and packing of cosmetics and medical devices. Full P/L responsibility. Focus on improving productivity and commercial alignment.

Gent Area, Belgium

DS Smith is a leading European provider of corrugated & plastics packaging, supported by paper & recycling operations. Conventional Belgium consists of two box plants (Gent and Buggenhout) producing customer-specific corrugated packaging solutions. In Belgium 360 people realize yearly revenues of 85 M€.Having full P/L responsibility of all Belgian conventional activities covering marketing to expedition. Member of the Benelux Management team. Being able to grow production with 6 to 7 %… Show more DS Smith is a leading European provider of corrugated & plastics packaging, supported by paper & recycling operations. Conventional Belgium consists of two box plants (Gent and Buggenhout) producing customer-specific corrugated packaging solutions. In Belgium 360 people realize yearly revenues of 85 M€.Having full P/L responsibility of all Belgian conventional activities covering marketing to expedition. Member of the Benelux Management team. Being able to grow production with 6 to 7 % two years in a row, increasing the level of quality. Member of the Board of Fetra (Belgian Federation of paper consuming industry) and Vice-President of CBA (Corrugated Benelux Association).Focus areas: operational and commercial excellence, people management, hiring, innovation and design, packaging solutions, multi-site Show less

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

Van Gansewinkel Groep is a waste service provider as well as a raw materials supplier. Waste is collected and processed into raw materials (material recovery). Chemicals is a newly created Business Line which groups all activities concerning hazardous waste and industrial services (cleaning). Grouped skill and expertise, to provide better customer focus in these fields. About 15 locations covering Benelux, mainly in the Netherlands, 550 people in total. Total revenues are about 125 million… Show more Van Gansewinkel Groep is a waste service provider as well as a raw materials supplier. Waste is collected and processed into raw materials (material recovery). Chemicals is a newly created Business Line which groups all activities concerning hazardous waste and industrial services (cleaning). Grouped skill and expertise, to provide better customer focus in these fields. About 15 locations covering Benelux, mainly in the Netherlands, 550 people in total. Total revenues are about 125 million euro.Started with setting up the new organizational structure of the "carve-out" mid 2012. Closing 2013 successful with strong improvement of profitability at industrial cleaning (+ 45%) and treatment of industrial waste waters at CFS (+ 50%). Development of the outlet management of collected hazardous waste streams, with a team of dedicated specialists.focus areas: multi-site, financial management, business processes, change management, coaching, people management, high risk environment (Seveso), logistics, industrial services, cleaning Show less

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

Van Gansewinkel Groep is a waste service provider as well as a raw materials supplier. Waste is collected and processed into raw materials (material recovery). Operations covering 8 countries: NL, BE, LU, FR, CZ, PL, PT and DE. Total of 8.000 employees.Developing and implementing policy and standards on Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ). Strong focus on Safety (stopping occurrence of fatalities, decreasing accident rate with more than 20% yearly). Monitoring performance on… Show more Van Gansewinkel Groep is a waste service provider as well as a raw materials supplier. Waste is collected and processed into raw materials (material recovery). Operations covering 8 countries: NL, BE, LU, FR, CZ, PL, PT and DE. Total of 8.000 employees.Developing and implementing policy and standards on Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ). Strong focus on Safety (stopping occurrence of fatalities, decreasing accident rate with more than 20% yearly). Monitoring performance on risk & compliance, elaboration of a Code of Conduct. Setting up a Compliance Management System. Managing Integrity, and responsible for collection and verification of data for sustainability reporting (GRI protocol). 8 direct reports (specialists), and giving functional guidance to 60 dedicated staff around the Group. Lean Six Sigma leader for training of Black Belts and Green Belts.Focus areas: safety, quality, auditing, lean six sigma, risk management, compliance, integrity, incident reporting, strategy, policy Show less

Antwerp Area, Belgium

Located in the Antwerp Port, Marpobel and Belgian Oil Services were sister companies. BOS is a collector of ship waste and a maritime service provider, Marpobel is port reception facility treating liquid waste and active in tank cleaning. Shareholders were Van Gansewinkel Groep and Group Machiels (50/50). Revenues were 19 M€, staff about 60 people.Restructuring both companies after very difficult period in 2003 (almost bankrupt). Managed turn around together with renewed management… Show more Located in the Antwerp Port, Marpobel and Belgian Oil Services were sister companies. BOS is a collector of ship waste and a maritime service provider, Marpobel is port reception facility treating liquid waste and active in tank cleaning. Shareholders were Van Gansewinkel Groep and Group Machiels (50/50). Revenues were 19 M€, staff about 60 people.Restructuring both companies after very difficult period in 2003 (almost bankrupt). Managed turn around together with renewed management team. Both companies were again very profitable as off 2007. Doubled revenue of both companies in 5 years.In that period I was Chairman of Euroshore, the association of port reception facilities in Europe and beyond, for 3 years.Focus areas: change management, operational excellence, key account management, lobbying, financial management, high risk environment (Seveso), logistics, process industry, chemicals Show less

Antwerp Area, Belgium

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. At that time, with more than 40,000 employees, operating a network of more than 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world in 140 countries. In Belgium and the Netherlands about 2.000 people were working for SGS. In September 2002, the activities of both countries were integrated.P/L responsible for system certification (quality, safety, environment, food safety and social accountability)… Show more SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. At that time, with more than 40,000 employees, operating a network of more than 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world in 140 countries. In Belgium and the Netherlands about 2.000 people were working for SGS. In September 2002, the activities of both countries were integrated.P/L responsible for system certification (quality, safety, environment, food safety and social accountability), product certification (Medical Devices), service certification, 2nd party auditing, management system and audit training.Manager of about 70 staff, 2 offices Antwerpen (BE) and Spijkenisse (NL), Revenues 8 M€. Member of the executive board of SGS Benelux.Reached the n° 1 position in the Belgian market for certification.Focus areas: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, VCA, OHSAS 18001, ISO 13485, ISO/TS 16949, AS-9100, HACCP, SA-8000, accreditation, management systems Show less

Antwerp Area, Belgium

Training in the field of handling of dangerous goods (ADR, ADNR, …). Revenues 750 k€.

Antwerp Area, Belgium

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company.P/L responsible for system certification (quality, safety, environment, food safety and social accountability), product certification (Medical Devices), service certification, 2nd party auditing, management system and audit training.Manager of about 40 staff, revenues 4 M€. Member of the executive board of SGS Belgium.Focus areas: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, VCA, OHSAS 18001, ISO 13485, QS-9000… Show more SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company.P/L responsible for system certification (quality, safety, environment, food safety and social accountability), product certification (Medical Devices), service certification, 2nd party auditing, management system and audit training.Manager of about 40 staff, revenues 4 M€. Member of the executive board of SGS Belgium.Focus areas: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, VCA, OHSAS 18001, ISO 13485, QS-9000, ISO/TS 16949, AS-9100, HACCP, SA-8000, accreditation, management systems Show less

Antwerp Area, Belgium

Audit planning, making price quotations, executing certification audits ISO 9001 and QS-9000.

Gent Area, Belgium

Creating technical documentation for manufacturers and operators, like Bombardier, Volkswagen, Atlas Copco.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Developing and implementing the so-called New Logistics Concept for the Belgian Air Force. Regards integrated logistics: linking maintenance to physical distribution.5 direct reports. Project leader for creating a user manual for new software platform ILIAS (2000 users, first WAN in Belgium).focus areas: maintenance, aircrafts, supply management, inventory management, spare parts

Brussels Area, Belgium

SABCA is one of the main aerospace companies in Belgium. It has an extensive and varied know-how in designing, building and upgrading large and complex elements for aircraft and space launchers.Responsible - with a team of 10 specialists - for the supervision (quality, production and budget) of the production and overhaul activities SABCA performed for NATO-member states. Mainly F-16 related. Delegated authority for maintenance contracts.Responsible for the official quality… Show more SABCA is one of the main aerospace companies in Belgium. It has an extensive and varied know-how in designing, building and upgrading large and complex elements for aircraft and space launchers.Responsible - with a team of 10 specialists - for the supervision (quality, production and budget) of the production and overhaul activities SABCA performed for NATO-member states. Mainly F-16 related. Delegated authority for maintenance contracts.Responsible for the official quality assurance for CNES (Ariane 4 and Ariane 5 rocket parts produced in Belgium).Project leader for developing and implementing ERP software.Focus areas: contract management, quality assurance, production follow-up, aerospace Show less

Peer, Flemish Region, Belgium

Based at Air base Kleine Brogel (Peer, Belgium), where F-16 combat aircrafts were stationed.Successively Commanding Officer Flight 1st Line Maintenance (Daily inspections F-16 combat aircrafts, ready for flight, staff 45), Commanding Officer Flight 2nd Line Maintenance (Scheduled maintenance F-16 combat aircrafts, staff 105), Head of Dept Quality Assurance and Training Control (staff 12).Technical Flight Safety Officer (Examination of aircraft incidents, decisions on critical… Show more Based at Air base Kleine Brogel (Peer, Belgium), where F-16 combat aircrafts were stationed.Successively Commanding Officer Flight 1st Line Maintenance (Daily inspections F-16 combat aircrafts, ready for flight, staff 45), Commanding Officer Flight 2nd Line Maintenance (Scheduled maintenance F-16 combat aircrafts, staff 105), Head of Dept Quality Assurance and Training Control (staff 12).Technical Flight Safety Officer (Examination of aircraft incidents, decisions on critical mechanical problems) from Jun 1988 till Dec 1990.focus areas: people management, flight safety, incident investigation, maintenance of aircraft, quality control Show less

Postgraduate, Occupational Safety And Health Technology/Technician, Level1

Economics And Financial Management

Project Management

Master Of Science In Engineering, Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science And Technology, General, 136 Polytechnic Promotion

Humaniora, Latijn-Wiskunde