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Ghent, BE

Ghent, BE

Antwerp, BE

Paris, La Défense, FR

• Developed from scratch, within 4 years, and managed two sizeable SMEs in the field of B2C installation services, respectively for solar PV (Sungevity) and heating boilers (Cozie); both companies employ >300 people and.
• Defined a successful growth and market entry strategy for both enterprises in NL & BE, via organic growth and acquisitions; both companies are currently top 3 ranked in NL & BE
• Executed in parallel commercial and operational roles within Cozie
• Led an integration and organizational restructuring process of 7 acquired family businesses resulting in one new company, Cozie
• Hold accountability for the P&L, budget and management reporting to the Executive Committee of Engie Benelux
• Board member (presidency) of Cozie and Sungevity, reflecting on the overall strategic, operational, financial and commercial roadmaps for each company

Paris, La Défense, FR

Managed 5 senior business developers in charge of the origination, evaluation and development of existing, new and innovative Energy & Service related business through acquisitions, divestments, partnerships, greenfield development and financial structuring, implementation the group’s strategy. Successfully completed multiple acquisitions, divestments, and.

Paris, La Défense, FR

Steer and managed the development of new ‘innovative’ business in the B2C segment by originating, developing and testing innovative ideas through a dedicated incubation process of selected concepts.Managed and accompanied various internal startups.

Paris, La Défense, FR

• Executed M&A transactions in the field of renewable assets across Europe (wind, hydro, large scale solar):
• Screened and analyzed acquisition opportunities and (de)consolidation projects (through project finance)
• Drove and steer due diligence activities and target valuation involving internal and external stakeholders, including debt and equity structuring
• Obtaining acceptance for large M&A transactions with ENGIE commitment committeesParticipated in multiple bid processes for middle sized (>50 MEUR) and large processes (>500 MEUR)

Paris, La Défense, FR

Led the pre-incubation of a new business idea aiming at entering the Belgian market of B2C services (installation business) in the field of heating, solar PV and insulation.

Paris, La Défense, FR

Defined, performed and managed qualitative and quantitative analyses on mid to long-term evolutions of the strategic environment, leading a dedicated team of senior analysts (4 people holding PhD).Conducted regular presentations to the Engie Top Management on overall strategic issues: renewable technologies, distributed generation, storage.

Paris, La Défense, FR

Secured approval by the ENGIE investment committees for developing large scale generation projects. Managing and coordinating role to bring together team competences on financing, legal, regulatory, technical, commercial aspects; assembled a competitive but sound project proposal. Bid submission for a 50 MW hydro power plant in Albania.Permit application.

Paris, La Défense, FR

Provided technical support to the French Business Development team for: o the submission of commercial contracts for large B2B heat & electricity customers (CCGT based power plants); o the development of green field power plants.

Paris, La Défense, FR

Supervised daily operation of a Cogeneration Unit, managing a team of blue collars.Project Engineer for the closing of the district heating network of Aalst.

Paris, La Défense, FR

Led the development and building of the first on- & offshore windfarms in Belgium (Rodenhuize, Bütgenbach, Hoogstraten, North Sea off-shore).Provided technical support to the Business Development teams for hydro acquisitions in Spain & Portugal (due diligence).

Oakland, California, US

België, Brussel, BE

Paris, FR, FR

• 1999: acted as chartered expert for the Disaster Fund following the floods in 1998
• Safety engineer: consultancy in terms of labor safety with big insured industrial clients (trainings for top executives and workers, safety inspections)
• Loss Prevention Engineer: assessing of substantial industrial risks before contracting, during operational activities and in case of heavy damages (e.g. realization of the Doeldok in Antwerp) with industrial clients

Executive Mba General Management At Cedep, Business Administration And Management, General

Consortium Middle Management

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Safety Engineering

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Civil Engineering

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