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Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo, Japan

Overall P&L responsibility for operations in Japan. Responsible for co-charting the direction and priorities for APAC as a member of the regional Executive Committee.> in charge of overall daily management of the local subsidiary comprised of two offices (Tokyo head office & Osaka branch) employing more than 30 people active in sales, service, marketing, finance and administration.> doubled local revenue and managed the organization thru critical transitions including the divestment of businesses (defense), market saturation (digital cinema), acquisition of accounts (endoscopy) and the strategic exit from certain segments.> converted the service organization from an almost exclusive focus on hardware and repairs to a multidisciplinary team having IT, network and software skills and providing a wide range of billable services.> initiated and managed the transition of the healthcare business from an exclusive distribution arrangement to a multi-channel network adding new resellers and integrators while maintaining a good relationship and solid business with the legacy distribution partner.> imagined and realized a state-of-the-art customer experience center (financed entirely by savings on rent) including a +30-seat digital cinema/auditorium, a virtual & augmented reality facility, a digital OR simulation, a meeting room of the future (wireless collaboration) and a versatile area for large venue projection & LED demonstrations and open house events. the new center now welcomes more than 1.000 visitors annually.> championed the creation and launch of 2 local product websites to meet customer expectations in Japan and to complement the global corporate online presence.www.barcohealthcare.jpwww.clickshare.jp

Taipei, Taiwan & Tokyo, Japan

Responsible for top line growth and strategic direction of the healthcare business in APAC. Responsible for co-charting the direction and priorities of the global Healthcare business as a member of the divisional Executive Committee and the Strategic Committee.> employed the first dedicated sales people for healthcare in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore and India ever.> grew the healthcare business from almost nothing to more than 20 mio euro (excluding China) by putting in place and managing dedicated teams in all key geographies and onboarding a network of qualified business partners and integrators across the region together with these teams.> established a regional tech support hub in Taiwan and coordinated the successful deployment of a third party service network across APAC.> proposed and hired the first ever dedicated marketing people for Barco in APAC. drove the initial focus on healthcare and coached the team towards ever greater contributions. the team eventually assumed responsibility for the marketing of all divisions across the region.> was in charge of the transformation of the business model in Japan from an exclusive distributorship and 50/50 joint venture structure into a fully-owned direct presence managing a wide and diverse channel.> assisted in the negotiation, closing and due diligence of an acquisition in China.

Taipei

Overall P&L responsibility for operations and commercial activities in Taiwan.> established the first subsidiary of Barco in Taiwan and salvaged the declining business for projection. built up a full organization to promote, sell and service all relevant product lines in Taiwan.> grew the business for consecutive years and managed the organization thru structural changes including the spin-off of the home theatre activities (corporate decision to sell the business) as well as the split-out of two divisions (ahead of a management buy-out and a separate listing respectively).> proposed and started Barco’s first local purchasing activities in Asia. personally engaged in negotiations for outsourced engineering and production services until professional procurement staff were hired. coached the local sourcing team in close cooperation with headquarters. Taipei eventually became the regional purchasing hub for APAC.> started up the first commercial activities for healthcare in Asia outside Japan and established what soon would become the regional hub for healthcare in APAC and lead to an additional regional role for me (see above).

Shanghai

Established Barco's first footprint in Mainland China and was responsible for nationwide business development as well daily management of local operations.> converted a hotel-based, one-man presence in Beijing into a proper representative office and put in place up a full professional team rapidly expanding Barco's scope and size of business in China.> established new representative offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu as well as a wholly foreign-owned enterprise in Waigaoqiao free trade zone in Shanghai to operate a bonded warehouse for spare parts and supply services in the domestic market.> grew business for all divisions by driving the local sales team and enabling a network of existing and new business partners. started the first professional marketing activies of Barco in China.

Kortrijk, Belgium

Responsible for development of China business strategy.> prepared market entry plans for different product lines in cooperation with divisional management while being extensively trained at headquarters prior to relocation to China.> undertook frequent business trips to China to survey markets, scout partners and search for talent to prepare for deployment of growth strategy and direct presence.

Beerse, Belgium

Xi'An, China

Xi'An, China

Japanese Sake Making

One-week sake making course on Sado Island.

Japanese Sake & Shochu

Wset Level 3 In Japanese Sake, Distinction

Post-Graduate, Cultural & Social Anthropology

Oriental History & Philology

Latin-Science

Latin