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Leuven, Flanders, BE

Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België

Collaborate with the CEO in setting and driving organizational vision and operational excellence. Translate business goals and strategy into operational objectives, strategies, tactics and action plans. Ensure efficient operations by aligning and optimizing policies, processes, systems and procedures. Oversee and coordinate the day-to-day operations of the.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Consultancy and Management - Services - Retail & Consumer Goods - Luxury / Fashion / Interior / Outdoor / Sports / Gifts / FoodMember of the Advisory Boards at Fashion retailer Giks Mode and Design & Innovation Studio Made.

Building the foundations and prepare the business for succesful growth. Define the new organisation structure, roles, vision and monitor the transition from a start up to a scale up company. Scale the business through global business practice leads and international partnerships. Establish a solid product/market fit and pivot the offer to a steady revenue.

Responsible for leading business development, sales teams, strategic relationships and partner ecosystems to positively impact sales and growth. Launched internationally the Belgian Chocolate House retail concept and focused on the development of the different brands in the UK-market.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Defined and implemented a customer centric omni-channel business model and new and contemporary omni-channel retail formats and assortments. Drived excellence in retail programs like training (luxury attitude, storytelling…), store performance (traffic, conversion, ticket size, customer satisfaction…), expansion and city cluster plans, merchandising.

Melle

Gent Area, Belgium

Consulted clients in various industries and sectors and completed full projects in digital transformation. Led and contributed to proposals, client presentations and the finalization of deliverables. Developed new business, introduced the digital transformation governance model and defined the medium and long-term strategy and organization of Duval Union.

Wezemaal

Managed and increased professionalism in operations and supply chain. Created a BtC business model leveraged by the existing BtB business. Rebranded Vermarc creating a strong consumer brand identity, marketed new retail collections, implemented premium dealership programs and developed a shop-in-shop concept, launched a new online business, a customer.

Gent Area, Belgium

Full top and bottom P&L responsibility. Managed to stabilize, reinforce and connect the company with growth. Identified and actualized the mission and vision of the company. Defined the medium and long-term strategy and aligned HR strategy, organisation structure and processes. Developed and implemented new brand, collection and retail concepts for.

Zonnebeke

Developed a medium and long term strategic business plan and advised on organizational issues and on the acquisition of Versari and the merge with Tissat.

International

Developed and launched the new retail concept Esprit home. Awarded for the best Retailer in the contest ‘Shopping Awards 2004’. Developed and implemented shop-in-shop retail concepts. Rolled out the concepts in Europe, Russia and the Middle East. Coached a sales team, developed a network of agents and distributors. Sourcing and product development in.

Antwerp Area, Belgium

Successful introduction of the non-floor categories and overall product and category management in Belux, France, Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany. Scaled the business from scratch to 100 Million Euros in 2001. Experienced in buying and negotiations. Organised the full supply chain. Managed product life cycles, monitored increasing sales, improved.

Groot-Bijgaarden

Buying and sourcing of interior products for a group of 70 independent retailers. Developed private label programs and introduced successfully innovative retail concepts and marketing campaigns as Tapijtmeesters, Home&Harmony and Garant Meubel.

Masters Degree, Economics, Specialization Marketing, Cum Laude

Laureate Best Marketing Thesis of the Year 1992, “Winkelnaammerken, een ‘merk’-waardige evolutie”

Bachelor, Marketing, Cum Laude

Bachelor, Accounting And Finance

Humaniora, Economics