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✓ Prospecting and facilitating FDI's in Flanders with focus on startups, scale ups and VC's✓ Scouting (tech) Scale-ups and Start-ups and help them setting up business in Flanders as part of our onboarding process. Facilitate contacts for them with Flemish clusters, government, VC's and corporates.✓ Setting up collaboration and partnership schemes with start-up and scale-up clusters/hubs in Flanders and abroad.

StaffCloud is Europe's leading provider of a fully web-based (Saas/cloud) staff planning software in the field of catering, promotion, security, hospitality, staging and offers a unique planning solution for the next generation temporary employment agencies (interim). Around 100'000 people are managed with StaffCloud. It is used in 5 european countries and it can be retrieved in six different languages. ✓ Accountable for the introduction of the software platform, set up sales structure & b2b automised lead generation program.✓Accountable for training & onboarding new customers/maximize customer retention✓ Part of negotiations with banks, VC and business partners to support our extensive investment program to transform the company from start-up into scale-up modus.✓ Current track record : successful launch in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany and Austria. Able to increase revenue by factor 3 in 1 year.

Successfully 100% sold to Belgian Private Equity Fund in autumn of 2013✓ Build up from scratch a multi-million euro activation & events marketing agency with 40 employees and approx. 100 daily temporary staff members to support market activations, product launches and go-to-market programs of large companies, such as Bosch, Siemens, Nokia, Canon, Philips, European Commission, etc.✓ Overall management of the company, with special focus on Business Development & Lead Generation, financials, HR and key account management of international key projects.✓ Lead our Global Events Team in charge of planning, coordinating and executing all European product and customer roadshow and tradeshows. (customer : Nokia)✓ Developed and executed a unique lead generation platform for Roadshows and tradeshows (used by Nokia)✓ People Management : proud to build up a team from 2 employees to 40 with an employee retention of 100%. Creating an atmosphere and structure for starters to grow until they manage complex projects for large multinationals.

✓ Accountable for creation and implementation of the brand positioning and media strategy of Nuon Belgium.✓ Go-to-market strategy of new products/services✓ Development and implementation of retention - acquisition plans and PR plans✓ Set up of a new anti-churn cycle and initiated upsell/cross sell marketing program
✓ Full marcom budget responsibility.
✓ Leading team of 3 marketing executives and 1 retention executive.

✓ Accountable for the development & implementation of the marketing & action plans for ATL/BTL activities. ✓ Go-to-market & launch of new products to end-user market & indirect sales channels✓ Digital campaign management ✓ PR and events management✓ Channel management via sell in/out actions & loyalty/partner programs & events.✓ Trade & Retail marketing✓ Sustain and advice product management on marcom strategies & challenges✓ Responsible for all Belux marketing budgets.

✓ Accountable for the development & implementation of the marketing & action plans for ATL/BTL activities. ✓ Go-to-market & launch of new products to end-user market & indirect sales channels✓ Digital campaign management ✓ PR and events management✓ Channel management via sell in/out actions & loyalty/partner programs & events.✓ Trade & Retail Marketing✓ Sustain and advice product management on marcom strategies & challenges✓ Responsible for all Belux marketing budgets.

✓ In charge of planning, implementation of the regional marcom plans for telecom division✓ Responsible for regional planning and execution of events, tradeshows & conferences