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Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Responsible for Group’s global finance, operations and administration. Coordination of the various subsidiaries in their respective jurisdictions (Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Monaco, Hong Kong and Dubai). Strengthen overall governance, redefine corporate processes, harmonize operations and procedures across the Group, including Business Intelligence and standardized reporting.

Santa Barbara, California Area - Sophia Antipolis, Nice Area

Responsible for global commercial strategy, sales and marketing. Enhancing the global, corporate commercial function to world class standards. Emphasis on functional excellence through commercial talent development and deployment, design and execution of new commercial processes, including business planning, competitive and market intelligence.

France

Implement the merger of a recently acquired business by re-organizing and aligning multiple functions to the Corporate structure (Dow Corning Corp). Restructuring Sales, Marketing, Customer Service and R&D departments to achieve full integration in 3 years while significantly raising overall people engagement. Maintain and grow an $150M business powered by 30 direct multi-functional reports.

Belgium

Define, manage and implement major market strategies (Marketing & Sales) for sustainable momentum, geographical expansion and project innovation businesses within the Commercial Glass & Facade Systems (Sealants & Adhesive). Scope is 5 year deliverables across the EMEA area with active operations in Middle East, Eastern Europe and CIS. Annual sales budget of $50 MM with growth expectation >15%, with a cross-functional team of 20 people.

France

Managing the European area Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay Business Processes. Provide leadership, training and harmonization for customer credit and supplier procurement practices in all Europe’s country locations. Functionally develop 18 professionals, located in 6 different countries. Order-to-Cash business cycle ($650 M sales – $110 M A/R)Procure-to-Pay business cycle ($250 M A/P) Minimize Working Capital consumption and maximize Cash Flow creation.

Belgium

Supervise LM (Legal & Management) Accounting, Treasury and Tax of the European Headquarters. Supervise a group of 10 Finance Professionals focused on General Ledger, A/P and A/R (4 legal entities).

United Kingdom

Seeking new market opportunities to generate new product market sales based on new technology platforms & portfolio within the Paint & Coatings industry. Promote marketing innovation techniques within the organization as part of a key change initiative.

Belgium

Conduct market research analysis based on standard desk and field research techniques for a specific commercialization project involving a technology transfer from the detergent industry into construction (EAF --> BMP).

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing, Economics, Finance, Management, Physics And Chemistry

Title of thesis: Innovation, a mean to sustainable growth. Subject of thesis: Development & Commercialisation methods applied to a new.

Education record