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Turnhout, Be

Panningen, Limburg, Netherlands

Pelt, Flemish Region, Belgium

Main responsibilities- Defining group strategy including implementation- Implementation of Transformation process

Antwerp Area, Belgium

Main responsibilities- Legal requirements- Financing: cash flow, working capital, treasury (hedging) covenants, banking contracts (incl. loans)- Budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting process and managing results - Managing IT and finance department (10 FTE’s)- Member of board of directors and reporting to the CEO (group)- Responsible for the Turnhout Site during the period 2012-2015Main accomplishments:- Selling Salad Signature Group from private… Show more Main responsibilities- Legal requirements- Financing: cash flow, working capital, treasury (hedging) covenants, banking contracts (incl. loans)- Budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting process and managing results - Managing IT and finance department (10 FTE’s)- Member of board of directors and reporting to the CEO (group)- Responsible for the Turnhout Site during the period 2012-2015Main accomplishments:- Selling Salad Signature Group from private equity “Gilde” to private equity “AAC” (2012) and “IK” Capital (2016)- Acquisition of Johma (2010) and Salsa Food Group GIMV (2012)- Integration of multiple companies and factories (2013 and 2019) 2 Mio € savings- Investment projects: - New building for production- New palletizer and packaging machine (750k€ savings)- Implementing new packaging requirements (Délio)- IT-projects: Migration of ERP-systems (ROSS) Implementing CRM (salesforce), Digital platform (Duo) Digitalization of AP invoices including 3 way matching - Tax optimalization including rulings, Vat Unity, Intercompany Transfer Pricing- Insurance optimalization/management and legal affairs Show less

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

- Financial Manager Culinary 2006-2007 Knorr, Calvé, Conimex business (Rotterdam) 200 Mio Euro - Financial Manager/Business Controller 2002-2006 Mora Benelux (Den Bosch/Rotterdam) 120 Mio Euro - Financial Manager/Business Controller 1999-2002 Mora Belgium (Mol/Belgium) 30 Mio EuroMain accomplishments:- Implementation of category vision in Unilever Netherlands- Carve out: Export Conimex (The Netherlands), Pizza Business (Iglo/Mora NL)… Show more - Financial Manager Culinary 2006-2007 Knorr, Calvé, Conimex business (Rotterdam) 200 Mio Euro - Financial Manager/Business Controller 2002-2006 Mora Benelux (Den Bosch/Rotterdam) 120 Mio Euro - Financial Manager/Business Controller 1999-2002 Mora Belgium (Mol/Belgium) 30 Mio EuroMain accomplishments:- Implementation of category vision in Unilever Netherlands- Carve out: Export Conimex (The Netherlands), Pizza Business (Iglo/Mora NL) to Dr Oetker- Selling Mora (Unilever) to Ad Van Geloven (Egeria, Private Equity)- Procurement savings Mora Benelux (1 Mio €/year) - Implementing value creation (product portfolio, margin, working capital optimalization)- IT-projects: Oracle Sales/Financial Analyser, Balance Scorecards, Cognos - Product development (e.g. implementing laser technology to put logo on sausages) Show less

Brussels Area, Belgium

Main accomplishments:- Business Reporting incl. divisions to Headquarters (US) including implementing Hyperion.- Tax declarations and annual accounts for Belgian locations.

Rotterdam

- Responsable for the accounting team : 4 people of the shipping cie CGM located in Rotterdam (the Netherlands)- Member of the Management team.