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Kalmthout, Be

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Helping, advicing and replacing the CIO where and when needed.Helping, advicing and coaching the Head of ITISHead of ERP Business PartnersAs of 2 October 2023, the following responsibilities are taken over by the new Head of ITIS- Coaching the IT managers of the different entities- Head of IT security- Head of IT Infrastructure & Services

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To define, fine-tune and implement the IT strategy for the CFE Contracting groupRealisations :- IT strategy approved by the board and executed- IT Infrastructure outsourced : where feasible to PAAS and IAAS- NWOW office space, meeting rooms and technical tools are in use- High focus on IT security- Coaching of the different IT Managers to transform from cost center to value adding- Introduced Technical Advisory Boards to jointly define the infrastructure (technology, tools and processes) standards- Defining and implementing PMO best practices accross the IT teams of the group- Merged the IT Infrastructure and the Digital/Innovation team into 1 IT team that will be capable of creating added value for the group.

Operational in the north of Belgium (Antwerpen, Limburg, Oost-Vlaanderen en Vlaams-Brabant) and south of The Netherlands (Zeeland, Noord Brabant) IT interim management services to guarantee continuity in your IT department - Day to day management of your IT organization. Bringing vision and taking full responsibility.- IT transformation management- IT service management- IT crisis management- When needed and/or appropriate, all the below servicesCIO as a Service : Bringing CIO management capabilities/experience to the smaller and mid size companies for which a full time CIO is an overkill.- Strategic management of your IT organization, while coaching, controlling and fine-tuning the operational part of IT- Define and maintain the IT strategy to continuously support your business strategy- Make up an IT SWOT analysis and convert this into quick wins and longer term actions to improve your IT environment (people, applications and infrastructure)- Bringing business and IT together while defining and implementing the complete IT governance structure and processesTo provide program management services for successfully doing the difficult and complex projects- Managing diverse and complex projects (applications and infrastructure related)- ERP selection, blue printing and implementation- Business process re-engineering and optimization- Acquisition from due diligence till integration- IT vendor contract negotiations- IT infrastructure optimization- IT management coaching- IT service improvement- +25 years IT management experience- Expertise from major multinationals (Coca-Cola, Dowell Schlumberger, McCain, BP) and leading global niche players (ADB Airfield Solutions, Nitto Denko)

Lembeke, Flemish Region, Be

To ensure continuity in the IT services and to further optimize and officialize the IT Governance.Main achievements- Ensured continuity of the IT operations- Improved IT Governance- Increased service delivery- Optimized the IT organization

Main responsibilities : - To define and to implement the long term IT strategy and related IT organization- To bring business and IT together - To act as a people focused manager - To put in place and to maintain the right framework to ensure that the demands for IT services are correctly defined and prioritized to realize the strategic plansMain achievements :- Employee satisfaction survey results were very positive about the IT department- IT department recognized by the management team for its service attitude- SAP upgrade finished within time, scope and budget- SAP outsourcing finished within time, scope and budget- Global IT Infrastructure team and Global Application team set up- Global ERP strategy approved by top management. Global SAP template built and regional implementation in progress- BI approach (QlikView) defined and implementation in progress- Infrastructure simplification and modernization done- WAN renewal finished- Office365 roll-out done

Teaneck, Nj, Us

Main responsibilities :- To define and to implement the long term IT strategy and related IT organization- To act as a people focused manager - To put in place and to maintain the right framework to ensure that the demands for IT services are correctly defined and prioritized to realize the strategic plansMain Achievements :- IT Strategy agreed by BOD and being executed- IT Governance model implemented- IT Re-organization finished--- Outsourcing service desk activities--- Co-sourcing end user support--- SAP center of excellence put in place--- Outsourcing EDI activities- IT Infrastructure roadmap defined and executed- IT Application roadmap agreed by BOD and HQ. Implementation of SAP for Nitto Turkey finished. Implementation of SAP and OMP for Nitto Europe : go live postponed till 1/1/2013- Transition from Belgacom to AT&T as WAN provider finished

Uxbridge, West London, Gb

Main responsibilities :• To guide CCE in the definition and development of global, state of the art CRM capabilities in order for CCE to reach its strategic business priorities. To work with and to influence strategic suppliers (SAP) to ensure they consider CCE's requirements in their future product development.• To deliver the CRM applications as standard as possible to ensure future smooth upgrade to newer releases, and to build add-ons or modifications defined in global validation workshops and Fit/Gap analysis to ensure CRM systems support all business requirements, including impact to complementary systems• To construct, develop and coach a global and diverse development team, to acquire and retain top talent and to deliver high quality solutions to the business.Main achievements• Global development team raised• Development strategy agreed according the North American and European deployment needs• Deployment teams assisted in their decision making by building prototypes and proposing alternative approaches

Uxbridge, West London, Gb

Main responsibilities :• To build and to manage a European support organization • To define the application strategy for the European field sales force• To build and to maintain the tools used by the European field sales forceMain achievements• Converted the different involved IT people into one European team and reduced the dependency on contractors by increasing the internal competency.• Changed from a sales force automation approach to a customer relationship management approach and selected SAP CRM as the application to support this strategy by guiding the senior European sales and marketing management• Defined and implemented the European Field Sales IT governance model• Managed the IT part (70 person project team, 8000+ man days) from due diligence till full integration for the Chaudfontaine acquisition in Belgium.

Toronto, On, Ca

Main responsibilities :• To have full IT responsibility (people, applications and budgets) for McCain Foods Belgium and for McCain Sunnyland Europe• To work with the global and regional development teams to tailor the IT systems to fulfill the local business requirementsMain achievements• Managed the IT part of the carve out from McCain Sunnyland Europe to the Chaudfontaine Group• The definition, development and implementation of Vendor Managed Inventory and CRM solutions• The build of a close relationship with the different management teams• The preparation of the local systems for the year 2000

Main responsibilities :• To project manage all the European initiatives in the area of responsibility• To share best practices between the European countries• To define and to deliver the European solutions to cover the local business needs• To represent the European needs in the global development programMain achievements• Selected a sales force management solution for Europe and implemented this solution in The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Greece and Germany• Defined and implemented EDI standards and systems for various parts of the business• Implemented Oracle Sales Analyzer in the Netherlands• Implemented a sales forecasting system in Belgium• Defined the European warehouse controlling strategy

Main responsibilities :• To define the IT strategy to cover the operations of the diverse independent operations• To select and to implement an ERP solution• To coach the local IT managers• To guide the local management teams on IT• To establish international contracts with the different IT suppliersMain achievements• Selected an AS/400 ERP system (PRISM) to cover the bigger operations• Selected a PC network based ERP system (EXACT) to cover the smaller operations• Implemented PRISM and the relevant hardware at one of the Dutch production sites• Established IT contracts for software, hardware and support• Supported and guided the IT department and management team of a Belgian production site when the supplier refused further assistance for the VAX based ERP application (ROSS)• Implemented PCs and a PC network at a Belgian trading organization

Chairman of the belgian BPCS User Group working with SSA Benelux and partners to represent the needs of the belgian BPCS user community.Organization of user events to share best practices, to inform of upcoming software releases and to prioritize user demands for enhancements to the BPCS ERP application suite.

Houston, Texas, Us

Main responsibilities :• To create the central IT department for both companies (Pumptech (Belgium) and OIES (Netherlands))• To optimize the use of local and European IT resources• To provide applications to support the local requirements• To provide and to support the required IT infrastructureMain achievements• Selected and implemented an AS/400 ERP system (BPCS) to move from home grown applications to standard software• Selected and implemented a laboratory information system (LIMS/400) to cover the quality department needs• Participated as subject matter expert in Dowell Schlumberger’s global SAP blue printing initiative • Installed and maintained the complete computer infrastructure (S/36, AS/400, PCs, PC Networks) for both companies• Migrated from S/36 to AS/400• Moved both companies from the mainly paper based systems into the computerized world, including email, internet, standard integrated packages covering all departments, and office applications

Board member of the belgian IBM S/3x-AS/400 usergroup, working with IBM and partners to represent the needs of the belgian S3/x and AS/400 user community.Assistance with organizing events for the user group members

New York, New York, Us

Main responsibilities :• To assist the regional IT teams with their S/36 technical needs• To assist the project managers with their European projectsMain achievements• Implemented an Accounts Payable solution at Upjohn Portugal and Germany• Introduced procedures and standards for optimal S/36 usage, back-ups, test environment, program generation

Main responsibilities :• To act as system engineer for the complete S/36 environment of BP Belgium• To participate in projects as project lead, analyst or programmerMain achievements• Managed the application suite used to do the accounting for all petrol stations• Managed the application suite used by the oil refinery in Ghent• Developed a program generator used to speed up and standardize all S/34 and S/36 development work• Guided IBM Belgium in the use of the latest technology available on S/36

Bachelor’S Degree, Informatics

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