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Leuven, Vlaanderen, België

Combining assurance, advice and insight activities within Materialise with the purpose to enhance and protect organizational value. Reporting to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.I am a member of the Sustainability team, which focuses on enabling our organization's strategic choice for a sustainable additive manufacturing industry.

Leuven

Our diversified activities include industrial additive manufacturing including aerospace production, AM Software, patient-specific medical devices and medical device software, and consumer products. Responsible, as management representative, for corporate Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs, reporting to the CEO. Also active within our ISO 14001 EMS.Since 2019, we have expanded the scope of our team activities in the direction of risk management, including Information Security, as well as general compliance.I am also leading the company's initiatives with respect to CSR.Achievements include setting up and working with our teams to implement our MDD-to-MDR transition strategy, including CE-marking of medical devices. As a team, we take pride in our excellent external audit track record and continuous certification (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, MDSAP, EN9100)

Leuven

I was responsible for the smooth operations of the BME business unit within Materialise, focusing on the commercial processes and systems, budgets and KPIs. I was also in charge of the implementation of FDA QSR and ISO 9001/13485 compliance within the business unit. I was interacting with a wide variety of teams across the spectrum of our activities, including quality, regulatory, finance, HR, legal, business development, product management, marketing, development and sales.

Leuven

Head of .MGX by Materialise Business Unit.Member of the Executive Committee.Strategy formulation, commercial policy and business development.

Leuven

Interim role. Working with the legal counsel, drafting and reviewing general commercial contracts; preparing joint venture negotiations. Managing intellectual property.

Various Locations In The Eastern Caribbean And South Pacific

Project responsibilities in GSM network roll-outs, acquisitions and business development. Worked on projects in St Kitts & Nevis, Anguilla, Fiji, Samoa and Papua New Guinea. Focused on sales and distribution, products and pricing management, interconnection and regulatory affairs, and carrier services development.

Aruba

Direct report to the Country Manager in Aruba; responsible for all matters of telecommunication regulation, compliance and interconnection.As of 2005, increased responsibilities to include general operational management.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Managed interconnect contracts with other operators; played a pivotal role between the regulatory affairs and carrier services departments. As Project Executive (before March 2001): responsible for Project office and reporting on several IT-projects to middle and senior management.

Mba, Business Administration

Full-time international MBA programme at Vlerick. Graduated magna cum laude. In-company MBA consulting project at the Brussels Airport.

Diplôme D'Etudes Spécialisées, Telecommunications Law And Management

Graduate degree at Namur University, Belgium (French-language study). Graduated cum laude. Study research into interconnection regulation.

Master, Law

Activities and Societies: VRG, Leuven Law School Student Association - presidiumDutch-language Master in Laws degree (Licentiaat)

Erasmus, Law

2 semester Erasmus programme during my masters in law study. Courses taught in German.