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Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Belgium

New Pearl Technologies is my company that supports technology businesses in their growth: - Strategy: Develop a vision and a clear strategy to grow in the European market- Bus Dev: Leverage your unique assets to develop new sales initiatives and build great sales team- Ecosystem: Develop partnerships that enable you to grow in new ways

Belgium

EscherCloudAI is an AI Cloud start-up that aims to "power sustainable AI in Europe". I worked closely with the founder and supported him on different activities, incl. general management (last months), strategy, partnership development, sales team setup and fundraising. Through deep interactions with the AI ecosystem in Benelux and UK, I became proficient in AI (incl. GenAI) technologies and their impact on business.

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

In BT Global, I led the Systems Integrators team (100+ people, GBP 300M+ annual rev) and owned its P&L. The team is responsible for sales and delivery of BT Global services to BT’s biggest customers. We helped global Systems Integrators deliver best-in-class Network, Collaboration, Security & Multi-Cloud solutions to their customers to support their digital transformation.I brought a declining revenue line to growth by improving sales effectiveness and structuring large deals.

Madrid Area, Spain

I set up BT Global´s global business consulting team (~40 people). We worked with our largest multinational customers “to maximize the business value of digital transformation through technology innovation”.Our Smart Transformation program, which is one of BT Global´s key growth initiatives, achieved more than £ 350m revenue pull-through in my final year. In the initial phase of the job I led the transformation of BT´s professional services team (BT Advise) to ensure a single global model for delivery and managed services.

Madrid Area, Spain

I built and led a team of skilled business development professionals and technical solutions architects. We worked with Cisco's top Service Provider customers (Telco's) to insert our most innovative Cloud & Business Services. I set the strategy for EMEAR Service Provider Cloud, built sales and marketing plans and worked with the team to close beach head wins of Cisco’s most innovative services. I was responsible for driving a goal of $256M in annual infrastructure sales.

Luxembourg

I led a team of skilled product management professionals. We worked with Cisco's engineering teams, field teams and 3rd parties to develop new cloud services. We brought these services to market with our channel (telco's, hosting companies, systems integrators) and led beachhead projects to implement them.Our Cisco Powered Cloud Services achieved more than $250m in revenues in my final year.

Luxembourg

IBSG (Internet Business Solutions Group) is a small group of senior consultants (approx 200) that work with Cisco’s biggest clients and with Cisco itself on strategic projects, with a strong technology focus.I was responsible for accelerating Cloud Services with Cisco's Service Provider customers (Telco’s, Cable, Hosting). Some highlights: - Built the Cisco cloud strategy and business case with Cisco's CTO - Defined business product strategy (incl. cloud) for leading EU cable company and leading US cable company- Defined and implemented cloud product strategy with leading telco's in Germany, France, Sweden and MEA

Describe your position

Management consultant with focus on Telecommunications and Private Equity Projects. · Implemented projects with leading UK Telco around cost / complexity reduction, fixed-mobile convergence, sales channel strategy and revenue acceleration· Led commercial due diligence for private equity bids. Target companies were multinationals in beverages industry, postal services, steel industry, bakery, vehicle leasingAssessed as Frequently Outperforming Expectations at every Bain review cycle.

Responsible for service delivery in 81 countries in Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. · Built and managed a network of 75 partner companies to deliver high quality services· Rolled out new service methodologies, supported by warehouses, training centers & warranty program.· Hired and led a team to support the rapidly growing service requirements of the regionReceived 2002 Sun Star award for excellent service delivery in emerging markets.

• Managed customer relationships for core clients (mainly in Telco and banking industries)• Delivered customer training on Sun hardware technology

• Conducted presales consulting for backup and storage systems• Integrated backup and storage systems in diverse computer environments

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

Low-temperature experiments to establish the mass of the neutrino. As part of the research, I developed low-temperature silicon detectors at IMEC.

Mba, Business Management, Dean'S List (Top 10%)

Activities and Societies: Studied in Fontainebleau (France) & Singapore

Master, Nuclear Physics, Great Distiction (Magna Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: Nuclear Physics Experiments at the Aarhus University in Denmark, in 1995