Wouter Vanhoudt Email & Phone Number

Antwerp, Be

Global (Europe, Americas, Mena, Asia-Pacific )

Hinicio is a strategy consulting firm focused on sustainable energy and mobility founded in 2006. Since then, we are globally recognized as a leading consultancy in the field of hydrogen and fuel cells. Our history started supporting the evolution of the hydrogen and fuel cell industry in Europe with a small team of experts who shared a common vision: developing a clean hydrogen economy to contribute to achieving a more sustainable world. This team was led by Patrick Maio, co-founder of the European Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technology Platform and current CEO of Hinicio, who then started working with the World Fuel Cell Council, coordinating some of the first hydrogen development projects in the EU. At Hinicio, we see hydrogen as playing a central role in the future energy system to achieve climate objectives.Our mission is to advise our clients and support the building of successful strategies, projects, and public policies, leading and accelerating the transformation of the energy system globally. We strive to be their preferred partner to help them achieve their climate objectives. To do so, we attract best-in-class human capital.We are a company that fully believes in unity, structure and creativity as part of the main tools to promote change around the world. That is why we have developed a strong set of values and principles which guides our way to take decisions, advise our clients, support our allies and create healthy work environments.For further information please visit: www.hinicio.com

CertifHy™ has developed high-quality hydrogen certification schemes across Europe, CertifHy™certificates, that will support hydrogen’s market growth as they are a reliable tool for consumers to track hydrogen’s origin and environmental attributes.CertifHy™ aims at facilitating the creation of an EU-wide system of GOs. Therefore, CertifHy™certificates are hold into a unique European central database, a Registry, that will manage the CertifHy™certificates’ life cycle for every account holder.CertifHy™ has been initiated at the request of the European Commission and is financed by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership.CertifHy™ is a consortium led by HINICIO and composed of GREXEL, Ludwig-Bölkow-Systemtechnik (LBST), AIB (Association of Issuing Bodies), CEA (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives) and TÜV SÜD.https://www.certifhy.eu/

Uae

- Reclaimed market leadership in the region as Road Lighting Solution provider (with LED technology) with customers as Musanada, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Riyadh Municipality, Ashghal, etc. - Indepth LED knowledge buildup finalized - Support to AMEA strategic marketing team - Build a team to be proud of

Abu Dhabi

* Prepare organisation for LED technology* Hire and Train team (sales + applications) * Penetrate new market segments * Expand current market share in existing market segments * Develop marketing in the region * Implement management processes

Brussels

* Coordination of international projects* Creation of a internal club of Key Users working on international specifications * Group Key User CRM (AX 4.0) http://www.schreder.com

From Yunnan province in Western China to Brazilian Carnaval

The Prince Albert Fund helps talented Belgian professionals acquire experience in conducting international projects for a 12-month project abroad through a company established or headquartered in Belgium. Only +- 20 people are accepted each year to participate in this prestigious programme. (www.princealbertfund.be) Container Quick Lock NV is a Belgian start-up that develops, manufactures and distributes a new patented system to lock containers on trailers for road transport.; Function: I was the liaison between Belgian Headquarters and the manufacturing base in China.Activities: Start-up of new suppliers Organization of the quality system Follow-up of correct and timely delivery of orders (e.g. implementation of production management system) Change management of Chinese suppliers towards European quality standards Hire and train Chinese Quality Controllers

De Valck Consultants is a full subsidiary of the Altran Group in Belgium, specializing in all technical domains (electronics, mechanics, production, optics, physics, ...) www.devalckconsultants.comActivities: I build my own business unit from scratch with following major axes: Commercial contacts with the clients Coaching of junior managers Recruitment and career follow-up of consultants Commercial responsible of all projects Financial reporting of BU towards directorAchievements: Created a Business Unit with a turnover of EURO 2,5 million and +20% EBIT Margin Recruitment and Management of +20 Consultants Successful coaching of 2 junior managers

Master In Financial Management, Finance

Education record

Handelsingenieur Beleidsinformatica, Commercial Engineering - Business Informatics

*/ 1 month Summer school project: Georgetown University, USA (July 2002) */ 6 months Erasmus Programme: Universidad de Barcelona, Spain.

Education record