Experience

Transelec Group

• Belgium
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Gérant

  • Apr 2020 - - Kini



AuXin Surgery SA

• Belgium
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Apr 2017 - - Kini



Leaphy

• Belgium
• Health and Human Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Dis 2019 - Ogos 2022



UCB

• Belgium
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Of Operations, International Markets

  • Mac 2018 - Jan 2020

  In charge of the Group international region (besides EU, US, China and Japan) together with an elite leadership team, we support their strategy, development and engagement while taking care of overall region vision, sustainability and governance.

• Head Of Operations, Northern Europe

  • Jul 2016 - Feb 2018

  Leading Benelux, Scandinavian and Finnish affiliates together with the various functional heads, my role was to provide alignment, drive, engagement, cross-functional collaboration and efficiency to the business and my colleagues. Sharing the P&L with the respective business owners, I was also directly in charge of communication, compliance and market access across the area.

• Managing Director, India

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

  My mission was to accompany the transformation of UCB India from a organization commercializing branded generics into a specialty biopharma company, solely focusing on CNS and innovator brands. This happened through the implementation of several non-organic transactions as well as a change in culture and mindset for the entire team.

• Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand

  • Jan 2013 - Mei 2015

  I led the hyper-active Aussie affiliate of UCB, with strong focus on growing the highly specialized portfolio and developping cutting edge pilots focusing on interactions with / services to patients and customers.

• Director MEA and Business Development Emerging Markets

  • Okt 2009 - Dis 2012

  Beyond MEA operational responsibility, I was in charge of the regional Business Development strategy as well as the coordination of the team activities across Latin America, Africa, Middle-East and Asia, for countries where we have affiliates as well as the ones handled through partners. In a nutshell, my role is to maximize the region value through creative partnerships tailored to the corporate strategy, footprint and specialized portfolio.My team’s track record included dozens of commercial deals, ranging from local co-promotion to licensing to product acquisition, to portfolio commercialization roll-out across the emerging markets and company acquisition (from sourcing to integration phases).

• Regional Manager MEA

  • Apr 2009 - Sep 2009

  Responsible for the closing of UCB offices in MEA as well as the operational transition with GSK.

• Regional Manager Rest of Africa

  • Feb 2008 - Mac 2009

  While keeping Controlling responsibilities, I am In charge of Egypt, Israel and Sub-Saharian Africa (Ivory Coast and South Africa, mostly). Responsible for sales and profit targets achievements of those operations, relationships with local partners, new products launches, sales teams management, etc.- Revenues: 15 M€- Team size: 70 employees

• Middle-East & Africa Controller

  • Jul 2006 - Mac 2009

  • In charge of all finance and administrative activities for the region plus act as a support and intermediate between operations and HQ for HR, IT, Legal and Supply Chain matters.• Main missions: create from scratch the regional finance function, revise all region contracts terms & conditions, define regional HR processes and support the newly appointed Regional Manager in all his activities, with strong focus on HR, IT, Legal and Supply Chain matters.

• Latin America Controller

  • Jul 2005 - Jun 2006

  • Beyond Mexican responsibilities mentioned below, in charge of all Latin America activities related to finance, administration and supply chain. Head of a 8-10 persons team, reporting to Regional Manager and Emerging Markets Controller.• Main mission: finance & admin support to the Regional Manager towards the complete zone restructuring (affiliates creation, business models change, licensees rationalization, etc).

• Mexico Controller

  • Feb 2003 - Jun 2005

  Expatriate in Mexico City, I was in charge of the Finance & Admin department for the Mexican affiliates, active in Pharma sector but also Chemical (coatings, mostly) and Films (cellophan, mostly).• Main duties: for all sites (including a plant) in the 3 affiliates, accounting & taxes, forecasting & controlling, customer services & supply chain, purchasing, legal and IT. Head of a 4-8 persons team, reporting to General Manager.• Main missions: creation of a Central Services organisation servicing all BU’s (including accounting “insourcing”), 4 M&A operations, policies definition in line with Group standards, local team training, support to the corporate SAP roll-out and “cultural” link with HQ.• Official functions: legal representative of all entities, general manager of one entity.

• Poland Controller

  • Feb 2002 - Jan 2003

  I was expatriate, based in Warszawa - Poland and in charge of the Finance & Administration of the Polish affiliates.• Main duties: accounting & taxes, forecasting & controlling, customer services & supply chain and HR (administration only). Head of a 4-5 persons team, reporting to General Manager.• Main mission: new operating model design, aimed at protecting the Group against fiscal reform impacting the pharma Polish industry (company creation, processes definition, etc).• Official functions: legal representative of one entity, shareholder representative of another.

• Business Analyst

  • Feb 2000 - Feb 2002

  I was based in Brussels, working for the Pharma Sector Management Control department.• Main duties: reporting & forecasting, results analysis and comments, business reviews, management advises, transfer pricing and consolidation questions, analysis tool development, internal control & audit, processes design, special projects…• Main missions: design of an automated information system for Global Ops, Pharma results comments redaction, creation of a service-minded relationship with Global Ops, design and implementation of a purchasing flow in Greece, Finland and Turkey.



Thales

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Engineer

  • Jun 1999 - Jan 2000

  With the continuous growth of the company, its ISO-9001 certification and multiplication of projects, back-office crew was appointed to strenghten processes and control.• Operational control activities: reporting & forecasting, business analyses, inter-department projects, control and business administration processes and tools set-up, etc.

• Software Engineer

  • Ogos 1997 - Mei 1999

  Syseca Belgium (affiliate of Thales) is a small IT outsourcing company of French multinational Thales. High growth, strong recruitment during pre-2000 IT boom were driving the business.Main activities:• For an R&D European project (in co-operation with 6 countries), software evaluation co-ordination, cost/benefits analysis and deployment plan organisation.• One-year thesis, with Engineering ULB department and Eurocontrol (European Air Safety Organisation): sensors systematic error correction using artificial intelligence



ULB

• Student teacher - Assistant

  • Sep 1996 - Mei 1998

  Within the university framework, I taught physics, mathematics and chemistry to high school and undergraduate students. Within the university framework, I taught physics, mathematics and chemistry to high school and undergraduate students.