Experience

Sterling International

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• WW Director of Research & Studies

  • 2009 - Present

  Consulting Research & Information professional with 20+ years of executive search experience, currently focused since 2001 in Fashion, Luxury Goods and Retail / Brussels & Paris regular commuting / Specializing in international company and industry intelligence, and name generation, particularly in Europe, Northern America and Asia / Supporting the internal recruiting effortsSterling International (http://www.sterling-conseil.com) is one of the leading global executive search groups, specializing in Fashion, Retail, and Luxury Goods created in 2001 by Michael Boroian and composed by a multicultural and multilingual team of experienced Partners, Principals, Consultants, Researchers and staff members from other large search firms (Russell Reynolds, Heidrick & Struggles, Korn Ferry, Egon Zehnder, TMP-Highland, Boyden, Whitehead Mann, Ray & Berndtson, Eurosearch, Alexander Hughes) and/or large Fashion, Retail, and Luxury Goods companies (LVMH, Gucci, Polo Ralph Lauren, L’Oreal, Liz Claiborne, Hermès, Emanuel Ungaro, Pierre Balmain, Givenchy).4 offices (Paris, Milan, Brussels, New York)Sectors covered: Fashion, Apparel, Retail, Wholesale, Department Stores, Cosmetics & Perfume, Luxury Goods, Leather Goods, Luggage, Accessories, Footwear, Womenswear, Menswear, Childrenswear, Textile, Interior Design, Sportswear, Eyewear, Ready-to-Wear RTW, Hospitality, Branded Goods, Fine Food, Wine & Spirits, Auctions, Jewellery, Tableware, Silverware with prior knowledge in Natural Resources, Industrial, Media, Not-for-Profit, Healthcare, IT & FMCG, e-Commerce

• Europe Director of Research & Studies

  • 2004 - 2009

• Head of Research & Studies

  • 2001 - 2004



ACTJ Koekelberg

• Secretary General

  • 2016 - 2017

  Secretary General - nonprofit organization (NPO) Secretary General - nonprofit organization (NPO)



Belgian Association for Documentation (ABD-BVD)

• Belgium
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • 2009 - 2011



Russell Reynolds

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate, Industrial & Natural Resources

  • 1992 - 2001

  Information & Research professional active with one of the top 5 Global headhunting firmshttp://www.russellreynolds.com* Providing & analysing on natl/Euro/intl levels the right information support for any need regarding executives, corporations, markets & industries, through a sound knowledge of internal/external databases & Internet resources, my own documentalists' network, a creative, dynamic & structured approach of each need with in-depth market knowledge* Created the research function in 1992 (Brussels office : 2 > 35 people)* Helped in starting up the Amsterdam office in 1997* In 2000, assisted 9 consultants in winning 51 assignments (fees generated: 2M+$)* Supported about 100 multi-sector/function assignments a year* Key contact for information-related issue (e.g. merger/design of natl databases into the global proprietary database)* Training (new Recruiting & Research Associates) * Euro Coordinator / Data Scientist of resources (Industrial & Natural Resources Practices)



Spencer Stuart

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Internal Researcher

  • 1988 - 1992

  Information professional active in one of the top 5 Global headhunting firmshttp://www.spencerstuart.comDuties * Responsible of the Information Centre support activities: providing information on industry, people and company for new business development activities connected with national and international assignments* Assisting the whole staff at any stage of a search process in each information request* Developing world-wide contacts with Spencer Stuart's network, information brokers and directories' publishers by establishing an extensive network of inside (European research meetings, travels, ...) and outside contacts· Identification and contact with sources/prospects via desktop and phone research* Upgrading the information flow by a methodical management of the information centre



Umicore

• Belgium
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Information Analyst

  • 1987 - 1988

  Information professional active at the holding level in the leading non-ferrous metals group (fka Union Minière) Duties* Assisted every corporate department (General Management, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, Manufacturing) and Union Minière's subsidiaries in gathering, analysing, and providing strategic data/intelligence, e.a. a weekly press review of about 200 pages Information professional active at the holding level in the leading non-ferrous metals group (fka Union Minière) Duties* Assisted every corporate department (General Management, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, Manufacturing) and Union Minière's subsidiaries in gathering, analysing, and providing strategic data/intelligence, e.a. a weekly press review of about 200 pages