Experience

IAAPA

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Representative IAAPA EMEA in global membership committee

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  This committee recommends policy and strategic direction for membership recruitment, membership retention and membership services on a global scale. The committee evaluates the association’s overall menu of products and services. The Membership Committee oversees also the Young Professional Subcommittee. The committee is comprised of the chairs of the global constituency committees, and the chairs of each regional membership committee. My role is to ensure that the information is flowing… Show more This committee recommends policy and strategic direction for membership recruitment, membership retention and membership services on a global scale. The committee evaluates the association’s overall menu of products and services. The Membership Committee oversees also the Young Professional Subcommittee. The committee is comprised of the chairs of the global constituency committees, and the chairs of each regional membership committee. My role is to ensure that the information is flowing between the global committee and IAAPA EMEA. Show less



IAAPA EMEA

• Belgium
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member advisory committee

  • Jan 2020 - Present



Familypark St. Margarethen | Burgenland | Austria

• Austria
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Rust, Austria Familypark is the leading Austrian leisure park. Located in the tourist region of Neusiedl Lake, less than one hour from the centre of Vienna, Familypark is easily accessed from Hungary and Slovakia. During the 2018 financial year, Familypark generated revenue of €19.1m with EBITDA of €6.8m. It welcomed 716,000 visitors, of which around 30% were from Hungary and Slovakia. It is a high-quality regional park, with infrastructure and facilities that are matching the standards set by Compagnie… Show more Familypark is the leading Austrian leisure park. Located in the tourist region of Neusiedl Lake, less than one hour from the centre of Vienna, Familypark is easily accessed from Hungary and Slovakia. During the 2018 financial year, Familypark generated revenue of €19.1m with EBITDA of €6.8m. It welcomed 716,000 visitors, of which around 30% were from Hungary and Slovakia. It is a high-quality regional park, with infrastructure and facilities that are matching the standards set by Compagnie des Alpes. Over the last few financial years, it has benefited from a level of investment that enables it to offer a product with all the intrinsic qualities of the group’s portfolio of sites. Show less



Compagnie des Alpes

• France
• Travel Arrangements
• 200 - 300 Employee

• International Project Director Leisure division

  • Mar 2015 - Mar 2020

  Brussels Area, Belgium Expanding activities of Leisure division outside France. Promote the vast experience and knowledge of CDA (operator of 14 leisure parks and 11 ski areas in Europe). In different formats, such as management and consulting services (master planning, operations and business planning, feasability studies, assistance in construction phase,..) as well as full operations. Prospecting potential partners. Negotiating collaboration with potential clients/partners. Market research and… Show more Expanding activities of Leisure division outside France. Promote the vast experience and knowledge of CDA (operator of 14 leisure parks and 11 ski areas in Europe). In different formats, such as management and consulting services (master planning, operations and business planning, feasability studies, assistance in construction phase,..) as well as full operations. Prospecting potential partners. Negotiating collaboration with potential clients/partners. Market research and potential evaluation. Development an business plan. On site fellow up of project as executive or project director.

• Director Projects

  • Jul 2014 - Mar 2015

  France Accompagny the director of leisure parks with strategic repositionning of leisure parks CDA. Establishment of info memo with investment banker for parks sold by CDA. Making strategic 10 year plans for those parks. Resulting in succesfull sale of different parks.



Sindibad Beach Resort

• Morocco
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Parc Sindibad

  • Mar 2016 - May 2017

  Casablanca Assistance on site Parc Sindibad of general management on behalf of Compagnie de Alpes. Daily general management of the site, improving business process, operations, marketing, sales,etc.. In execution of assistance managment contract between CDA and Sindibad beach resort. Parc Sindibad is the largest Moroccan and North African leisure park with 1,4 milj. annual visitors.



Walibi

• Belgium
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager Walibi Sud-Ouest

  • Jul 2014 - Feb 2015

  France Overall responsability of the park, reporting to the Director Leisure Parks CDA. Interim & change management in period change ownership from CDA to Aspro.



Parc Astérix

• Travel Arrangements
• 500 - 600 Employee

• General Manager

  • 2008 - Jul 2014

  Park Director, responsible for safety, security, operations, technical, internal sales, guest satisfaction, shows, investments. Reporting to the regional Director and with a matrix structure for Finance, HRM, Sales & Marketing. Park Asterix is the second largest French park with 1,8 milj. visitors, 70 milj.€ turnover and annual average of 1.700 FTE. Major contributions : better technical & safety performance, increase of guest satisfaction, increase of internal sales (F&B + retail)… Show more Park Director, responsible for safety, security, operations, technical, internal sales, guest satisfaction, shows, investments. Reporting to the regional Director and with a matrix structure for Finance, HRM, Sales & Marketing. Park Asterix is the second largest French park with 1,8 milj. visitors, 70 milj.€ turnover and annual average of 1.700 FTE. Major contributions : better technical & safety performance, increase of guest satisfaction, increase of internal sales (F&B + retail), developing new events (summer night openings / Halloween / winter opening ), deveoping new shows & investments. Show less



Bellewaerde

• Belgium
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General manager

  • Mar 1993 - Feb 2008

  Started in1993 as Financial Director for Bellewaerde Parc, part of the Walibi Group, quoted on Belgian stock market. In 1998, Bellewaerde Park and the Walibi group, were sold to Six Flags. From' 98 I combined the job as Financial Director with HRM Director. End of '99 I was promoted to General Manager. Bellewaerde Park is a theme park with more than 700.000 visitors (16 milj.€ turnover). The park evoluated from '99 to 2007 with more than 30 % turnover and doubled its EBITDA. The park is well… Show more Started in1993 as Financial Director for Bellewaerde Parc, part of the Walibi Group, quoted on Belgian stock market. In 1998, Bellewaerde Park and the Walibi group, were sold to Six Flags. From' 98 I combined the job as Financial Director with HRM Director. End of '99 I was promoted to General Manager. Bellewaerde Park is a theme park with more than 700.000 visitors (16 milj.€ turnover). The park evoluated from '99 to 2007 with more than 30 % turnover and doubled its EBITDA. The park is well know for its rides (37) as for its animals (400) and beautifull nature. My contributions : investments in rides (topple tower/4D cinema/Kids zone), animals (elephants/ape islands/..), developing new events (night openings, Wild Wild West, Halloween, winteropening),strong financial figures, best guest satisfaction in the Group and good social climate. Show less



Neuhaus

• Belgium
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Financial Director France (Jeff de Bruges)

  • Mar 1991 - Feb 1993

  Paris Area, France Jeff de Bruges is a French chocolate franchise company, with 150 franchisees in France. As Financial Director, based in Paris (France) I was responsible for budgetting, financial reporting, etc. Also I analysed the different activities of the French branch (Cocidac & Jeff de Bruges) which resulted in cession of part of the activities (Cocidac).



Fnac

• France
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Responsable controle de gestion

  • Nov 1989 - Mar 1991

  Responsable for the financial department and cash control of the retail store, based in Ghent.Fnac is a retail store, selling books, CD's, TV, audio, photo & informatics. Focus on inventory, cash control, budgetting, daily sales reporting,etc..



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tax and accountancy consultant

  • Feb 1987 - Nov 1989

  Member of the Tax Consultants departments of Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young). Specialised in corporate tax & accountancy for branches of international clients.



KPMG US

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accountant

  • 1986 - 1987

  Member of the external accountancy department of KPMG (at that period Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co), performing accountancy and financial advice services to international clients.