Experience

Biocartis

• Belgium
• Medical Device
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior HSE Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present



UCB

• Belgium
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Global Lead External Partners

  • May 2020 - Oct 2022

  •Ensure UCB’s EHS ambition covers the entire value chain and is known and supported by our external partners (CMO and other suppliers). •Screen the regulatory context in which UCB is operating, ensuring UCB is aware and understands the potential impact of evolving EHS-related regulatory requirements and representing HSE at Industry Associations and UCB’s Regulatory Information Network. •Lead the Product Stewardship effort within UCB in cooperation external consulting partners •Ensure UCB’s EHS ambition covers the entire value chain and is known and supported by our external partners (CMO and other suppliers). •Screen the regulatory context in which UCB is operating, ensuring UCB is aware and understands the potential impact of evolving EHS-related regulatory requirements and representing HSE at Industry Associations and UCB’s Regulatory Information Network. •Lead the Product Stewardship effort within UCB in cooperation external consulting partners



Prevent

• Belgium
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Following course Prevention Management (Preventie Adviseur niveau 1)

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2021



A. Schulman, Inc.

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Global Director Product Safety

  • Mar 2015 - Apr 2019

  • Rolled-out regulatory software (Exess/Chems) for 58 sites worldwide for automated generation of Safety Data Sheets, Food Contact Statement, REACH Compliance and for efficient replies to regulatory questions of customers (automotive requirements, “absence declarations”, RoHS, ELV, WEEE, Coneg, GADSL, IMDS, etc.). Secured proper functioning and further developed software, globally—business case demonstrates software saved +/- 30 FTEs to support the range of 100.000 products.• Selected and mentored a global team of 20 regulatory professionals spread over different regions.• Drove global processes allowing pro-active control whether raw materials fulfil general regulatory requirements (e.g. global inventories, restrictions, etc.) and specific regulatory requirements for markets they will end up in (e.g. food contact, pharmaceuticals, medical applications, etc.).• Developed global standard and policy on c-GMP.• Served as chairman of legal safety committee in Belgium (CPBW). Show less

• EHS Director Europe

  • Mar 2011 - Sep 2015

  • Setup an EHS management system to ensure compliance against all applicable regulations, development of the necessary procedures and KPI, and setting a standard to ensure prevention on EHS matters—implemented system in Europe for 18 plants.• Built and managed team of professionals; oversaw employees directly or indirectly who were engaged in EHS program design and administration • Created and actively drove a safety culture where zero tolerance for accidents is the norm. Implemented safety behavioural program in Europe—reduced accidents by half.• Participated in due diligence activities. Show less

• Product Safety Manager Europe

  • Jun 2009 - Mar 2011

  Develop, manage and implement policies, procedures and a system to monitor and supervise all Product Safety functions for all BU’s of A. Schulman in Europe, while ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements and sound product safety practices.



Huntsman Corporation

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• EHS Manager

  • Dec 1998 - May 2009



BetzDearborn

• Environmental Specialist

  • Dec 1993 - Nov 1998