Experience

Zeopore Technologies NV

• Belgium
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Leuven, Belgium Zeopore Technologies is a technology company developing and commercialising high-performance zeolites. The zeolites are made more molecularly accessible and effective, and this via an industrially and economically viable mesoporisation process. Such highly effective zeolites are mainly used in refinery and chemical catalytic processes, as well as in adsorbents, detergents and molecular sieving applications. Zeopore is a spinout of the University of Leuven (BE).



Relivent BV

• General Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  Leuven, Belgium General Management, business planning and financing of SMEs in chemical and technological business areas * Build spinout company in sensor technology from IMEC, multinational micro-electronics technology center (www.imec-int.com). Also an IMEC.istart mentor for promising startups. * Develop business plan and financing strategy for Inbiose, university spinout in white biotechnology (www.inbiose.com). * Strategy consultant and shareholder of Bao House, startup in construction… Show more General Management, business planning and financing of SMEs in chemical and technological business areas * Build spinout company in sensor technology from IMEC, multinational micro-electronics technology center (www.imec-int.com). Also an IMEC.istart mentor for promising startups. * Develop business plan and financing strategy for Inbiose, university spinout in white biotechnology (www.inbiose.com). * Strategy consultant and shareholder of Bao House, startup in construction industry (www.baoliving.com) https://www.groepvanroey.be/nl/nieuws/vanhoutpro-gaat-voor-innovatie-en-duurzaamheid-met-sam * Member Advisory Board and strategy executive for ILGE Subscription Management, major ICT company with ambitious innovation targets. (www.ilge.eu) * Strategy consultant for midsize companies to initiate and execute venturing initiatives. Business Coach @ Business Angel Coach Network (www.businessangelcoach.be) Business Coach @ Antwerp Management School - Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship(www.antwerpmanagementschool.be) Business Angel, member of Business Angel Network Flanders (BAN Vlaanderen) Show less



Innovation Club ARGUS

• Co-founder and member of the Innovation Club ARGUS

  • Nov 2014 - Jan 2017

  Ghent, Belgium ARGUS is a Think Tank of experienced Innovation adepts with interprofessional networks, with the ambition to discover and develop breakthrough value propositions and bring such businesses to market. Closed group on invitation only.



DSM

• Netherlands
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Textured Surfaces in Solar

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2016

  Maastricht Area, Netherlands Within the Emerging Business Area of DSM Advanced Surfaces, responsible for building and expanding a new venture active in the development, production and sales of optical foils for the solar industry. This new venture will be built on the basis of a newly acquired company and technology position. Member of the EBA Management Team.

• Director Partnerships & Alliances

  • Apr 2011 - Feb 2013

  Maastricht Area, Netherlands Within the Emerging Business Area of DSM Advanced, responsible for boosting the growth and profitability of the unit via partnerships or alliances with outside companies. Member of the EBA Management Team.

• Investment Manager

  • Sep 2007 - Jun 2011

  Maastricht Area, Netherlands Responsible for equity investments in both strategic start-ups and investment funds (in fields of life sciences and material sciences). Participated in the Board of Directors of multiple companies (broad range of activities and business models). Executed venturability analyses for expansion in Japan, India and Latin-America.

• Demand & Supply Chain Manager

  • Sep 2004 - Aug 2007

  Tienen, Belgium Organisational and process set-up of the Demand & Supply Chain entity (16 FTE), responsible for purchasing (> 75 mln EUR), global logistics (> 150 kton citric acid, 30 SKU's) and customer relations (> 100 customers, service level management), marketing and sales Co-products business unit. Member of the Site Management Team.



Roche

• Switzerland
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Unit Manager - Citric Acid Coproducts

  • Jan 1999 - Aug 2004

  Tienen (Belgium) and Kaiseraugst, near Basel (Switzerland) Responsible for production (5 products, 350 kton capacity, 25 FTE's), marketing and business development (6 main markets, 25 key customers) and logistics. Achieved significant financial improvement (+ 7 mln EUR) both on cost and on revenues, and led the business into higher value markets and operational stability.



Shell

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• R&D Specialist and Process Engineer - Polystyrenics

  • Jul 1995 - Jan 1999

  Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) and Carrington; near Manchester (UK) Fundamental and applied research including longer-term customer co-development activities focusing on sustainability of explandable polystyrene. Production process improvements and full plant debottlenecking. Achieved a substantial plant capacity increase (+10%) and stabilisation of output and quality