Experience

Automatic Systems

• Belgium
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head of New Product Development (Product Marketing)

  • Jul 2018 - Present



Cebeo

• Belgium
• Wholesale
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Branch Manager

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Responsibility of the P&L of the point of sales. Management of an internal sales team of 24 people. Responsibility of the P&L of the point of sales. Management of an internal sales team of 24 people.



AGC Glass Europe

• Belgium
• Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Advanced Design Program Manager

  • Apr 2012 - Mar 2017

  Lobbying & prospection activities (development of customer intimacy, identification of customer needs, benchmarking of competition, promotion of AGC innovative technologies, development of new business from pilot concepts to innovative projects). Project management activities dedicated to the co-development with customers of innovative products. Creation and organization of promotional events at customers (Journée Innovation Fournisseur, cockpit week, …). Initiator of an organizational change to integrate AD activities in the PMS of the company (from R&D to D&I).



Schréder

• Belgium
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Group Product Manager

  • Jul 2006 - Sep 2011

  Product range management including quarterly reporting to executive committee. Development of new products in all the portfolios, using the new LED technological breakthrough, from specification with the markets to commercialization. Dedicated market research through worldwide field visits (questionnaire set-up, interviews & analysis). Analysis of business development opportunities. Research and evaluation of partners, for co-development of a solar lighting solution. Participation in the definition and briefing of communication tools (paper, online, trade shows).



Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2006

  Definition of a new generation of product. Project management from market study into development and industrialization (incl. production line upgrade) until commercial launch and lobbying to main equipment manufacturers. Diversification of the product application (market proof and validation). Synergy with Saint-Gobain Vetrotex for package sales. Definition of a new generation of product. Project management from market study into development and industrialization (incl. production line upgrade) until commercial launch and lobbying to main equipment manufacturers. Diversification of the product application (market proof and validation). Synergy with Saint-Gobain Vetrotex for package sales.



Siemens

• Germany
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Line Manager

  • Jun 2002 - Jun 2003

  Market & competition analysis. Research of potential customers, negotiations and sales contracts, after-sales follow-up. Market & competition analysis. Research of potential customers, negotiations and sales contracts, after-sales follow-up.



Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Product Marketing Engineer

  • Aug 1999 - Jun 2002

  Work in the corporate HQ in San Jose (Silicon Valley) and in the European headquarters in Waterloo. Technical support to sales teams. Price guidelines & budgeting. Product training of sales teams and distributors. Work in the corporate HQ in San Jose (Silicon Valley) and in the European headquarters in Waterloo. Technical support to sales teams. Price guidelines & budgeting. Product training of sales teams and distributors.



Euroclear

• Belgium
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Systems Analyst

  • Sep 1997 - Aug 1999

  Specialist in Lending & Borrowing in the department Application Development. Participation in two projects: Real Time Settlement & European Monetary Union. Specialist in Lending & Borrowing in the department Application Development. Participation in two projects: Real Time Settlement & European Monetary Union.