Curriculum vitae van kandidaat f4263b

 

Voornaam        Hans

Woonplaats      Vught

Geboortejaar    1946

 

 

High school  :  Mathematics – Languages

Education     :  B.Sc. Chemistry ( Chemical Engineer)

Languagues  :  Dutch – English – German – French

 

 

                                                   SUMMARY 

 

Senior level Executive ( Chief Executive-Managing Director-Vice-President-Director )

with strong background in Operations- Marketing & Sales-Logistics-Planning and

Business development in the Plastics, Flexible Packaging, Paperboard ( Food and Non

Food) Machine- and Equipment Industry in Europe – Abroad.

International personality – Team builder – People Manager.

Many Years of Experience in Change Management and International Board functions.

Particular strength in setting up and expanding businesses.

 

 

                     PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES (Summary)

 

 

G.P.I. Inc.                    Brussels – Belg.              Vice President & MD   2004 – 2005

 

Amas B.V.                   Waalwijk- Neth.               Managing Director       2003 – 2004

                                                                               ( Interim)

Willett Europe Int.      Mettmann – Germany     Chief Executive             2000 – 2003

 

Elopak AS                    Stabekk – Norway          Vice-President               1998 – 2000

 

Continental Can           Ratingen – Germany      Director                          1994 – 1998

 

Mobil Plastics Europe Luxemburg                      Director                          1981 – 1994

 

Crown Van Gelder       Apeldoorn – Neth.          Sales Manager               1978 – 1981

 

Pennwalt Corp.            Rotterdam – Neth.          Business Manager         1973 – 1978

 

Akzo-DSM                   Zeist – Netherlands        Lab. – Technician           1963 – 1973

 

 

 

G.P.I. Inc.,               BRUSSELS  - BELGIUM                                          2004 – 2006 

GPI (Graphic Packaging International Inc) is a leading provider of paperboard and

intergrated paperboard solutions to the beverage and consumer products multinational

companies. Graphic Packaging operates 4 paper mills, 27 converting plants and 4

machinery manufacturing facilities worldwide. Turnover 2 BN € and 8400 employees.

Graphic Packaging operates in Europe, 1 recycled board mill, 4 converting

facilities and some JV companies and 1 machinery manufacturing facility.

Europe (EMEA) turnover is 300 MM € with about 900 employees.

Business focuses sales of board, converted board and machines. 90 % Food industry

Customer base: InBev – Heineken – SAB/Miller – Coca-Cola – Pepsi-Cola – Unilever –

                         Nestle – Danone – General Mills – Masterfoods – a.o.

 

Vice-President & Managing Director     EMEA 

Reporting to the COO ( USA) of the Company and member of the Board.

Responsible for all related EMEA businesses in Operations, Marketing & Sales, Finance,

Human Resources and Packaging Systems.

Organisation :   Direct reports ;  Director Finance – Operations – Human Resource –

                        Beverage – Consumer Products – Paperboard and  Packaging Systems.

Achievements:  Restructured organisation from Local to Regional cross-functional.

                       : Grew 2005 Beverage sales with 18 % and Board Sales 12 %

                       : Improved profitability in Consumer Products, customer/product

                         mix-change and integration of own produced board.

                       : Provided Strategic-plan for 2006 and LRP (long range plan) 2006/07/08. 

                       : Succeeded new investment programme (operational equipment, 30 MM) 

                       : Refocused on Emerging Markets (Middle East and Africa) growth 33 %

                       : Set-up, new Joint Venture partners in Russia – Turkey and Scandinavia.

 

 

AMAS                     WAALWIJK – NETHERLANDS                           2003 -  2004

Amas is a private owned trading company and a subsidiary of the Van Leeuwen Group.

Business focus  :  Trading of Board – Paper and Plastic Packaging materials.

Markets:   Middle East – Africa and Far East.

Turnover 50 MM €, 18 employees.

On request of the owner, I have been working as an Interim Managing Director in

supporting the purchase -  and sales organisation over a period of about 7 months.

 

 

WILLETT – EUROPE         METTMANN – GERMANY                        2000 – 2003

Willett was a private owned company and one of the world’s leading providers of 

product identification coding and labelling systems ( sold in 2003 to the Danaher Corp. )

Business focus        :  Sales of coding and labelling hardware ( machines and equipment )

                                   software, consumables and technical services.

Markets/Customers :  Food and non Food,  National and International companies,

                                   Danone – Nestle – Unilever – Coca-Cola – Masterfoods a.o.

Turnover                 :  Europe,  200 MM €  with 365 Employees.

 

European Chief Executive and General Manager    

Reporting to the President and CEO ( owner) and member of the Executive Board.

Responsible for all European related Business units : 20 Sales Companies and 8 Distributors.

Achievements:

         Grew core business in accordance to the objectives 25 – 30 % per Year.

         Achieved operating profit of 130 % and nett profit of  250 % in 2002.

         Doubled Ink-jet printer sales from 1086 to 2322 units ( 2000 to 2002 )

         Restructured organisation from National to Regional cross-functional.

         Provided Business plan to maximise business opportunities in Eastern Europe

         Motivated local teams to achieve their goals and targets.

 

 

ELOPAK AS                          STABEKK  -  NORWAY                               1998 – 2000

Elopak is a private company and one of the largest dairy beverage carton suppliers.

Business focus: Sales of Packaging machines – Paperboard – PET/PE bottles and Sheets.

Markets           : Dairy – Beverage and Food and Non Food.

Turnover         :  1.2 BN €  with 2000 Employees

 

Vice President and General Manager      

Reporting to the President and CEO of the company and member of the Executive Board.

Organisation : Direct reports -  6 Market Unit General Managers, 3 Plant Managers, 1 Technical Director, 3 Business Controllers, 3 Marketing and Sales Directors.

 

Achievements :  Grew Asian Pacific markets with 135 % and European with 12 %.

                        :   Improved ROS from 1,6 to 5,1 %

                        :   Restructured Elopak/Unifil/Norester organisation into cross-functional

                        :   Refocused on product mix and achieved improved Ebit results.

                        :   Provided Business partners for Unifil and Norester

 

 

CONTINENTAL PET EUROPE      RATINGEN – GERMANY               1994 - 1998  

CPE is the largest manufacturer of  PET performs and bottles in the world and a Division

of Continental  Can Europe ( Schmallbach-Lubeca), one of the largest packaging companies in Europe. Turnover exceeding 3 BN € with 4000 employees.

 

Director  Marketing  &  Sales  -   World-wide

Reporting to President of the PET Division, Turnover of 1 BN € and 1200 Employees.

Responsibilities : Marketing & Sales Organisation, Planning & Logistics, Product

                             Development Organisation, Technical Service Department.

Customer base   : Danone/Unilever/ Coca-Cola/Pepsi-Cola/Nestle- a.o.

 

Achievements :   Built motivated Sales- Technical and Key-Account teams to support.

                            the International Bottling Organisations.

                        :   Achieved substantial sales and profit margin to a level of  26 % ROS.

                        :   Provided strategic directions and policies to support objectives.

                        :   Implemented product development group.

                        :   Extended customer base throughout Europe and abroad.

 

 

MOBIL PLASTICS EUROPE        LUXEMBURG/ BELGIUM              1981 - 1994 

MPE is the largest supplier of oriented polypropylene packaging films in Europe,

subsidiary of  Mobil Chemical, a division of Mobil Oil Corp. USA . 

Turnover MPE               :    400 MM  € with about 650 employees

Markets/Customer base :    Food and non Food  ( Nestle/Pepsico/Danone/Masterfoods/

                                            Unilever/ a.o.)

 

Director Marketing & Sales         Europe                                                    1988 – 1994

 

Director Marketing & Sales         Benelux & Scandinavia                         1984 – 1988

 

Export Sales Manager                   East. Europe – Iberia - Scandinavia     1982 – 1984

 

Product Manager                           Europe                                                    1981 – 1982

 

 

Mobil Plastics Europe 

Responsible for European Marketing & Sales- and Technical Service Organisation

in Europe.

Achievements :  Increased sales volume with 235 % in 5 Years.

                        :  Implemented successfully new Agency network.

                        :  Prepared 10 Years assumptions and 5 Years strategic plans.

                        :  Provided market intelligence to enable MPE to invest in 60 MM €

                        :  Incorporated new products for new markets.

                        :  Implemented steps to achieve ISO 9000 and TQM certification.

                        :  Built excellent Marketing- Sales and Technical support teams.

                        :  Promoted to European Marketing & Sales Director after many

                           Years of excellent sales results.

 

 

CROWN VAN GELDER        APELDOORN – NETHERLANDS            1978 – 1981 

CVG is the largest supplier of co-extruded packaging paper and films for the food and non food industry and subsidiary of Van Gelder Paper Mills and Crown Zellerbach USA.

CVG has a turnover of 200 MM €  with 300 employees.

 

Sales Manager    Germany – Switzerland - Austria

Reporting to the European Marketing & Sales Director.

Responsible for Sales & Marketing in the German speaking countries selling

paper products and co-extruded multi-layer films for the food and non food

markets, assisted by 2 sales people and technical team.

Main achievements new high margin customers ( Hochland – Kraft – Unilever – a.o. )

 

 

PENNWALT CORPORATION   ROTTERDAM - NETHERLANDS     1973 – 1978

 

Business Manager

Responsible for selling Coated Paper, Cellulose Acetate, Polystyrene and Polypropylene

films in the Benelux - German and French markets.

 

 

AKZO & DSM   HOLDING          ZEIST – NETHERLANDS                  1963 – 1973

 

Laboratorium Technician.

Providing technical support for both sales organizations selling Polyamide, PVC  and

Polyethylene resins for the European Plastic Markets.