Curriculum vitae van kandidaat f9018a

 

Voornaam        Bruno

Woonplaats       Leuven

Geboortejaar    1964

 

Interim Management and consulting assignments  in the area of  Mergers and Acquisitions, de-mergers, Sales & Marketing, Business Development, Procurement, Business start-ups, operations management, transition & change management,  Audit & Risk Management.

 

o        Excellent communication skills 

o        Quickly adapt to new situations and environment

o        Energetic and results-oriented

o        Excellent organisation & planning skills

o        Analytical mind; ability to review the right level of detail

o        Highly cost focused / strong drive to improve efficiencies and reduce “waste

o        Ability to coach people and create a positive & collaborative work environment

o        Enterprising; keen to develop and implement new methods

o        Pragmatic & hands-on working methodology

o        In depth knowledge of Chemicals & Plastics industry

o        Solid financial, technical and commercial skills

o        Self Employed Interim Manager and Consultant Ø      see below for assignment history o        Regional Risk Assurance Manager Chemicals Asia, BP London o        Communications Manager, BP London o        Sales & Marketing Team leader BP/Solvay deal, BP London o        European Marketing Manager PP, Amoco Geneva o        Market Development Manager Rigid Packaging, Amoco Geneva o        Product Manager PP Europe, Amoco Geneva o        Product Manager Industrial Chemicals, Amoco Geneva o        Technical Service Engineer Performance Plastics, Amoco Geel (B) o        Product Development Engineer, Bosch Buhlertal (D) and Tienen (B) o        R&D trainee, Dow Chemical Terneuzen (NL)

As of 08/03   12/01 – 07/03 09-01 – 11/01 02/01 – 08/01 01/99 – 01-01 05/97 – 12/98 11/95 – 04/97 10/93 – 10/95 07/90 – 09/93 09/87 – 06/90 07/86 – 09/86

 

o        Electromechanical Engineer (1987)   - Qualified with great Honors

Option Polymer Technology & Product Engineering – Groep T Leuven

(Thesis: glass fibre reinforced SAN – properties and process optimisation (Dow Terneuzen R&D dept.)

o        International Executive MBA  (1998) – Qualified with Honors

Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago in Barcelona

Dutch, English, French and German.

 

 

Interim Manager / Consultant                                                                                             (08/03 – to date)

See hereafter for assignment history.

Regional Risk Assurance Manager, Chemicals Asia (BP London)                            (12/01 – 07/03)

o        Led the regional internal audit team and re-directed the activities on risk based auditing

o        Established a risk management process for the Asia region and coached leaders on the application

o        Conducted a governance review of a $2.5 billion investment project in China (SECCO JV) which led to improved organisational effectiveness & partner alignment

Communications Manager – Solvay Acquisition (BP London)                                 (09/01 – 11/01)

o        Designed, planned and co-ordinated all internal and external (excl. press) communication activities in support of the Solvay Polyolefin acquisition by BP in November 2001

Sales & Marketing Team leader – Solvay acquisition (BP London)                         (02/01 – 08/01)

o        Deal valuation and commercial analysis

o        Conducted due diligence and supported delivery of the acquisition of Solvay’s European PP assets

o        Planned and co-ordinated commercial pre-integration activities

Marketing Manager PP Europe (Amoco Geneva & BP London)                             (01/99 – 01/01)

o        Re-vamped the European marketing strategy following the Integration of assets from the Appryl JV

o        Introduced cross-functional market sector teams to lead and co-ordinate market plan delivery

o        Transferred European marketing activities to London and established a new and successful team

o        Completed commercial due diligence for the Solvay PP acquisition leading to accurate value assessment

Market Development Manager Rigid Packaging (Amoco Geneva)                          (5/97 – 12/98)

o        Developed and led the implementation of the regional PP Rigid Packaging market plan

o        Initiated and co-ordinated new product development projects which increased sales to strategic sectors.

o        Established and implemented a new model for defining market segment and customer priority  

Product Manager Polypropylene Europe (Amoco Geneva)                                      (11/95 – 04/97)

o        Effectively managed the European Polypropylene product line with annual turnover of $200m

o        Led a cross-functional team accountable for managing technical, operational and commercial issues including a highly successful start up of a new world scale PP production facility in Geel, Belgium.

o        Streamlined work processes for product quality, product costing, logistics and production planning & developed new tools to increase organisational efficiency and reduce costs

Product Manager Industrial Chemicals (Amoco Geneva)                             (10/93 – 10/95)

o        Managed the polybutene product line including European logistics and Antwerp storage tanks  

o        Re-structured and re-negotiated PIB product storage and handling contract yielding 30% cost reduction

o        Re-engineered quality assurance, packaging, planning and pricing processes

Technical Service Engineer (Amoco Geel, Belgium)                                                (07/90 – 09/93)

o        Delivered Technical support (engineering plastics) to the European sales team and customer base

o        Selected, procured and implemented a CAD/CAE system in support of strategic accounts

Product development Engineer (BOSCH Tienen, Belgium)                                    (09/87 – 06/90)

o        Managed and executed new product design and product rationalisation projects

o        Transferred product design activities from German R&D site to Belgian manufacturing site

 

 

 

Overview of completed Interim Management & consulting assignments:

Assignment	Customer	Intermediary	Period
Business development European power market benchmarking services (EMQ)	Various (Chorus, Shell, DSM etc..), Brussels.	Phillip Townsend Associates Inc.	08-2003 01-2004
Roles & Responsibilities: Market research, offer development, participant recruitment, conference set up and facilitation, data collection and report delivery to members.
Project Manager - Global SBS energy efficiency benchmark	Atofina Elastomers NV,  Antwerp	Phillip Townsend Associates Inc.	10-2003 09 2004
Roles & Responsibilities: Industry and process analysis, development of energy survey, participant recruitment (global), data collection, survey report delivery. Main point of contact for the client and the authorities (verification bureau benchmarking).
Project Manager - Global  energy efficiency benchmark (P4, STPP & TA)	Thermphos International BV, Vlissingen (Nl)	Phillip Townsend Associates Inc.	09 2004 09 2005
Roles & Responsibilities: see above
Country Implementation Manager Belgium – Petrochemicals de-merger & IPO preparation	BP Plc, London	Direct	08 2004 05 2005
Roles & Responsibilities: Accountable for the timely completion of all de-merger aspects in Belgium. Lead the local project resources and advised the operational teams. Project risk and issue management; development and coordination of the country implementation plan in close cooperation with the central functions and local management. Reported to the Londen based M&A project director.   Key deliverables included: completion of due diligence and data room set up, organisational separation, implementation of the new business model and legal structure, separation of accounting, Finance, HR and procurement, ERP systems separation, implemented new banking architecture and cash management process, development of interface contracts and service level agreements.
Country Implementation Manager Belgium – Petrochemicals sale to Ineos	BP Plc, London	Direct	06 2004 12 2005
Roles & Responsibilities:  Coordinated all Belgian activities related to the completion  of due diligence, contract separation, transfer of guarantees, revision of interface agreements and service level agreements in preparation the successful deal closure effective 16/12/2005.
Project Manager Belgium -  Global HR Services & payroll delivery project (via provider Arinso)	Innovene Europe ltd, London	Direct	09 2005 11 2005
Roles & Responsibilities:  accelerate payroll outsourcing project delivery (Belgium most critical and behind schedule). Established a project risk management process, improved communication and teamwork. Developed a holistic country implementation plan in close cooperation with the site HR teams, HR managers, global project team and Arinso SAP consultants.
Commercial Capability Manager (ad interim) – Solutions Business unit	Innovene Solutions NV, Brussels	Direct	10 2005 12 2005
Roles & Responsibilities: Implemented a sales force effectiveness and improvement tool in close collaboration with the European sales managers.  Introduced a “job match” and recruitment support tool for commercial roles.