À propos de John
ENGLISH-Version
COO & Director-level mandates boosting company-wide top- & bottom-line performance; serving investors, founders & top-execs across industry-sectors; enabling up to $ 9-figure growth, holding $ 8-figure P&L and 3-figure personnel responsibility
Hands-on leadership, Coach & Mentor roles applying the wisdom of 20+ years’ expertise in strategy execution, operational excellence & product management to enable clarity of direction, aligned teams, accelerated change & healthy organizations
Seed investor in several start- & scale-ups and hold related Advisory Board / NED positions. Regu-lar sparring partner and sounding board for entrepreneurs, leaders and their teams
Based in Brussels, speak native-level English & German, fluent Dutch & conversational French
GERMAN-Version
1. 20 Jahre hands-on Erfahrung als COO / Operations Director und Consultant in den Bereichen Turnarounds / Restrukturierungen, gesamtbetrieblicher Leistungssteigerung, Produkt-Management, wie auch (digitalen) Transformationen, und dies über zig Industriesektoren und B-2-B, wie auch B-2-C Kontexte weltweit oftmals in hochkomplexen, „politisch spannenden“ Firmenumgebungen mit tief 3-stelliger Personal- und € 8-stelliger P&L Verantwortung
2. Die erfolgreichsten Mandate durchweg in dynamischen Dienstleistungs- und Technologie - Media - Telco (TMT) KMU / Mittelstand Umgebungen erbracht. Dabei die Realisierung von wiederholt € 9-stelligen Umsatztreiber-Propositions (Produkt- & Dienstleistungskombinationen) in internationalen Märkten maßgeblich vorangetrieben bzw. geführt, und diese Unternehmen operativ auf Vordermann gebracht
3. Fließend mehrsprachiger Amerikaner (Englisch, Deutsch, Niederländisch, Französisch, Pfälzisch) mit tiefen, europäischen Wurzeln vor allem in Deutschland und BeNeLux und Dekaden an internationaler Arbeitserfahrung
Anglais
Bilingue ou natif
Allemand
Bilingue ou natif
Néerlandais
Capacité professionnelle complète
Français
Capacité professionnelle limitée
Accepte de travailler sur site
Brussels (jusqu’à 50 km), Dusseldorf (jusqu’à 50 km), Amsterdam (jusqu’à 50 km)
Expériences
- Interim ManagementC- & Director Level Integration, Operations & Transformation Mandatesaoût 1997 - Aujourd'hui (28 ans et 10 mois)Europe✔ COO, Ops Director, Quality Director & Crisis Management / Turnaround mandates with clients up to 10 bio turnover, deep 3-figure personnel and 8- figure P&L responsibility. Repeatedly selected by CEOs of billion $ companies to step-in and lead the transformation of their most challenging areas. Select clients include: www.delaval.com, www.vivawest.de, www.tof.de ✔ Consulting mandates focused on (Digital) Transformations, Operational Excellence, Strategy Execution, end-to-end performance boosting, Product Management and heavy-duty "activist" Program Management. Select clients include: www.ista.com, www.essent.com, www.t-mobile.de, www.option.com, www.euroports.com, www.2wglobal.com, www.colruytgroup.com ✔ > 25 clients across B-2-B and B-2-C industries, and with a clear focus today on international growth scenarios with highly dynamic scale-ups and SMEs (Mittelstand / KMO) in the service-sector, retail and high-tech industries on both sides of the Atlantic
- International Coaching FederationMentor & Coach ➽ Boards, Founders, Leadersmai 2006 - Aujourd'hui (20 ans et 1 mois)✔ Focus on start- / scale-up venture founders, leaders of tech SMEs >5 mio turnover, as well as boards & executives of established SMEs (Mittelstand / KMO) <1.5 bio turnover wanting aligned teams, accelerated change and healthy organizations ✔ Mentor scope covers strategy & proposition (product & service) roadmap development, operational excellence, governance and overall venture professionalization ✔ Coaching scope covers improving servant leadership, communication and engagement skills
- Business AngelAdvisory Board & Business Angeljanvier 2013 - Aujourd'hui (13 ans et 5 mois)United States✔ Focus on Logistics, Health & Wellness and FoodTech start- & scale-ups. Currently on Advisory Board of a Last-Mile Logistics & Non-Executive Director (NED) for a Vertical Farming start-up. Previously NED for a SmartGrid SaaS scale-up and Fitness App start-up ✔ Regular sparring partner and sounding board for related founders, executives and their teams ✔ Seed / early-stage investments in 2 ventures
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Formations
- Management Buy-in / Buy-Out ProgrammeVlerick Leuven-Gent Management school2013Management Buy-in / Buy-Out Programme
- Entrepreneurial Development ProgrammeMassachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management2008Entrepreneurial Development Programme