- Age: 54 years
- Location: Leuven
- Background: Atypical civil engineer with more than 10 years of experience as a freelancer.
- Experience: I alternate between supporting startups and taking on strategic interim roles at various companies. My career has exposed me to a wide range of corporate cultures and business models, from large players like AB InBev to smaller enterprises and everything in between.
- Current Roles: Digital transformation coach at Odum, mentor at Ambits and Voka, and end-to-end transformation manager at Inetum.
- Hobbies: I enjoy sports, as long as they are not solo, such as volleyball, padel, and squash. My reading preferences are eclectic, ranging from philosophy and leadership to transformation and strategy.
My Core Competencies
- Integrity & Fairness: I stand for honesty and ethical principles in all my professional interactions.
- Holistic Vision: My strength lies in quickly understanding new and complex situations. I maintain an overview, analyze the context, and grasp the essence of challenges.
- Connecting People: I enjoy collaborating, sharing knowledge, and learning from others. With an end-to-end mindset, I easily connect departments, initiatives, people, systems, and data. I thrive on high-level, conceptual discussions and can quickly provide direction and navigate within complex environments.
- Change & Innovation: I thrive in change processes and strategic innovations, defining a clear North Star and encouraging out-of-the-box, outside-in, and ecosystem thinking. I drive transformations using a multifaceted approach, focusing on both the hard aspects (business metrics, KPIs, processes, technology) and the soft aspects (mindset and people-oriented elements).
- Technology: I have experience in selecting and implementing various software platforms, though I am not a deep technical expert. I’ve led change programs with tools like Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, HubSpot, and others.
- Variety & Challenge: I am an entrepreneur with a strong need for variety and challenging projects. Starting new initiatives, whether with startups or growing organizations, energizes me.
- Not Business-as-Usual: My energy doesn’t come from routine work or perfecting the last 10% of projects, but from achieving impactful changes.