Transition Management & Consultancy

• Managing Director Benelux for Fichet Security Solutions Benelux based in Brussels - Critical physical (secure walls, bomb & bullet proof windows, secure rooms, safes & vaults) and electronic security solutions for railways (SNCB /Infrabel), bank’s (ING/KBC), ministries, defence, EU, nuclear… - €20M P&L, 100 staff – 18 months
• Managing Director west France, for AKKA (now AKKODIS), an engineering outsourcing specialist – 4 agencies, 400 staff - €40M P&L – 18 months.
• Counsel and engineering of a French Chinese joint venture (Geniatech, Shenzhen) within the IoT sector, applying dual LoRaWAN / Sigfox technology for solar energy applications – 12 months.
• Regional director for a Swiss manufacturer (Waxoyl AG) of paint protective applications for the automotive industry – 18 months.

• Founded a GreenTech; solar PV and smart Grid / City solutions in the Benelux, France and North Africa.
• Fundraised €7M of equity over 5 years (family offices / institutional funds) including 2 mergers & acquisitions.
• €30M P&L, 100 staff.

• Sales and marketing for France (SNCF/RATP), Portugal (CP), Spain (RENFE), Italy (RFI), Greece (TPF), Turkey and the African continent; mostly South Africa / Nigeria / Morocco / Algeria / Tunisia / Egypt.
• RFID, MIFARE DES Fire, Telematics, Navigation, Parking, Ticketing & Low voltage Mass Transit technology solutions.
• Won Gautrain project between Tambo Airport and Pretoria, South Africa, in 2007 for the 2010 FIFA world cup; consortium with Bombardier, €1.5B Capex - €300M Opex per year.
• 250M€/year order intake – management of a team 45 sales, bid and support staff...

• World leader in TDMA positioning solutions for the Oil&Gas sector, borders and maritime security (Fugro, Islandic Fisheries...) and road tolling solutions (London Transport Authority, Liber-T...)
• SaaS Fleet Management Solutions : Coca Cola, Unichem, Colas, Fowler Welch...
• 45M€/year order intake - management of 12 sales managers worldwide.

Minorplanet Systems PLC, based in the Hague & Paris.

• Leading Global Telematics provider (GE Capital company) in Fleet Management Solutions for transport and commercial fleet operators applying M2M & SaaS solutions.
• Won record contract with SERNAM in 2002 for 3500 vans, trucks and rigs (7M€) financed through IBM.
• 25M€/year order intake. - management of 3 account managers.