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2003 - to date               Honeywell                                                                                                   Brussels

Regional Manager Contracts – Benelux
EMEA Project Leader for Contracts Processes and Tools

·          Report directly to the EMEA Director of Contracts and, in doted lines, to the Southern Europe and Central Europe Regional General Managers

·          Initiate and review contracts in the frame of existing business and new acquisitions

·          Support the Sales Teams in the identification, pursuit and acquisition of business

·          Ensure that risks are assessed on potential projects and managed on contracted projects

·          Support and advise management on contract related matters, dispute resolution and change order opportunities

·          Ensure that negotiated agreements meets Corporate and Regional objectives for revenue and profit

·          Establish negotiation objectives and achieve them through management of the negotiation process

·          Ensure development of positive customer relationships to enhance resolution of contractual problems

·          Ensure compliance with Corporate policies and procurement related procedures

·          Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations

·          Design, develop and maintain the EMEA website and documentation library

·          Design, develop and follow-up the EMEA Contracts Approval policies, processes and tools

·          Six Sigma Green Belt Certified; Lean Green Belt Certification in progress; Lean Expert education scheduled

1998 - 2002                   ERICSSON                                                                                                   Brussels

Senior Pricing and Contract Manager – Market Unit Benelux
(GSM, UMTS, Mobile Internet and associated products and services)

·          Report directly to the Director of New Accounts Department

·          Identify, understand and manage the commercial and contractual issues within the commercial relationship with our customers (the main operators on an international level and their local subsidiaries)

·          Provide support to the Account with regards to all the legal and pricing issues

·          Co-ordinate the tender work with the Global Customer Units, the Technical Solutions Management (Engineering Department), the Services Management and the Project Management to be able to present turnkey solution packages

·          Negotiate specific agreements, follow-up the contractual issues and identify the potential add-on sales

·          Follow-up the Purchase Orders, acceptance and invoicing

·          Forecast and budget the Sales as Cost Centre Responsible

·          Take part in Software Development User Groups

1995 - 1998                   ROYALE BELGE (now AXA)                                                                     Brussels

Administrative and Accounting Manager

·          Reporting directly to the Head of Department

·          Management of a team composed of 10 people

·          Identify, understand and manage the contractual and legal issues within the commercial relationship with the internal and external customers

·          Follow-up Purchase Orders, Roll-Out of equipment and invoicing

1994 - 1995                   GB LEX S.A. (now JURIS, subsidiary of AXA)                                     Brussels

Legal Manager

1993 - 1994                   Belgian Air Force                                                                                      Brussels

Lieutenant in the Belgian Air Force Infantry Corps (Reserve Officer)

1991 - 1993                   Research Centre for Computer and Law                                                Namur

Research on Standardisation, Certification and Intellectual Property Rights in general

·          French: mother language

·          Dutch: fluent (working language)

·          English: fluent (working language)

·          Extensive experience of Personal Computer systems Excellent knowledge of professional office software suites, page layout software, image-editing, etc.

·          Web sites: design, development and maintenance

 Throughout career, attended many professional seminars and conferences that are not listed here

2005                                Thunderbird Europe Executive Business School

European Management Development Programme (People Leadership, Organisational Change Leadership and Financial Leadership Modules)

2003                                Brussels Business Mediation Centre                                                  Brussels

Civil and Commercial Mediation

1992 - 1993                   Facultés Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix                                     Namur

Master degree in law and management of communication and information technologies

·          Master degree covering the legal, economic, technical and managerial aspects of telecommunication and information technologies

·          Thesis on standardisation and certification in Europe

1988 - 1992                   Université Catholique de Louvain                                          Louvain-la-Neuve

1986 - 1988                   Facultés Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix                                     Namur

Law Degree – Major Branch: civil (contractual) and commercial law

·          Pascal De Lessines, "La troisième génération du GSM, ou quand l'Internet devient Mobile", in Droit des Technologies de l'Information: Regards Prospectifs, Cahier du C.R.I.D. n° 16, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 1999, pp. 463-472.

·          Contribution work, "La circulation des créateurs et des produits culturels dans la francophonie: dimensions juridiques", Montréal, Institut Québécois de Recherche sur la Culture (I.Q.R.C.), 1994.

·          Pascal DE LESSINES, Jean-Paul TRIAILLE and Paul VAN HOUTTE, "SCoPE Study (Software Certification Program in Europe), Legal Aspects, Report on Belgian Law", Centre de Recherches Informatique et Droit, Scotland, Strathclyde University of Glasgow, 1992.

·          Member of the IACCM (International Association of Commercial and Contract Managers)

·          Member of the Belgian Company Lawyer Institute

·          Active Member of the Lion’s Club International - MD112D - Zone 71 - Frasnes-lez-Avaing, région du Renaisis

·          Belgian, born the 17^th of June, 1966 - Married, living in a family with 5 children

·          Free to travel for short term periods

Conditions générales