David
Manufacturing Plant Director - Belgium - iCEO #64133

Experience

Agronomy and Chemical Engineering BSc & MSc Engineer - Executive Management - Safety & Environmental Management. 18 years of experience on Plant, Operations, Procurement, Project, Purchasing & Supply Chain

Major Achievements

• Plant Director: XXX, 2011 – 2014 Belgium: General management on a waste treatment production plant starting from 0 with management of permit and building on site. Responsible for all operations and logistics, equipments purchasing and investment, staff management, Capex and Opex, internal and external projects (25.000 euro to 1.000.000 euro), commercial development and sales of biocompost and wood wastes. End of activity because of bancroft. • Site Director: XXX, 2005 – 2010 (5 years) Belgium, Asia, Africa and USA: General project management for the biomass project XXX, € 35 million, 4 MWe and 14 MWt with annual production of 70.000 T of pellets in Belgium and similar project biomass CHP plant in US from erection to commissioning and running with permit management and purchasing of equipments and services. Liquid and solid biomass & wind projects for Electrawinds in consulting through the holding VARE for 19 windfarms projects in Belgium on onshore from the pre faisability study, land owner contracting, environmental study, negociation and commercial aspect with the belgian ministers and local administration offices, buidling and construction scoop until commissionning. Business development for windfarms in France, Poland and South of Africa; and 2 liquid biofuel plants in Belgium. • Operations & Procurement Manager: XXX, 2000 – 2005 (5 years) Belgium, Europe, Asia and Africa: Operations & production management on site for 60 people on shift; planning and quality process on a daily basis. Management of the procurement, logistic and purchasing on the Belgian-based flavouring manufacturing plant. Responsible of € 5 million raw material for the production, contracting suppliers, sourcing, trading and negotiation for one of the 10 largest flavor companies in Europe, with a turnover of € 47 million, 4 manufacturing sites and 10 subsidiaries worldwide; became one the 6 largest flavor companies in Europe, with a turnover of € 240 million under XXX. • Project Engineer Procurement Management: XXX, 1996 – 2000 (4 years) Belgium: Procurement, purchasing and technical project management on the nuclear power plant that has three pressurized water reactors, with a total capacity of 2985 MWe and makes up 52% of the total Belgian nuclear generating capacity. In charge of conducting the procurement process for several investment contracts between € 25 K and € 1 million, to convert the operational objectives of the project into sourcing strategies according to the technical specifications. Negotiation and contracting with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure availability of products and services at the best price and within deadlines according to client requirements until the contract close out process. Operations management on site for construction, erection, maintenance of pumps, turbines, steam water generators for exploitation. Direct supervision and indirect supervision including subcontractors.

Industry Sector Competencies

BioTech

Genetics

Energy-Oil-Gas

Agroindustries, Biotech, Chemicals, Renewable Ener

Agroindustries, Biotech, Chemicals, Renewable Ener

Professional Objectives

Function: Plant Director-Manager, Operations, Procurement SCM.

Sector: Agroindustries, Biotech, Chemicals, Renewable Energy

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Belgium and abroad (world)

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Belgium

Operational Competencies

Business development (Expert)

Acquisition and shadow management (Expert)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Expert)