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: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brandsupport : Brand Support - ‘Interim Management Support & Consultancy in Marketing, Sales, Communication en Project Management’ : Brand Support helps in defining a realistic, clear, meaningful brand strategy and in creating unique, relevant brand and product propositions. As a next step, I translate strategy into operational excellence by combining over 20 years of international professionalism with commitment, passion and a : Food - dairy, juices, cheese, ice cream, frozen food, soft fruit, soup, snacks, hot tea, sweet biscuits, meat Non-Food - personal care, oral care, Rx cardio, OTC, fashion, internet, telcom/ISP Areas – Benelux, UK, Germany, West-Africa, South-Africa, KSA, UAE : Strategic thinking, ‘get-it-done’ mentality, result-oriented, impactful & influential, innovative & creative, commitment, passionated, energytic, international, flexible ♦ Driscoll’s – Dubai (UAE) Job Title ♦ VION Food Group – London & Edinburgh (UK) Job Title : • Recommend, support and monitor the cross-protein NPD and innovation plan (Red Meat, Poultry & Pork) • Centralizing the market research departments ♦ United Biscuits (Royal Verkade) – Zaandam (NL) Job Title : Brand Development Manager Healthy Brands Northern-Europe a.i. : • Developing and (co-)executing the strategic marketing plan • Day-to-day management of the marketing team CURRICULUM VITAE
♦ NADA Dairy & Juices – Al Khobar (KSA) Job Title : • Developing the marketing plan of 5 product groups • Day-to-day management of the marketing team • Developing and executing the market reseach calendar • Planning and supervising the execution of the brand activation calendar ♦ Vlisco Fashion – Helmond (NL) & West-Africa (RCI, Ghana, Nigeria, Benin) Job Title : Marketing & Communication Manager Woodin International a.i. : • Developing a marketing- and communication repositionings plan • Implementing a communication strategy with African Opco’s • Developing and executing the market reseach calendar ♦ Berry Gardens (Driscoll’s) – Breda (NL) & UK Job Title : • Developing the strategic business and marketing plan for Mainland Europe ♦ Engels & Partners – Broek in Waterland (NL) Job Title : • Developing and roll-out of a labour market project: ‘WisselWerk’ ♦ Colgate Palmolive – Weesp (NL) Job Title : Commercial Manager GABA Oral Care a.i. : • Day-to-day management of the marketing, sales and dental teams • Developing and (co-)executing the commercial plan : • Developing and executing a new brand and communication strategy • Developing, managing and (co-)implementing 3 NPD projects • Developing and executing the market reseach calendar ♦ GABA Benelux – Weesp (NL) Job Title : Marketing & Sales Project Manager Oral Care a.i. : • Reinforcing toothpaste position at Dntal profession and in Food & Drug channel • Developing new retail price- and margin structure Food & Drug channel CURRICULUM VITAE
♦ Unilever Foodsolutions – Rotterdam (NL) Job Title : Marketing Project Manager Foodservice a.i. : • Developing a launch feasibility study for the Foodservice channel ♦ Farm Frites – Oudenhoorn (NL) Job Title : • Developing, multi-disciplinare coordinating and introducing 4 new innovative projects in Retail and Foodservice channel ♦ XS4ALL (ISP) – Diemen (NL) Job Title : • Day-to-day management of marketing, communication, sales, distribution and helpdesk departments ♦ Beemster Cheese – Middenbeemster (NL) Positie : Marketing Manager Benelux and Germany a.i. : • Day-to-day management of the marketing department • Developing and (co-)executing the marketing plan Benelux and Germany • Developing and executing Beemster brandswitch and introductie key accounts in Germany • Developing and executing a market research plan ♦ Heinz Foodservice – Geldermalsen (NL) Job Title : • Reorganising and managing sales departments of Honig and Heinz: account management, field management and account desk • Setting up commercial business teams with marketing and retail division • Developing key account year contracts ♦ Vodafone – Maastricht (NL) Job Title : Marketing-Communication Manager Consumer a.i. : • Day-to-day management and restructuring the consumer marcom • Optimizing and translating the marketing pré and postpaid propositions within the voice, sms, data and roaming segments • Coordinating and supervising the AtL- and BtL brand campaigns incl. media- management CURRICULUM VITAE
♦ Novartis Pharma – Arnhem (NL) Job Title : Area Marketing Group Manager Cardio Vascular a.i. : • Day-to-day management of the marketing team • Developing the strategic repositionings plan • Initiating, coordinating and introducing tailor-made service projects for ♦ Campina Dairy Foodservice – Best (NL) Job Title : Project Marketing Manager out-of-home channel a.i. : • Developing and launcing 3 new dairy concepts in Catering- and Petrol ♦ Stafford-Miller – Haarlem (NL) Job Title : Project Marketing Manager Oral Care The Netherlands a.i. : • Integrating the marketing department into GSK Consumer • Executing of the market research plan ♦ GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare – Rijswijk (NL) & Genval (B) Job Title : Marketing Manager Oral Care Benelux & Panadol Belgium a.i. : • Day-to-day management of the marketing department • Project coordinator role Oral Care in Northern Europe • Developing and (co-)executing of the marketing plan • Launching Aquafresh out-of-home Whitening, Aquafresh Electric Powerclean, Aquafresh toothpaste Whitening Plus in drug channel and Panadol 1 gr. (Arthrosis) in pharmacy channel Belgium ♦ Engels & Partners – Broek in Waterland (NL) Agency for Interim Marketing- and Communication professionals Job Title : • Starting up of new Marketing unit for flexible interim marketing managers • Searching and selection candidates Intermim marketing managers • Acquisition of new business CURRICULUM VITAE
Fixed Employment: ♦ Friesland Coberco Dairy Foods (Jamjoom Foremost) – Jeddah (KSA) Job Title ♦ Warner-Wellcome Consumer Healthcare – Utrecht (NL) & Brussel (B) Job Titles : Sales Director Benelux : Business Manager Nederland : Zovirax, Zantac, Listerine, Hextril, Loxazol, Rami ♦ SmithKline Beecham Consumer Brands – Amstelveen (NL) Job Titles : National Account Manager Food/Drug : Product Manager Macleans & Williams : Aquafresh, Macleans, Williams, Badedas, Daro, Corsodyl : Kruidvat, DA, Etos, Makro, de Boer, Codis : Higher General Secondary Education (HAVO) – Groningen Bachelor of Arts & Economics, specialization Consumer & Retail Marketing (HEAO-CE) – Groningen : SRM Advertising 1, 2, Account Management, Media Sales workshops (Jan Wage, PSS-3, Monieson) Ernst & Young Financial Management for non-Financial Managers : Dutch (native), English (fluent), French (moderate), German (moderate) : Scuba diving, running and snowboarding

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