About Antoine
PROFESSIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Led a strategic lean transformation delivering a 21% cost reduction across Operations.
- Drove a 65% reduction in non-conformance rates with data-driven quality strategies.
- Achieved a 90% reduction in quality control expenses while ensuring aerospace standards.
EXPERTISE
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Dutch
Basic
Experience
- BaxterSenior Maintenance ManagerPHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRYFebruary 2026 - Today (4 months)Lessines, BelgiumStarting a new challenge with Baxter in Lessines, where I will lead the central maintenance department.
- EurostarOperational Excellence Lead | Driving a Culture of Performance at EurostarTRANSPORTATIONJanuary 2024 - January 2026 (2 years)Brussels, BelgiumAs the Operational Excellence Lead at Eurostar, I'm currently spearheading the strategic design and implementation of our new Operations strategy. My core mission is to foster a company-wide culture of excellence. As a certified Master Black Belt, I lead this business transformation by personally coaching and training our teams, embedding Lean principles deep into our daily work. I'm responsible for building the foundations of a truly data-driven performance model to ensure we're not just efficient today, but are set up for scalable, long-term success.
Key achievements
- Strategic Business Impact: Led a major Lean transformation across the entire Operations department, executing a strategic plan that identified and delivered a 21% cost reduction.
- Data-Driven Performance: Architected and launched the foundations of a new data-driven performance framework, successfully onboarding all operational teams into a new model for measuring and improving their daily work.
- Team Leadership & Coaching: Actively lead, coach, and empower teams at all levels, building their capability to solve problems, own their processes, and drive sustainable continuous improvement.
- PwCManager | Driving Industrial & Operational TransformationCONSULTING AND AUDITSMay 2021 - January 2024 (2 years and 8 months)Brussels, BelgiumAt PwC, I stepped into a strategic leadership role, acting as a trusted advisor to major industrial clients in various industrial sectors. My mission was to help them solve their toughest operational challenges. I led complex Operational Excellence and digital transformation projects, guiding executive teams to implement data-driven strategies and Lean Six Sigma principles. This role was all about boosting performance, cutting costs, and building more agile, sustainable operations by bridging the gap between high-level strategy and the on-the-ground execution needed to ensure real business impact.
Key achievements
- Operational Transformation: Led major Operational Excellence and Industry 4.0 programs for industrial clients, identifying and implementing data-driven strategies that delivered multi-million € in business impact through enhanced efficiency and agility.
- Strategic Leadership: Designed and deployed digital transformation roadmaps, empowering client leadership teams with the data-driven insights needed to make faster, more effective business decisions.
- Sustainable Operations: Guided industrial clients through complex energy transition journeys, developing strategic plans to de-risk new technology adoption and ensure long-term cost-efficiency and sustainability.
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Education
- Mechanical EngineerUniversité catholique de Louvain2011Master's degree
Certifications
- Lean Six Sigma Master Black BeltSix Sigma Global Institute2025
- Lean Six Sigma Black BeltMoreSteam2022