Description

Align business strategies between western and Japanese companies. Mutual understanding of cultures defining business strategies. Improve Japanese business results based on balancing Japanese and western values.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Fluent
Japanese
Conversational
Dutch
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Brussels (up to 50km)

Cargill
BDM Asia
January 2017 - December 2019 (2 years and 11 months)
South Korea
Drove key account sales and strategic business development, resulting in significant account wins in the Asia Pacific market. a team of 60, realigned Japanese operations for direct sales, achieving the highest regional sales growth. Led a loss-making operation to profitability, reduced investment costs by 30% for our new processing plant, and mitigated closure losses significantly.
ABOITIZ GROUP (Gold Coin,
BU Manager Vietnam
March 2022 - February 2024 (1 year and 11 months)
Pilmico Foods Corporation, Philippines
P&L responsibility for the aqua division of Aboitiz Vietnam, rebuilding the lost aqua feed volumes and initiating new sales revenue in fish and shrimp. Restoring the business volumes from 5000 MT to 12000 MT per month. New initiatives in functional feed. Added 70.000MT toll milling in 2023. Started up new branding.
ADM ANIMAL
CEO ADM Vietnam-Cambodia
March 2020 - February 2022 (1 year and 11 months)
P&L responsibility for the total business of ADM animal nutrition in Vietnam and Cambodia. The company operates 5 feed factories, 1 premix factory, 2 RD centers, 1 commercial Lab and 8 warehouses in Vietnam/Cambodia. Business is focused on the sales of animal feed (swine, poultry, pet, fish and shrimp), starter diets (Bernaqua), feed additives and premixes (Wisium) and Lab services (Upscience). Acquired and successfully started up a new premix factory (Golden Farm) in 2021. Increased feed margins to highest level in 5 years and launched over 30 new products.