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Thomas De Kerchove

General Management & Business Development

€750/day
Brussel, BE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Thomas

General Management & Business Development Consultant | BENELUX Market Entry

What I've built:

I launched Oppizi across the BENELUX from scratch: Belgium (2020) → Netherlands (2021) → Luxembourg (2023). In 4 years, I took the company from 0 to €1.5M revenue and from 1 employee to 10+. I launched and developed all departments: sales, ops, finance, marketing, HR,...


Why I'm different:

Most consultants specialize. I don't and that's the advantage. I've worked in every department: managed P&L for 20+ stores at H&M, led a 10-person sales team at British American Tobacco, ran marketing campaigns, controlled budgets, built partnerships, and hired teams. When you hire me, you're not getting a narrow expert. You're getting someone who can diagnose problems across your entire business and fix them fast.

What I bring:

- Market entry expertise: I know how to launch in new countries (especially BENELUX) from legal setup to first revenue
- Commercial firepower: I've sold B2B, managed enterprise accounts, and built sales teams from scratch
- Operational rigor: P&L management, KPIs, supply chain, resource allocation
- Hands-on execution: No task is beneath me. I do the work, not just the strategy.

Languages: French (native), English (fluent), Dutch (fluent, 10+ years working in NL/BE)
Available immediately for 3-12 month missions. Let's talk.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Dutch

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Brussel (up to 50km)

Experience

  • OPPIZI
    Country Manager
    May 2020 - Today (6 years and 1 month)
    Brussels, Belgium
    • Launched Oppizi in Belgium (2020), Netherlands (2021), and Luxembourg (2023)
    • Scaled operations from 1 to 10 employees and hundreds of flex workers
    • Grew revenue from €0 to €1.5M in 4 years
    country manager Project Management Team management Problem Solving Decision making
  • H&M
    Business Controller
    January 2019 - April 2020 (1 year and 3 months)
    Antwerp, Belgium
    • Right hand of the Area Manager for 20+ retail stores
    • Managed P&L analysis and KPIs for the Area
    • Led budget setting, contract management, planning & scheduling
    • Conducted on-site store visits 2-3 days/week for commercial execution oversight
  • BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO Brussels
    Area Sales Manager
    March 2017 - July 2018 (1 year and 4 months)
    • Led a team of 10 Sales Representatives
    • Drove strategic and operational responsibility for sector volumes and market share

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Education

  • Management
    OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
    2013
    Management
  • EPHEC
    2012

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