Lateral Thinking Factory
- FOUNDER. ADMINISTRATION & STRATEGY
2011 - maintenant
Start-up consultancy dedicated to sustainable architecture & urban design.
www.lateralthinkingfactory.com. Headquarter in Brussels (Belgium).
Achievements
100% increase net income between 2011 and 2013. Lateral Thinking Factory has become a reference for Circular Economy and Cradle-to-Cradle principles applied to human habitat (urban design, architecture, building materials, etc.)
Clients
Bouygues Immobilier, Region Bruxelles Capital, BPI, Nacarat, Ministère de l’environnement de la Région Bruxelles Capital, Liege 2017 international exposition, McKinsey&Co, Hanwang Forum, «Tivoli» project, Bahia Fenicia Hotel, Green Building Council, Belgium Flamish Government, «les Portes de l’Orne» project, Leonard de Vinci business school, City of Ronneby, VO Communication, Nacarat, TVVL, Hotel Mama Shelter, CHU Lens, SEM Ville Renouvelée, Lille Métropole, Région Languedoc-Roussillon, Région Bretagne.
Roles
-Strategy definition
-Offer and pricing definition
-Brand positioning and external communication
-Company administration, working tools implementation (cash flow, sales contacts, project management, Google collaborative suite, website, Scoop-it, Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
Activities
-‘Strategy’: Sustainable development applied to human habitat (architecture, urban design and building materials). Cradle to Cradle (www.c2ccertified.org) official representative
-’Development’: Match investors and developers to launch innovative real estate programs
-‘Community’: Search, detect and select best experts
-‘Incubator’: Convert ideas towards high growth potential and sustainable business model
-‘Knowledge’: Lectures and seminars related to Cradle to Cradle and innovative themes
Antalis International
- E-BUSINESS MANAGER
PARIS
2005 - 2010
B2B Paper, Packaging & Office Supplies distributor. www.antalis.com. #1 Europe, #3 Worldwide, annual turnover: 2 800 millions € and 7 000 employees. Presence in 53 countries. Headquarter in Paris (France).
Achievements
-Succeed major and strategic sales improvement, with 150 % increase rate for online sales in 4 years
-Implemented e-Business solution throughout 16 subsidiaries (Europe and Latin America)
-Aligned e-Business processes between subsidiaries
-Created and animated the Group e-Business identity and community
Roles
-Negotiated and arbitrated the e-Business solution specifications
-Conducted a major versioning change for the e-Business solution (deployment’s budget: 2 M€)
-Managed and coordinated countries e-Business managers (process between business units and
MIS, best practice groups, functional enhancement, marketing campaigns)
-Conducted change management plan including sales force training, clients visits, sales force incentives implementation
-Tracked, analyzed and communicated online sales statistics to Group key stakeholders
