Gerard Van De Ven

Experience

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  Dow Benelux

  Sept 1986 - May 2001

  Specialist, Leader

  Variety of Specialist and Leadership roles in HR, Manufacturing and Engineering, Supply Chain, Corporate projects. European and Global scope.

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  Dow

  Jun 2001 - Dec 2014

  Leading Customer Operations for Chemicals and 'Performance Materials' portfolios EMEA. Leading Money Collection for all Dow businesses and some JVs and other partners in EMEA.Leading Consolidation of CS operational locations across portfolios in EMEA. Leading implementation of integrated new ERP system in EMEA for the function in the portfolio.Representing Dow in global initiative with United Nations. Chair on UN-ILO Global Business and Disability Network Steering Committee, a tri-partite collaboration between International Companies, the ILO, and global NGOs. www.businessanddisability.org EMEA member of global management team for D&I Disability Employee Network.2011: Led successful operational spin-off in Sales and Service for Styron (now Trinseo), a Dow divestiture to Bain Capital2009: Led operational integration of service and sales offices, with Dow’s acquisition of Rohm and Haas in EMEA. Show less 2008: Delivered organizational structures, process and staffing in Sales/Service operations for major Joint Venture (13 Billion $ revenue) to start up January 1, 2009 (K-Dow, effectively was cancelled right before startup date)2006-2007: Designed and Implemented leveraged Customer Service Organization for most Business Units, including off-shored activities. Integrated independent business models into one operational model in Europe/IMEA and implemented without Customer disruptions in 3 months. 100 new employees, 250 job/role changes, 20 office locations. Show less 2004-2005: Integrated M&A Operations for Gurit-Essex acquisition by Dow Automotive. Restored operational excellence and performance after organization and SAP implementation were not successful in 2003.Responsible for transactional operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Total business approximately 600 million EURO/yr, 45 direct reports.Reduced consignment working capital from 15 million Euros to 5 million Euros, reduced unpaid invoices from 24 million Euro to 4 million Euros. Improved service performance and cost. Show less

  • Customer Service Director

    Jul 2009 - Dec 2014

  • Operations Executive

    Oct 2006 - Jul 2009

  • Customer Service Manager

    Jun 2004 - Sept 2006

  • Sr Business Operations Manager

    Jun 2001 - May 2004
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  Valeocon Management Consulting

  Mar 2015 - Nov 2019

  Executive Advisor

  Transformational change projects in Life Sciences, Service, Finance and Retail industries

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  OXYGY

  Nov 2019 - Jul 2020

  Executive Advisor

  Formerly Valeocon Management Consulting. JV with Bird and Bird.

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  VenConsult

  Jun 2020 - now

  Principal Owner
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  Gwynt | Creating Impact With You

  Aug 2020 - now

  Associate Principal
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  IntegrationPeople.nl

  Aug 2021 - now

  Associate
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  EFESO Management Consultants

  Apr 2023 - now

  Associate