Filip VAN RANST

Sales Director at Sappi

Duffel, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Filip brings 15 years of service in Sappi Europe, having started as a young trainee, getting exposure to various aspects of the business, including Finance and Legal, and working his way up through the ranks. With his qualifications in Law and General Business Management, he brings experience in both the manufacturing operations side of the business and the market-orientated commercial side and is focused (among other things) on optimising the use of assets. In his current position as Sales Director he assumes full segmental profit & loss responsibility for Speciality Papers.

Experience

  • Sappi (Full-time · 5 yrs 4 mos)
    • Sales Director Speciality Papers
      Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

      - Assume full segmental Profit & Loss responsibility - Drive transformation of Alfeld, Carmignano & Condino mills - Capitalise on megatrend towards paperisation

    • Director Product Portfolio
      Mar 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

      Maximize the profitability for Sappi Europe by exploring and exploiting all product portfolio opportunities to ensure best possible utilization of our entire asset park

  • Sappi (Full-time · 11 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of Product Management Sheets
      2017 - 2021 · 4 yrs

      Responsible to drive the value proposition across the lifecycle of our Sheets business

    • Product Manager
      2014 - 2017 · 3 yrs

      Act as a business partner for our mills and markets on the management of a range of products

    • Central Sales Manager
      2012 - 2014 · 2 yrs

      Supported re-design of Commercial Print go-to-market sales strategy