Brussels Region, Belgium
Senior R&D Director in Procter & Gamble. Innovation Leader experiences across wealths of business challenges, i.e. Unit Dose Start-up and established Businesses; Developed World & Developing Markets; Downstream and Front End Innovation (FEI); All product forms. Now Heading P&G Global R&D Sustainable Innovation. Champion of People & Organizations, with established experience of multi-site globally dispersed organizations and cross-functional teams leadership. Top Global Leader of Culture of Innovation. Moved assignments every 3-4 years across all key R&D functions and Business Units in Fabric and Home Care; Multiple Regional Delivery Roles esp.WE, North America and now IMEA. Worked across 3 major P&G sites in France, Brussels, Cincinnati. Specialties: Consumer-centric Innovation Leader; Multiple Regional Delivery "battle-ground" roles and Global Innovation programs. Innovation Strategy, Portfolio Management & Initiatives Master planning, Holistic products design. Front-End-Innovation (FEI); Power of People and Talents development, Culture Transformation Coach; Sustainability
- Lead R&D Innovation for fastest company growth India Middle East Africa Region serving 35% world population, 2.5 bns consumers, 2bn$ Net Outside Sales. - Continue leading Global Fabric Care Sustainability
- Accelerated innovation & growth in Middle East and Africa (MEA) as P&G's one of fastest growing markets in Fabric Care. Volume index 105, Net Outside Sales index 106, Organic Profit 119 vs year ago. - Continue leading Global Front End Innovation (FEI) for Global Fabric Care. In charge of critical "Big Bets" as Transformational innovation Projects that will step-change the Fabric Care Division's future of revenues. - Continue leading Global Fabric Care multi-functional Sustainability Board and Innovation program, reporting to the President and accountable to deliver the 2020+ Fabric Care Sustainability Goals with decisive progress steps in driving esp. cold washing, package reduction, and water reduction.
Led major innovations in Liquids Processing, based in Cincinnati (USA) - Tide w/ Touch of Downy, Tide Cold and Tide w/ Febreze - Designed & Started up a new P&G Plant in Alexandria - 2x Compaction
Led the European launch and expansion of the 1st ever successful Unit Dose Tablets in P&G. Took over market leadership position