Jan Vanpraet

Senior Business Executive | Transforming organizations through strategic growth & digital innovation | 30+ years in general management driving sales excellence

Sint-Martens-Latem, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Senior executive with 30+ years of experience spanning sales, business development, and general management. Proven track record in transforming businesses, driving strategic growth, and building high-performing teams across multiple sectors including technology, sports retail, and e-commerce. Expertise in change management, multi-channel operations, and creating customer-centric value propositions that deliver measurable results.

Experience

  • Co-Founder/owner at IMPLS-Matchbox at IMPLS-Matchbox
    Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

    www.matchbox-dc.com Matchbox matches your needs on cardboard displays, packaging and POS material. The advantage of having digital printing and cutting capacity in-house generates short production cycles while keeping highest standard of quality, durability and being earth friendly.

  • Founder and CEO at NXT Concept at NXT Concept - 5LMNTS
    Jun 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

    www.5lmnts.eu NXT Concept is bringing a value-add distribution platform to the market of sport brands with a story. Plankpad - The next generation interactive balance board Veloskin - World's best chamois cream for cyclists Kinetiksport - The global reference in ultratrail-sky running gear Kross - Bicycle brand since 30 years with a wide range and carbon production in EU Multicycle - Dutch high-end electrical city bikes Eassun - Spanisch specialist in high-end cycle and running optics NU Complements - The reference in high-end technical swim run gear Arpafly - Belgian partner with Redsharkbike and Manta5 water bikes Massi - Iconic Spanish bikebrand

  • CCO at GERU bv at Geru bv
    Jul 2022 - Jul 2026 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    E-shipr provides comprehensive third-party logistics (3PL) solutions for e-commerce businesses. As a dedicated 3PL provider, we specialize in managing your complete fulfillment operations. Store your inventory with us and we'll handle the rest. Your webshop (B2C&B2B) orders integrate seamlessly with our digital platform, enabling us to pick, pack, and ship directly to your customers with transparent communication throughout every stage of the fulfillment process. Our reliable e-fulfillment services offer competitive pricing and peace of mind, empowering you to concentrate on core commercial activities and business growth.

  • DECCA SPORTS GROUP NV ()
    • Member of the board and shareholder
      Oct 2015 - Mar 2022 · 6 yrs 6 mos

      DECCA is a manufacturer of premium customized sports apparel, with as core cycling, triathlon and running. The designing, styling and production is done in the Flemish Ardennes since 1970. DECCA has made more winner jerseys than any other global brand and we have dressed all the big champions like Eddy Merckx, Joop Zoetemelk, Steven Rooks, Sean Kelly, Freddy Maertens, Edwig Van Hooydonck, Frédéric Moccasin, Luca Paolini, Alexander Kristof, Joaquin Rodriguez and many others. We stand for heritage, quality and keeping our promises.

    • Member of the Advisory Board
      Oct 2014 - Oct 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Role as member of the Advisory Board is to steer DECCA into the future with a revised value proposition and optimize the front/back-end functionalities of the company.

  • Business Director at LIVING TOMORROW NV
    Mar 2015 - Oct 2015 · 8 mos

    Temporary assignment, establishing strategic alliances and new partnerships in communication, research and development and synergies with companies, governments, academic world, competence centers. Living Tomorrow is a world-unique innovation center in Brussels, Europe. Currently 70+ companies are connected to this open innovation platform that makes future envisioning tangible. It incorporates a House-, Shop-, Bank-, Street-, Charging Station-, Car-, Health Center of the Future. Currently Living Tomorrow operates 2 innovation centres (5000m2 and 19.000m2), connected to a living lab where over 200 people live (care-home of the future). It hosts over 3 million visitors (future customer observation) until today. Yearly over 300 business (innovation) events are organised by Living Tomorrow and/or its partners. www.livingtomorrow.com