Nicolas Van Den Abeele

CEO at Ascom Holding AG

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

A seasoned international leader with broad experience across multiple disciplines. Living and working experience across Asia, Americas and Europe, in a multicultural and multinational setting. Over 20 years experience in operational Line Management functions across various industries (Process Industry, Building Materials & Engineering Solutions, Electronics, Information Technology & Telecommunications, Management Consulting) An excellent communicator, able to build effective teams and inspire exceptional achievements. Very strong financial and operational focus blended with solid executive level sales skills. Specialties: General management, executive level sales, strong financial accumen, good communicator, lead large distributed teams in complex multinational organizations, result-driven.

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at Ascom
    Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Ascom is a leading global player in healthcare ICT and efficient care delivery through mobile workflow solutions, and is listed on the Zürich stock exchange (ASCN: SIX Swiss Ex)

  • Non Executive Director at Balta Group
    May 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 2 mos

    Balta is a carpet and rug manufacturer with an international presence, listed on Euronext Brussels and 2019 pro forma revenues of c. 800m€.

  • Member Executive Committee Barco. EVP Entertainment Division at Barco
    Sep 2017 - Jan 2022 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops networked visualization products for the Entertainment, Enterprise and Healthcare markets. Barco is listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels (BAR). Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and APAC and is active in more than 90 countries. Barco posted revenues of 1.2bn Euro in 2019 with a market cap of 3bn Euro.

  • Etex (6 yrs)
    • Member Executive Committee Etex Group. EVP Insulation Division and Asia region
      2014 - Dec 2016 · 3 yrs

      Heading the worldwide Insulation Division for Building and specialty engineered solutions for Industry, and the Asian Division P&L responsibility of 600+ M Euro and 3500 staff Managing Director and Board Director of several Etex Group Companies in Europe and Worldwide

    • Member Executive Committee Etex Group. EVP Insulation Division and Asia region
      Jan 2011 - 2014 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Heading the AMEA Division (Asia, Middle-East, Africa) with P&L responsibility of 400+ M Euro. Heading the group-wide Innovation & Development activities. Managing Director and Board Director of several Etex Group Companies in Europe and Worldwide Contributed to the strategic transformation of Etex (portfolio, performance, culture) and group reorientation to dry construction, through a 1 Bn Euro acquisition of Lafarge plasterboard in 2011 Successful expansion of Etex in the AMEA region  Managing Director and Board Director of several Etex Group Companies in Europe and Worldwide

  • Alcatel-Lucent (14 yrs)
    • Head Strategy & Ventures
      2009 - Dec 2010 · 2 yrs

    • President Alcatel-Lucent, South & South-East Asia
      2007 - 2009 · 2 yrs

      Managing the South & South-East Asian Region with P&L responsibility for 700M Euro business and 1500 direct staff Reporting to the Executive Committee of Alcatel-Lucent Achieved to position SSEA as the highest growth region in the Group for 2008 and 2009 Board position for ALU companies in APAC

    • Vice-President Asia-Pacific, Access Networks (Shanghai)
      2004 - 2007 · 3 yrs

      Managing the access networks business for APAC with P&L responsibility for 250-500M Euro Heading a multi-cultural 500+ persons team with wide-ranging activities Reporting to the Executive Committee of Alcatel and Alcatel-Lucent