Brussels Metropolitan Area
Professional experience /accomplishments 2+2 mobility program (fleet) ▪ launched in 1997 in order to compete in the right fleet segments with BMW and Audi. (C class versus BMW3/Audi A4, E class versus BMW5/Audi A6) ▪ 2+2 = 4 years long term rental mobility contract with renewal of the car after 2 years ▪ With contractual buy back by the importer, concept open for all leaseco’s Nearly New Car (used car) ▪ In order to compete with the well developed Mercedes Benz grey market Jahreswagen ”, buy backs from the 2+2 concept were a perfect alternative for the official network ▪ Need for a used car brand : “Nearly New Car, powered by Mercedes Benz” ▪ Own Retail concept with the Nearly New Car Megastores ▪ Wholesale concept with the Nearly New Car Dealer net (consignment model) Great place to work ▪ Happy employees perform better and create a more pleasant work environment ▪ Survey of the complete staff, workers, employees and management ▪ Mixed workgroups in order to define measures to cope with the openly presented and discussed results of the survey, No taboos. The Mercedes House ▪ Mercedes Benz Brand shop Sablon Brussels ▪ Integration of 1 star Michelin restaurant “The Why” from Bart De Pooter ▪ Event calendar for retention and acquisition purposes Mercedes Benz Europa ▪ Mercedes Benz flagship store as a branch from Mercedes Benz Belgium : wholesale mentality in a retail business… ▪ Disorganised and poor customer oriented Car and Van dealer ▪ Instalment of PRIDE principles succeeded in a successful turn around
Pierre has been employed by Mercedes Benz Belgium for more than 30 years in various management assignments. He has been involved in the Mercedes Benz passenger new and used car business at Wholesale and Retail level. For Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge he has been the Managing Director from 2004 until 2008. During his career Pierre has been involved in various projects within Wholesale and Retail focusing on a variety of strategic customer oriented projects. He demonstrates a pragmatic attitude combined with strong problem solving skills. His interpersonal skills enable him to quickly adapt to a project context and the client’s, staff, partner and shareholders high level expectations. Competences : ▪ Experience in the Automotive industry with strong focus on sales and aftersales business ▪ Experience in Customer Experience, CRM, Event Driven Marketing as well as in Market Segmentation and overall marketing initiatives ▪ Project Management and Change Management for large scale transformation programs ▪ No nonsense leadership, delegate and empower, embrace creativity ▪ Constructive and respectful with all stakeholders ▪ Strong sponsor and believer in compliance and integrity attitude ▪ Entrepreneur and pragmatic in finding solutions, less is more