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Work Experience

1987-1991 General Electric Plastics,
Warrington UK. Marketing department Structured Products (SPE). Author of “Back to Basics”, a guideline for a more effective promotion and sales approach.
Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands. Thesis: “Automated Reprint Program”. An integrated pc program for the automated administration of promotional literature and ordering.
Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands:
• Customer Service specialist SPE
• Sales and Marketing department SPE:
-Presentation modules governmental organizations (e.g. municipalities, police forces)
-Push – Pull Strategy: working with distribution to promote and spec products
-Specifying products, at governmental/authority level

1991- 1994 Shuford Mills Inc. Breda, the Netherlands:
• Export manager Europe, self adhesive tapes: U.K. Scandinavia

1994 – 1999 Avery Dennison Leiden, the Netherlands:
• Export/business development manager reflective products Europe, Middle East
-Member Management team
-P/L responsibility
-Product development: introduction new reflective products traffic safety market, authorities,
approvals, distribution, spec
-specifications and approvals (e.g. France: new legislation Car License Plates)
-various international working groups: authorities (governmental, police, industry)

1998 – 2009 H.R. International bvba, Kalmthout, Belgium:
• Founder, Owner/CEO (traffic) safety (semi – finished) products
-Public tenders
-Full range (traffic) safety products
-Storage, distribution

2002 – 2006 Bramhope Investments Pty, ltd. Pretoria, South Africa:
• Board member and director
-(traffic) safety products
-Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
-Business development

2003 – Current J. Knieriem BV Goes, the Netherlands:
• Board member
• Interim manager, business development car license plate production equipment, world wide
2006 – Current Metalplus, Antwerp Belgium
• Board Member
• Interim Manager Business development traffic safety Middle East/Africa, PPE

2009 – Current Global Safety Matters Antwerp, Belgium:
• Founder , Owner
• Consultant, market development, sales Astrophysics group, Security equipment baggage/(air) cargo,
• Consultant: Shabbir Trading UK
• Agencies: Iterchimica/Italy, Adani/Belarus, JKG/Netherlands, Groundhawk/UK

Interim:

J Knieriem BV, Nederland 2003 - heden
Metalplus, België 2009 - 2011
Gepal, Nederland 2010 - 2011
Midsign, Cyprus 2008-2010

Education

Education

1975 – 1979 Mavo, Ste Marie Huijbergen, The Netherlands
1979 – 1981 HAVO, Moller Lyceum Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
1981 – 1983 VWO – Atheneum A, Moller Lyceum Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
1985 – 1989 HEAO EL (Master Business Administration), Hogeschool Vlissingen, The Netherlands

1990 Sales course GE Plastics
1991 Integrity selling, Charlotte North Carolina
1994 Financial Management, Brussels
2001 Dale Carnegie course
2003 Time Management course

Skills

efficientie/effectiviteit, hands on, leading by example, business devlopment

Languages

Nederlands, Engels, Frans, Duits, Afrikaans

Other

Qualities
• Multi lingual: Dutch (mother tongue), English (fluent), French (fluent), German (fluent), Afrikaans (fluent)
• Understanding and appreciation of different cultures
• Outgoing personality
• Committed
• Networking
• Drive, self starter
• International experience on various levels
• Motivator
• Innovator



Hobbies/interests
• Horse riding, horse owner
• Dogs
• Piloting (gliders/powered aircraft (currently flying Piper Cherokee 180, Cessna 172))
• Active holidays (Safari’s Africa, Malaysia, South America, USA, Canada)
• Diving
• Nature Conservation (1994 “Wild Dolphin Societies”, Earthwatch)
• Photography
• Music: guitar





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