Dirk M.W. van akelyen
Senior International Operations Interim Manager
About ME
Personally :
Likes travelling, world-food experiences, learning Chinese, IoT-addicted, and most of all love meeting people to share life-experience. Living in Europe - Belgium and Asia - Singapore and Philippines.
The Power to Empower. Dare to Share.
Professionally :
Thirty years of general operational management experience in many countries and many industries with proven track record in discrete and process industry - (automotive, food, flooring, packaging, paint, plastics) - for supply, process and assembly.
Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Vision, Innovations, Break-through strategy, Glocal business, Roll-out of strategy, Multi-country, Cross-cultural, Successfully restructured factories, Business Improvements, Minimalist
Specialities: Independent Management, Operational Management, Key-Account, Program Management, Start-ups, Closings, Change Management, Re-structuring, Crisis-management, Union-negotiations, Turn-around management. Lean Six Sigma Gemba manager. Simplifier.
Education
MIT Sloan Internet of Things: Business Implications and Opportunities
2020 - 2020
Digital Transformations - Berkeley : People, Data and Process
2020 - 2020
PROSCI ADKAR Practitioner
2020 - 2020
Master Black Belt Lean Six Sigma
2013-2015
Master Degree of Creativity
profit-organisations
2004 - 2005
Master of Business Administrator
1992-1994
Master Degree
Academic Engineering - focus Computer Science
1983-1986
Master Degree
Industrial Engineering - focus High-power Automatisation
1979-1983
Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication.
Leonardo Da Vinci.
Projects
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY |
16: 2022/07 - GUDRUN COMMERCIAL - operational crisis support to create sustainability15: 2022/01 – PSS Lean six Sigma Deployment support – coaching and training14: 2020/01 - PwC (RBR) World-wide Gemba Transformation on organisations and digitalisation13: 2019/07 - Site Director Belgium – CommScope / Raychem –Telecom: International Group12: 2017/11 - Site Manager Ivory Coast San Pedro – BARRY CALLEBAUT – Cocoa: International Group11: 2016/11 - GLOBAL Operational Excellence – BARRY CALLEBAUT – Chocolate + Cocoa10: 2014/11 - Implement ASSET DRIVEN organization – BARRY CALLEBAUT – Cocoa: International Group09: 2012/07 - Plant Manager – BERRYALLOC – Granulates + Textile + Hard Flooring - Norway08: 2011/06 - Plant Manager – Johnson Controls International – car industry – Belgium: International group07: 2007/01 - Plant Manager – TEVC / ALUVAN – Truck, Trailer and Panels – Poland/Belgium06: 2003/01 - Operations Director - Smurfit Kappa – Corrugating Packaging Industry - Belgium: Industrial group05: 2001/10 - Site manager- TotalFina (SigmaKalon) - Paint process producer - Belgium: Industrial Group04: 1998/12 - Managing Director - TI - Plastic Fuel Tank producer – Belgium-Sweden: Industrial Group03: 1996/12 - COO - Butz Ieper Industry-Automotive – Belgium/Poland/Spain: Family Company02: 1991/01 - Manufacturing Director - Continental (ITT) - Automotive - Belgium: International Group01: 1986/12 - ICT + production advisor – SIDAL – Hoogovens Aluminum – TATA International group |
Hello, I'm DIRK.
I work in the world and live like a world-liner.
Areas of Practice
Interim Management
Lean Six Sigma Projects
Operational Conflict Management
Organisational Transformations
reach out
I'm available for world-wide projects as I worked in most continents already.
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