Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

EXPERTISE

- Public Relations, Press Relations, Government Relations, Crisis Communication, Internal Communication, Employer Branding, Events & Trade Fairs, Conferences, Public Affairs, Public Policy.

- Guest lecturer Internal Communication at the Royal Military School (3rd cycle, senior officers) and at Ghent University (Master after Master Business Communication).

- 2025: nominated by the Corporate Communication Foundation for “Spokesperson of the Year 2024”.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Dutch
Native or bilingual
French
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Haaltert (up to 50km)

D'M&S – Pressworld,
PR & Communications Director
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
July 2024 - June 2025 (11 months)
Brussels, VB, Belgium
Providing strategic and tactical communication advice to clients (Clarebout, Boplan, Partena Professional, ...) of the agency in the area of internal & external communication.
Van Hool NV,
Spokesperson for the Trustees
AUTOMOBILE
October 2011 - June 2024 (12 years and 8 months)
Lier, Belgium
Assisting the 4 trustees of the bankrupt company with communication to the 2500 employees regarding the closure of their personal files and to the press due to the many questions about the 'scope' of the bankruptcy.
Van Hool
Communications Manager
AUTOMOBILE
October 2011 - April 2024 (12 years and 6 months)
Lier, Belgium
Responsible for internal and external corporate communication, public relations, press relations, employer branding, trade fairs, events, product communication.