Description

Dear,

I’m a senior leader with extensive knowledge in project and product management. Particularly experienced in streamlining, re-organizing large and small departments. Trilingual (NL, FR, EN) with very good knowledge of German as well.

More than 25 years of experience in helping companies ensuring their business continuity & guiding them through change activities with an eye for people and profitability.

• Project Management / Program / PMO

• Change / Transformation Management

• Marketing / Product / New Product Management

Familiar with giving training in project management (PMI method). Prince2 certified.

Open for temporary assignments, interim management & consultancy.

I would like to meet you face to face so you can have a better perception of my added value for your company / your customers.

Sincerely

Michel Adriaens

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Dutch
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual
German
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Brussel (up to 50km)

Iconic Consultant
Owner
February 2024 - Today (2 years and 4 months)
Brussels Metropolitan Area, Belgium
Freelance consultant, interim manager
Iconic Classics
Owner
December 2018 - Today (7 years and 6 months)
Brussels Metropolitan Area, Belgium
As a hobby, buying and selling of specific classic cars, including restoration (by 3rd parties). Mercedes SL (R107) and BMW Z1 .
ANSELL
Associate Director Global Project Management
January 2022 - October 2023 (1 year and 9 months)
Brussels, Belgium
Major achievements: Prioritize the projects based on financial performance, strategic fit, and feasibility. Making sure all projects have a clear & signed project charter, a detailed project plan and a up to date risk analysis. Creating a clear reporting tool for the ELT of all (>75) projects. Reducing the avg development time from 3 years to 2 years, by keeping the same high product quality. Extended responsibility, by also leading the chemical gloves and body protection division for new product development & marketing projects. Responsible for the StageGate system within Ansell industrial division. Managing the new product development process from ideation to launch (strategic fit, financials, scope, time) & all marketing projects. In this role I do a lot of problem solving, coaching, stakeholder management and financial analysis. The industrial team is made of 13 global product managers located around the globe developing around 40 gloves/sleeves/suits in total and executing around 35 marketing projects. In this function, but also in the previous 2, I used the PMI method to do the projects.