Hans De Waele

Hans has a broad business understanding through positions in General Management, Sales & Business Development, Operations and Purchasing, and  gained experience globally within the manufacturing, process & construction industry, inclusive services: aeronautics, automotive, equipment, FMCG, off & on-shore construction, pharma, brewery, messaging, energy and telecom.

Hans is a result driven Manager with strengths to:

• develop newly created management positions, structure start-up, post-merge, fast growth and change.
• Identify opportunities, elaborate and implement company specific strategies and operate to reduce cost, secure growth, improve quality, drive innovation, manage risk and master complexity.
• negotiate affairs with affiliates, joint ventures and partners in Europe, Americas, Asia, India and Africa.
• build, manage and lead teams (multi-cultural / site / functional), inclusive processes, tools and metrics that enable their success.
• think and act cross functional, operate at strategic and tactical levels, handle directly, structure organisations and give a long term view.
• motivate & energize – recognized for highly efficient relationship management
• influence and to drive change – good communicator.”