Dirk Van den Bulck

Crisis Management Reorganization of the existing structure Implementation of new procedures Re organization of the Asset Management Re organization of the collection of open AR positions Budgeting and forecasts Cash planning and Treasury Reduction of ASO, reduction of the stock level Improvement of the Cash position and the working capital Set up of the accounting and administration for the Luxembourg Branch

Country Manager ad interim in the absence of the Managing Director Crisis Management Restructuring, Managing and motivating the remaining workforce Maintaining the sales levels as foreseen in the budget Tripling the sales of one brand compared to the budget Cost Reduction Programs e.g. reduction of the staff expenses by using student workers for the year end campaign Return to profitability from a loss of 1.8 MIO to a small profit of 300k including restructuring expenses

o Overall responsibility for all controlling and accounting matters o Variance analysis between actual and budget expenses o Budgeting - Cash planning and treasury o Dealing with the local authorities, the union and other parties o Managing a team of 30 local staff members o Reporting to the Managing Director (MD) & the European Headquarters (HQ

o Overall responsibility for all finance and administrative matters in Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland o Reporting to the MD and the Hong Kong HQ o Managing a team of 6 in Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland o Re organization of the setup of the shared services center structure

o o Overall responsibility for all finance and administrative matters in Angola o Between 20 to 80 staff members (Expats of several nationalities and locals) o Reporting to the Area Manager and the Belgian HQ

o Overall responsibility for all finance and administrative matters o Production was measured by a tailor-made system for construction activities and actual cost was followed up with a tailor- made accounting system of BESIX SA o Managing a team of 80 local and expat staff members by 6 direct reports o Reporting to the Area Manager and the Belgian HQ

o Overall responsibility for all Finance and Administrative Matters for one Head Office and two Branches o Set up of a shared services center for Belgium, Germany & France o Start-up of the new structure and reorganization (liquidation) of merged structures o Production and distribution were measured and followed up with SAP o Reporting to the Japanese Headquarter and the General Manager in Europe.

Postgraduate 1997-1999 Administrative and Financial Management