Jean-Paul Harteman

• Stabilizing the Organization (financial and operational) after acquisitions and failed integration

• Turnaround management of the Philips plant in Springe • End responsible for three manufacturing plants and five sales offices • Defined a new product and sales strategic • Setup Global Supply Chain for imported Products • Responsible to optimize the production facilities on the basis of Operational Excellence • Optimize working capital • Develop a short Supply Chain program • Responsible for the reorganization of the sales organization • Product management and rationalization of product lines

• End responsible for the total MCB Group on Purchase, Sales and Supply Chain. • Responsible for the reorganization of the whole MCB Group, reducing the staffing of MCB in the Netherlands with 115 FTE’s • Completely restructured the divisions of Production, Transport, Logistics, Supply Chain, Purchase en Sales • Defined a new strategic direction and planning for the whole of the Group with focus on sustainable profitability and best in class organization

• End responsible for Bihca and Kemertech • Implemented a new organization structure with a production en assembly division • Implemented a new Quality system • Increased profitability by cost savings program

• End responsible for Sales and marketing • Integrated new acquisitions • Modified the culture of the organization; from family based structure to stock-market proof mentality • Turned the product oriented Sales organization into a market driven organization

• End responsible for Sales • Wrote a strategic sales plan • Changed the Sales organization into a budget and target driven • Conceptualized the marketing strategy

• Established a business in trade • Founded a manufactering company • Initiated and wrote a complete training for grinding special tools of hard metals • Set up a worldwide network of sales