Anthony De Bisschop

13, LindendreefB-1780 Wemmel

Belgium

Mob.: +32(0)497 57 33 65

e-mail: adb@caractivity.behttp://www.caractivity.be

Date of birth: May 18, 1974Nationality: Belgian

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

2008 - today Strategic consultant for the automotive (via Caractivity sprl), specialised in automotive consultancy for importers and dealers regarding network development, pricing strategy, forecasting and sales performance. Missions held in Belgium and The Netherlands

Founder of www.carjob.be (product of Caractivity sprl), internet job board specialised in automotive jobs.

2012 – 2014 Co-founder of “The House of automotive sprl”, specialised in training program development for Importers.

2008 – 2011 Solvay Business School – Founder and Programme Consultant for the “Executive Programme for the Automotive Industry”, European programme for executives of the sector, supported by Febiac, ACEA and CLEPA.

2003 – 2007 D'Ieteren SA (importer of the VW brands in Belgium), member of the board of Skoda Belgium, in charge of sales, product, pricing and forecasting.

1999 – 2003 D'Ieteren SA, financial analyst, for SEAT brand.

1998 - 1999 PricewaterhouseCoopers, auditor

EDUCATION

Sept. 92 - June 98 Solvay Business School (ULB - Brussels), specialisation Finance

Sept. 97 - June 98 Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP), Master in European Economics

Sept. 06 - June 07 ICHEC – FEBIAC (Brussels), Advanced Automotive Management (Executive Master)

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Anthony De Bisschop

Mob.: +32(0)497 57 33 65

e-mail: adb@caractivity.behttp://www.caractivity.be

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENTS

During the years I have obtained extensive experience from management to executive management positions in automotive for national sales companies, manufacturers and dealerships.

As auditor, business manager, financial analyst, buyer manager, head of logistics, sales and prices manager I have gained substantial experience in following areas:

- Business development- Finance- Logistics- Product management & development- Pricing- Sales- Dealer network coaching- Negotiation- International business- Team management- Business Intelligence

As Member of the board of an automotive national sales company in charge of the sales, product, pricing and forecasting I have gained experience in:

- Strategy- Sales management- Forecasting- Dealer network organisation

With as result the title of n°1 International Importer of the group VW and increase of the market share by 60 % in 4 years, increase of EBITDA from -5% to + 4,2% and dealer network reorganisation/change of 70% of the existing dealers.

As Independent consultant to national automotive sales companies and dealers in Belgium and The Netherlands, I have gained experience in areas:

- Strategic plan elaboration and review- International performance benchmarking- Customer satisfaction- Turn around and restructuring- Business and processes improvement- Operational innovation- CRM implementation- E-business

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Anthony De Bisschop

Mob.: +32(0)497 57 33 65

e-mail: adb@caractivity.behttp://www.caractivity.be

Resulting in:- Significant financial improvement- Increasing customer base- Increasing service level- Increasing customer and employee satisfaction- Development of new and inventive customer relationship

techniques

As Founder and Director of the “European Executive Programme for the Automotive Industry” at Solvay Business School (Brussels) I have gained experience in:

- Training- Increasing my networking of automotive experts and key

players- International automotive perspectives and key challenges- Dealing with lobby agencies (ACEA, CLEPA, European

Commission, Leaseurope, Febiac, Federauto, …)

With as result leading a unique and useful executive training programme for the sector and being a frequently asked expert for specialised journalists (with press articles in national newspapers)

As Founder and Director of www.carjob.be, an Internet job board specialised in Automotive positions, I have gained experience in:

- HR practices- E-business- Small business management- Press relations

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Speaking Reading Writing

French mother tongueEnglish good good goodDutch good good good

HOBBIES

Cars, tennis, watches

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