More than 25 years of experience in the chemical and life science industry have sharpened Marc’s broad business acumen and people leadership capabilities. He held general management, CEO, and board positions in large companies such as Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, and Novartis, and midsized and family-owned businesses such as Qualiphar.
Marc holds a master’s degree in engineering (University of Leuven) and an Executive MBA (Antwerp Management School). He is a certified Process Excellence Black Belt.
Expect loyalty, people focus, the power to unwind complexity, and ‘old-school’ hard-working when Marc supports your business!
Words do matter for Marc. Language is key to winning hearts and minds when guiding your team through a transition. Creating a psychologically safe environment is Marc’s strength.
Within the Otolith team, you can count on Marc for these domains of expertise:
Facilitation of Direction Setting
Marc supports leadership teams and boards in their journeys to identify which way to go and how to get there. Whether your organization is dealing with growth, merger, private equity plans, reorganization, or decline … when facing a significant transition, second-best won’t do. As a former CEO and General Manager, Marc understands the responsibilities you are facing as he has experienced them directly. His approach is both hands-on, co-creative, and multidisciplinary. Only close partnership and advice will bring you the impact you need.
Facilitation of Strategy Implementation
Sometimes strategy implementation has a bad reputation for barely transcending good intentions. Having led many transitions himself, Marc understands that it takes inspiration and perseverance to avoid the 'dilusion of the day' derailing you from your well-intended plans. Marc will support you and your teams to develop those methodologies and leadership behaviors that make your transition impactful and successful.
Facilitation of Organizational (re-)design
When your organization fails to align its value chain with its chain of values, then your transition will fail. Algorithms for finding the ‘right’ organizational set-up don’t exist. However, there are ways to ensure people are willing, able, and capable to join forces with you. As an empathetic challenger, Marc will be your guide in these types of journeys.
Development of your (executive) leadership teams
Do your leaders ‘manage’ the situation or do they truly ‘lead’ your organization into the next era & inspire people along the way? Facilitating the development of your leadership teams is a niche activity and takes more than strong coaching skills and proficiency in conceptual models. Having led numerous executive teams, Marc knows how to co-create with your team a safe development environment that yields effectiveness.
Last Update: June 7, 2023
