Chief Executive Officer | Commercial Director | Strategic Advisor | Non-Executive Director Global & Cross-sector Experience | Early to Mature Stages Areas Where I Can Add Most Value Experienced Executive & Advisor – Deep Domain Expertise International leadership experience as CEO, MD, CFO, and Strategic Advisor. I create value through my expertise across innovation, strategy execution, and commercial delivery – often in complex, regulated, or rapidly scaling environments. I have consistently demonstrated the ability to lead from concept to commercialisation. Multilingual (English, French, Dutch) and culturally aware. Hands-on expertise includes: * Venture building & scaling: Led start-ups and high-growth SMEs through development, regulatory, clinical, and go-to-market phases. * Innovation commercialisation: Translated cutting-edge R&D into market-ready solutions in MedTech, BioTech, Nanotechnology, and Advanced Manufacturing. * Turnaround leadership: Revitalised underperforming operations and brought deep-tech companies to commercial viability. * Capital raising & investor engagement: Secured significant funding from private and public sources. * Strategic stakeholder alignment: Built trusted networks across industry, academia, government, and clinical ecosystems to deliver strategic outcomes. Strategy Development & Execution – Integrity, Decision Making, Problem Solving Able to navigate and contribute in a meaningful way to integrated governance frameworks. * Graduate – Australian Institute of Company Directors (www.aicd.com.au) * Certified Chair™ – Advisory Board Centre (www.advisoryboardcentre.com) Entrepreneurial & Strategic Mindset – Operational Discipline, Outcome & Delivery Focused Grounded in real-world delivery, commercial focus, and measurable outcomes, built, scaled, and repositioned businesses across MedTech, BioTech, Energy, and Advanced Materials. Strategic lens allows for alignment of technology, markets, and capital, identifying value inflection points early, and building momentum toward them. Led companies through clinical trials, M&A processes, capital raises, and go-to-market execution – often under tight timelines and across complex stakeholder environments. Sector Expertise Extensive international cross-sector network built over three decades, allowing for accelerated market access, and access to relevant knowledge and expertise. Sectors include: * Energy – Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Renewables (Solar & Wind), Batteries, Hydrogen * Aviation/Aerospace – Commercial & Defense * Life Sciences – MedTech & BioTech * Consultancy – M&A & Strategic Advisory * Advanced (nano) Materials – Composites & Manufacturing