Personalia
Chemin des Roquettes11 - 7061 Casteau (Belgium). Born on March 29, 1956 – Belgian
Tel.: 065/730 725 or +32 65 730 725
730725@gmail.com
Skype: EricPLeonard
Tel.: 065/730 725 or +32 65 730 725
730725@gmail.com
Skype: EricPLeonard
Assets
Your partner to break up the loneliness of the CEO.
My skills: ■ marketing ■ process ■ management.
Experience
2002 – present. ■ Casteau, Belgium
■ Owner. Investment management: real estate and financial investments.
2000 – 2001 ■ Sabbatical leave
1984 – 2000 ■ Move Up Publishing / Léonard & Partners NV-SA – Brussels
Founder and managing director of this only publishing house specialized in helping university graduates and young professionals to get the best jobs.
1984 – 1984 ■ Duracell batteries – Brussels
Senior product manager.
1982 – 1984 ■ Procter & Gamble – Brussels
Assistant brand manager.
1981 ■ Belgian armed forces – Gent (Belgium) + Germany
Medical Service Commander-in-chief secretary. Improve leadership abilities.
1979 – 1980 ■ Deloitte – Luxembourg
Assistant-senior auditor.
1972 – 1977 ■ Student summer jobs in France and Belgium
■ Owner. Investment management: real estate and financial investments.
2000 – 2001 ■ Sabbatical leave
- After the sale of my publishing business to one of the top 3 UK publishing companies, I wanted to take it easy.
- I traveled a lot. All trips included: almost 100 stamps on my passport.
- I accompanied my wife to Sarajevo on the SFOR NATO compound for a 4-month period.
- What I have learned: everything is possible. If you want it, you can just make it happen.
1984 – 2000 ■ Move Up Publishing / Léonard & Partners NV-SA – Brussels
Founder and managing director of this only publishing house specialized in helping university graduates and young professionals to get the best jobs.
- Move up: De Gids van de Bedrijven die Aanwerven – Le guide des Sociétés qui Recrutent: 1.000.000 happy readers.
- The 10-book series: Move Up practical tips: 250.000 happy readers.
- I managed to summarize Move Up process in 70 task sheets issued at tasks starting dates.
- More than 80% repeat business.
- Advertising (copy strategy, media plan).
- Co-founder of the European Forum for Careers Information.
- Sale of Move Up Publishing / Léonard & Partners NV-SA at its all time peak records to Hobsons, a subsidiary of the Daily mail.
- Due diligence performed with an appointed top business law firm hired by Hobsons.
1984 – 1984 ■ Duracell batteries – Brussels
Senior product manager.
- Responsible for introducing a brand-new battery on the Benelux market.
- This includes: profit target definition, existing information gathering, identification of consumers’ needs and desires, marketing concept formulation and testing, marketing strategy + plan, sales forecast and budgeting, implementation and sales force motivation.
1982 – 1984 ■ Procter & Gamble – Brussels
Assistant brand manager.
- Developed, implemented and controlled all “Mr. Proper” business operations, i.e.
- Advertising (copy strategy, media plan),
- Packaging and product improvement based on market research,
- Pricing, budget control and cost reduction program,
- Stimulation of interest in product among consumers, sales force and stores (e.g. obtained international endorsement of floors manufacturers),
- This successfully resulted in a 1983-84 8% sales increase versus same period year ago.
1981 ■ Belgian armed forces – Gent (Belgium) + Germany
Medical Service Commander-in-chief secretary. Improve leadership abilities.
1979 – 1980 ■ Deloitte – Luxembourg
Assistant-senior auditor.
- Evaluated clients internal control system.
- Analyzed financial statements.
- Formulated final opinions.
- Wide range of audited clients: German bank; Luxembourg, Italian and Swiss holding companies; U.S. manufacturing and franchising firms; English money broker.
1972 – 1977 ■ Student summer jobs in France and Belgium
- Bartender-in-chief in Saint-Nectaire, France.
- Sales representative, design assistant, engineer assistant.
