Geert Lybaert

Current

• Manager ICT-synergies at Uitgeverij Van In (a Sanoma company)
• Manager E-strategy SE at Uitgeverij Van In (a Sanoma company)

Past

• Publisher at Uitgeverij Van In (a Sanoma company)
• E-strategy advisor at Uitgeverij Van In (div. of SanomaWSOY Education)
• Documentalist at Nederlandse KVK voor België & Luxemburg, Brussel

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Education

• Hogeschool Antwerpen
• Universiteit Gent
• Universiteit Antwerpen

• Sint-Gummaruscollege, Lier

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Connections

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Industry

Publishing

Geert Lybaert’s Summary

Geert Lybaert’s Specialties:

networking, concept and scenario thinking, brainstorming, branding, first impressions, second opinions, perceiving the needs from the nice's, trendspotting, listening, diplomacy (a though one :-) ), laughing (out loud), ...

Geert Lybaert’s Experience

• Manager ICT-synergies

  Uitgeverij Van In (a Sanoma company)

  (Publishing industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  aiming to achieve synergies in publishing platform development with a strong focus on improving digital educational products and services in the belgian market, leveraging internal and group collaboration, networking, trendspotting, inspiring colleagues, revealing opportunities, keeping feet on the ground, member of SLL I-team, change management

• Manager E-strategy SE

  Uitgeverij Van In (a Sanoma company)

  (Publishing industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  advising mgt. on e-strategy business models and decision making, e-learning R&D, networking, member of several user groups related to e-learning, co-initiator and member of Knooppunt steering commitee, main focus K-12 (secondary education)

• Publisher

  Uitgeverij Van In (a Sanoma company)

  (Publishing industry)

  September 1998 — March 2009 (10 years 7 months)

  networking, developping product market concepts, recruiting and managing authors, trendwatching and acting upon customer needs, strategic and tactic marketing for cluster, focus on secondary education in Flanders (Belgium)

• E-strategy advisor

  Uitgeverij Van In (div. of SanomaWSOY Education)

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Publishing industry)

  June 2006 — June 2008 (2 years 1 month)

  advising mgt. on e-strategy business models and decision making, e-learning R&D, networking, member of several user groups related to e-learning, co-initiator and member of Knooppunt steering commitee, member of SWE e-strategy team, main focus K-12 (secondary education)

• Documentalist

  Nederlandse KVK voor België & Luxemburg, Brussel

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

  November 1994 — August 1998 (3 years 10 months)

  networking, legal and market research, conference & events organisation, corporate legal affairs, reports publishing

Geert Lybaert’s Education

• Hogeschool Antwerpen

  Finished 1st year with succes, no degree , Heritage preservation - 3 year study , 1993 — 1994

• Universiteit Gent

  Master , History , 1991 — 1993

• Universiteit Antwerpen

  Bachelor , History , 1988 — 1991

  Activities and Societies:

  praesidium member of TTT (quaestor), member of student advisory council at humanities faculty

• Sint-Gummaruscollege, Lier

  Latin-Sciences 1981 — 1988

Additional Information

Geert Lybaert’s Interests:

people, history, ceramics, art, architecture, travelling, nature, photography, web-design, education, e-learning, marketing, motorcycles (riding 'em), gaming

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