Business Development Manager at Taylor Woodrow
Antwerp Area, Belgium
- Current
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- Business Development Manager Benelux at Taylor Woodrow
- Founder/Blogger at Open Innovators
- Presidium member at KIB Student Association
- Past
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- Business Developer (internship) at Materialise
- Business Analyst (internship) at Atlas Copco
- Education
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- UAMS
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Universiteit Antwerpen
- Connections
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- Industry
- Facilities Services
- Websites
Philippe De Ridder’s Summary
I am an entrepreneurial generalist with broad interest in ambitious new product and business development projects. (Tel: +32499551930 - Email: philippe.deridder@taylorwoodrow.com)
Philippe De Ridder’s Specialties:
business development, open innovation, business analysis, rapid prototyping, new product ideation and development, web development, giving presentations, negotiating
Philippe De Ridder’s Experience
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Business Development Manager Benelux
Taylor Woodrow
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TW; Construction industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 month)
Broad responsibilies in developing Taylor Woodrow's business in the Benelux. Developing and packaging the Taylor Woodrow Facility Management model of outsourcing FM: a focused management specialist in facilities services, building on industry experts, proven IT tools, in-depth management information analysis, and an award winning Strategic Alliance Parnership supply chain.
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Founder/Blogger
Open Innovators
(Internet industry)
May 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Open Innovators covers the latest trends on open innovation and crowdsourcing, providing inspiration and practical tools to business leaders and entrepreneurs.
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Presidium member
KIB Student Association
(International Affairs industry)
2006 — Present (2 years)
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Business Developer (internship)
Materialise
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2008 — June 2008 (2 months)
Designed a business strategy for a new software in the automotive industry on the level of product positioning, business potential, requirements, USP, market segmentation, and business development roadmap.
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Business Analyst (internship)
Atlas Copco
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Machinery industry)
July 2007 — August 2007 (2 months)
Performed a business analysis of rapid prototyping and manufacturing techniques for integration in Atlas Copco's new product development processes.
Philippe De Ridder’s Education
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UAMS
Master, Product Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 2007 — 2008
An international, practice-oriented master program on product innovation management and new business development. Topics: business analysis, project management, ideation techniques, new product development, product management, target account selling, financials, strategy, coaching.
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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Master, Applied Economics, 2005 — 2007
Dissertation: "Multinational R&D in China: open innovation and intellectual property strategies". A case-study of Philips China.
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Universiteit Antwerpen
Applied Economics 2003 — 2005
Additional Information
Philippe De Ridder’s Websites:
Philippe De Ridder’s Interests:
new product ideation, product development, entrepreneurship, business development, problem-solving, strategy, web 2.0, tennis, cycling, playing cards
Philippe De Ridder’s Groups:
KIB, UAMS, LIFT
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Ekonomika Alumni vzw -
OPEN INNOVATION -
Business Development -
UAMS - University of Antwerp Management School - ALUMNI -
Facilities Management Professionals -
Taylor Woodrow Facilities Management (TWFM)
Philippe De Ridder’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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