“I have worked very closely with Laurent during my 3 years in Venezuela. Laurent was at the same time a mentor and a business partner. A mentor because as my predecessor in the GM position and as a Director of Puratos Venezuela he had a wealth of information to share and always made time available for me. A business partner because as the President of Pandock he was directly responsible for the distribution of Puratos ingredients across Venezuela. Laurent is an insightful executive who works very hard to make things happen. I value the time I could spend with him and am grateful for the help he provided to allow me to adapt and succesfully evolve during those difficult times in Venezuela.”
Laurent Avella Shaw
Spreading a colourful universe of knowledge for kids
Brussels Metropolitan Area
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About
Entrepreneurial CEO with over 20 years of succesful track record in improving financial performance for privately-held midsized companies and publicly-traded large groups, mostly in phases of significant transformation, development and growth. Proficient in operational efficiency and change management.
International experience in the wholesale distribution and manufacturing industries in the B2B and B2C food sector.
Expertise in franchise network development/management in the language education sector.
Experience
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Proteo
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Managing Director
Proteo
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Managing Director
Proteo
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Founding Partner
Kids&Us language school Belgium
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Founding Partner
Wittylingua
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President
Pandock
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Director
Levapan Venezolana S.A
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Vice-President
Lavital C.A
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Vice-President
Pandock Representaciones C.A
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Director
Quest International C.A
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Puratos de Venezuela C.A
Education
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Université catholique de Louvain
Licence en sciences economiques appliquees Marketing
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Institut d Administration et de Gestion IAG
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Lycée Martin V
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Projects
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Kids&US English School Wavre
Yvan et moi, en collaboration avec Laurent et Patricia, sommes en train de préparer l'ouverture, en septembre, d'un centre d'apprentissage de l'anglais pour les enfants à partir d'1 an, à Wavre, sous la franchise de Kids&US.
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Honors & Awards
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Language Industry Awards 2014: Beste taalproduct 2014
De Taalsector
Beste taalproduct 2014:
De “taallessen” Engels voor peuters vanaf 1 jaar van Kids&Us (met 44% van de stemmen)
Languages
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English
Full professional proficiency
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French
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish
Native or bilingual proficiency
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