Mr Chris Sybesma, Managing Directore-Mail

Mr Chris Sybesma, managing directore-mail:

Poelstraat 10, B-1750 LennikMobile : +32 478 88 43 02

A seasoned Executive with a solid background in different disciplines.
Several years of experience in a Board of Directors of an IT company.
Very strong analytical skills and critical thinking capabilities.
Solution minded and results driven, while remaining client focused and cost conscious.
Broad Project management and implementation skills.
A team player with proven management skills in changing environments.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

• 2004-2008: Member of the board of Directors of CEL Data Services (IT subsidiary of ING Belgium)
  

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

• ING Ops &IT Department: Head of Finance, Procurement and Asset Management:
  managed a team of 40.
  

PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

• ERP implementation:
  Project manager for the implementation of a new ERP package in an industrial manufacturing medium sized company
  Accomplishments:
• Supported management in package selection, ensuring buy in from key staff;
• Successful implementation of the package including parameterization and data transfer. Target go-live date within 6 months was met
• User Training
• Post implementation support including Business Process Improvement initiatives
  
• Successfully guided the integration of the BBL entities in Asia, the US and UK into the foreign network of ING, safeguarding a €30 mio business
  
• Participated in a several major reorganizations of the IT department of ING Belgium, ensuring continuity of financial reporting.
  

FINANCE TECHNIQUES.

• Prepared a valuation of the African holdings of BBL, resulting in a sale with a net profit of €11 mio
  
• Developed a financial analysis of a proposed investment in a winery.
  

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Revamped the activity based costing system of the IT department of ING Belgium(working with IT staff and the business) which led to an improved costing for bank products (Budget € 600 mio);
  
• Development of a business plan regarding the planned joint venture between ING and Bank of New York selling securities services and presentation to the board of ING Belgium.
  Drafted the file for submission to the regulator in Luxembourg
  
• ING Private Banking:
• Participated in the successful set up of a new global Private Banking Function and Strategy.
• Developed and implemented a reporting set, specific to Private Banking thereby improving the quality of management information at group level to more correctly reflect the performance of the Private Banking Units.
• Ensured follow up of the functional medium term plan for Private Banking
• Prepared a valuation of holdings in a Private Bank in view of a management buy-out
  
• Advised local management of foreign BBL on the conduct of their business and credit policy in the light of the strategy and the guidelines decided at head office.
  
• BBL Corporate bank: developed and implemented a departmental and client profitability system
  
• BBL Corporate bank: Implemented RAROC (Risk adjusted Return on Capital) methodology based on credit risk scoring
  

IMPLEMENTATION OF BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS

• Implemented a monthly cost accrual system through the reengineering of the processes involved (in procurement and accounts payable) resulting in more reliable and stable monthly figures;
• Implemented international Operations and IT budget reporting resulting in improved budgetary discipline in cross border management.
• ING international network management: developed and implemented a reporting set, allowing the monthly follow up of the results of the foreign entities of the bank

WORK EXPERIENCE

SYM bvba (own company)

• Managing Director7/2008-present

MOEYERSONS NV

• ERP implementation02/2009-06/2011

ALL CAPITAL NV

• Business plan development05/2010

ING BELGIUM NV198-06/2008

• Ops &IT Department: Head of Finance, Procurement and Asset Management2004–6/2008
• ING/Bank of NY Securities Services: CFO 6 months in 2004
• ING Private Banking: Worldwide CFO 2002 –2004
• International Network Management: Senior Regional Manager1998- 2001
• International Network Management: Financial Controller 1995-2001
• Corporate Banking: Financial controller 1990-1995
• Corporate Banking: Account Officer 1989-1990
• Trainee1988

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL 1981- 1987

• Research and teaching assistant, Physics department
  Accomplishments:Successfully prepared and defended my doctoral thesis “The Evolution of Early Type Close Binaries “ and this Magna Cum Laude (Greatest Distinction)
  

EDUCATION

Vrije Universiteit Brussel,PhD in Astrophysics (VUB) 1987

Vrije Universiteit Brussel,Masters Degree in Business administration (VUB) 1985-1987

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Masters degree Physics (VUB):1977-1981

KAE, Brussels, Secondary School 1977

Primary School: Urbana IL, USA: 1971

SEMINARS

Projectmanagement (Vlerick – 2008)

ING Business school:

oManagement of managers (2007),

oStrategic Management of IT (2002),

oING international Business Courses

oChangeable management

oCapital Markets

oAssets Liabilities Management

LANGUAGES

Dutch, mother tongue

French, fluent

English, fluent

• German, knowledge
  MEMBER OF
  

VOKA

• Corporate Club La Tournette

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