Gert Achten

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About Gert Achten

My passion is to guide an organisation to realise better results by improving customer orientation, use of modern digital technologies and processes. To achieve this, I can build on my expertise to improve profitability and efficiency/effectiveness through digital transformation, design/creative thinking & process optimisation. Next to that, I can also benefit from my M&A and business integration experience- Do you want to grow your business by expanding into new markets by acquiring other businesses or by consolidating your current market- Are you planning to transform your organization by fundamentally changing it’s way of working? Do you need to achieve tangible, sustainable results based upon new strategic imperatives- Do you want to improve the profitability of your organization- Do you want to develop new user-centered products/services/business models using Design Thinking? It is my mission to lead/assist you and your team through this transformation journey, drawing on my experience- Seasoned consultant & business leader having realized sustainable results and value improvements (Consultant, CFO, CEO) as well as growth - Conceptual thinking combined with a down to earth approach to deliver tangible results - Good helicopter view - Solution oriented mindset - Creative thinker connecting the dots My key business competences: linking strategy to execution underpinned with digital solutions, M&A, business integration, design/creative thinking, business transformation, profit improvement, business planning, performance management, good understanding of legal & risk issues My personality: Helicopter view, visionary analyser, process oriented with customer focus, looking for opportunities to improve, flexible, dynamic, optimist, creative team player, connecting people, creating trust