Alain van Lidth De Jeude

Together with a great & hugely competent team, we are building the Rentokil Initial business in Latin America from scratch. Our mission is to build the most admired service company in the region and delivering shareholdervalue.

As a result of a CEO change, our new CEO tasked me to run the large Benelux business comprising of PestControl, Hygiene, Garments & Ambius (plants) in combination with the further development of South America. We led with a fantastic and very committed team succesfully the Benelux Hygiene & Garment business back into growth with strong profit improvements while at the same I led with a very engaged team the foundation of the Rentokil footprint in South America

Leading the Rentokil PestControl businesses in most European countries: inspriring & coaching our local General Managers & Management teams in driving revenue, the delivery of quality customer service and optimizing our local business organistions in order to deliver optimum shareholdervalue. Together with our fantastic, local teams, we moved the European Rentokil business from £71m revenue to £157m

Leading (P&L) the European ManGuarding businesses: a 9.000 colleague organisation delivering a wide range of security services. Moved the large British business through the 2001 UK Security Act in order to be compliant and get the Government license in time; a complex operation for training thousands of security officers & formalising all internal processes; a huge success thanks to a competent management team! Following a renewed Group strategy to be more focused on Environmental services, I led with my team the disposal of the business despite being one of the most profiatble Manguarding businesses on the European continent.

Leading succesfully a 2.000 colleague business from loss to high profits with a fantastic Mgt team. Services were ManGuarding, Cash in Transit and Security training through an offcial Security School. Leading at the same time a highly specialized logistic/parcell organisation and launched technology based Electronic surveillance, We also introduced in Belgium physically the € and removed the Belgian currency which was a complex logistic operation in a high risk environment

UPC was a cable operator and provided broadband internet and cable television as a subsidiary of Liberty Global. I led the Sales & Marketing activities with a small but very energic team resulting in very high growth

Responsible for the operations of +/- 60 restaurants aswell the P&L. Supported by a competent team, we implemented a large remodeling program of our restaurants resulting in high growth and improved profitability.

We launched the brand in the Netherlands though the opening of 5 restaurants. In order to attract attention and get quickly critiacl mass, we launched several innovations around the products & services. Not all were as succesful but several still remain today. Unfortunatly, the mad cow disease appeared in Europe and Quick had to pull back and focused on the Belgian & French market

In charge of the daily operations with final P&L responsbility for the country. Member of the Belgian Exec team and grew succesfully the chain from 45 to > 100 restaurants; a unique but also very satisfying experience in a high growth market (at the time) driven by innovations, spirit and belief.

In reality in charge of the daily business in the Flemish part of the business but at the same time fulfilled the Belgian Marketing Director position but also led the further development of the chain through franchising following the departure of the Franchising Director to France.

Leading (P&L) and expand a leading catering chain in the Flemish part of the country; reporting to the Belgian CEO. A unique experience for a young, ambitious manager in applying high school management knowledge and having the priviledge of guiding a young team in a high growth industry