Alain R.H. Brossé has over 25 years of experience in executive roles across multiple industries including real estate, energy, logistics, tourism, and more. He has a track record of successful turnarounds and strategic growth as a C-level executive and entrepreneur. Some of his major achievements include co-founding and selling a co-working startup valued as a unicorn, completing a turnaround as CO-CEO that increased sales 23% and EBITDA 66%, and enabling a sales turnaround as Director that increased a company's share price over tenfold. Brossé employs a motivating and transformational leadership style to fuel target achievements and team development.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE - Exec. Summ.
Alain R.H. Brossé
Function Level: C-Level – Member of the Board
Markets: Real-Estate – Environment – Energy – Logistics – Tourism -
HR - Hospitality - Start-Up - Scale-up – Corporate environment
Style: Empowering Motivating Leader
Profile:
As an International, Multi-lingual, executive with over 25 years of experience in
EMEA, I have been part of executive teams and have provided expert leadership and
assistance as member of several boards with a broad view on all business segments.
As an accomplished corporate strategist I have also delivered several targeted
strategies and innovative visions which fueled swift and consistent target
achievements, based on expertise from several C-level missions over the last years.
As an enterpreneur I have extensive experience with fast growing Start-up and
Scale-up. Attracting financing, building, training and leading teams and drive top
and bottom line in Participative and Transformational leadership styles come
natural for me.
Meyer-Briggs: ENTJ - Insights Profile: Type 43 – Motivating Leader
Major Achievements:
TRIBES – Inspiring Workplaces – Start-up.
• As CCO and Co-Founder - Entrepreneurial start-up- 2 years – (2015- 2017)
Together with 2 colleagues I have started since Feb 2015 a new disrupting 5-star
co-working and flexible office concept (5*star hotel concept for business
nomads). Starting-up was initial financed by seed capital of 2 Dutch billionaires.
Within these 2 years we have managed to sell the company to 1 of the 10 largest
investment funds Oaktree Capital. Tribes is now valued as unicorn in our market.
14 locations - 100 Fte.
Responsible for Sales and Operations I have managed 90% of the staff and 100%
of the turnover.
Recruited and trained 100+fte’s in sales and operations. Installing all sales and
operation processes from scratch. Motivational Leadership. Entrepreneurial style.
THE HOUSE OF HRmtc (ACCENT JOBS FOR PEOPLE)*
• As CCO and CO-CEO of the group - turnaround mission – 1 year – (2013-
2014) Complete turnaround of the number 4 temp agency network in Belgium
driving
€350mio in sales and 1200+ Fte. In charge of the full commercial aspect of the 6
companies in 4 different countries. Delivered in 9 months a complete sales
turnaround from -13% in sales performance and an Ebitda loss of 10% in 2013,
when I took over, to a 23% sales increase, outperforming the market 11 times
and delivering an increased bottom line of +66%. HR turnaround achieved in
bringing the staff churn levels from 100% back to 35% in 6 months. 350 Mio
Turnover – 33 mio€ Ebitda – 1300 Fte.
These achievements where fueled by renewed empowerment of the teams, crystal
clear communication and a move to specialism in recruitment. Respectful
management toward the teams but clear and strict on facts and figures.
Participative and transformational leadership leadership. Entrepreneurial style

2. THOMAS COOK
• As Director of Sales and member of the executive board @ Thomas Cook Belgium
– 4 years (2009 – 2013)
Market leading tour operator in Belgium: €800mio revenue and 1000+
staff Enabled a complete sales turnaround. Share price evolved from
13pence in December 2011 to 165pence in May 2013. Delivering approx.
10% of the group turnover and 30% of the group Ebit. 27 mio€ Ebitda –
1000 Fte.
I took over the complete multichannel (web, social, 120 own shops, 80
franchising shops, 300 partnerships, 1200 3rd
party travel agents)
distribution. Managed the sales of the 3 competing brands: Neckermann,
Thomas Cook and Pegase.
Board member of Thomas Cook Retail Belgium, Thomas Cook Belgium ,BTN,
Maretours and Gigatour
Created largest partnership deal in the market ever– becoming largest travel
agent channel in revenue in Belgium.
Member of the group Leadership Team managing the group transformation.
Building strong passionate teams and engaging them in driving market share
through customer acquisition and customer retention.
Transformational leadership style, corporate environment.
ROYAL PROPERTIES*
• As Senior Vice President Sales at Royal Properties – 1 year mission 2008 - 2009
Consultancy mission for the Lisman family (Robelco) solving a 3 years lasting
‘Stand- Still situation’ - settling a ‘deed agreement’, de–blocking an 800+ mio €
real- estate portfolio and optimizing occupancy from 53% to 94%. Financial
Holding structure - 850 mio € RE portfolio – 7% annual rental value – 10 Fte.
REGUS
• As Business Development Director EMEA Regus Plc - Real-estate – 5 years
(2003 – 2008)
Achieved 3 promotions in 5 years. Awarded General Manager of the year
(2004) Carried out numerous International assignments on strategy and
implementation in 17 countries of the group. Increasing profits with
40%, complete business turnarounds supported 8 regional Offices.
Change management missions, post-merger and realignment on Sales Excellence.
Introducing No/low risk financial models for business development successfully.
Strategic Deal making – Franchising models. 750 mio £ turnover – 35% Ebitda –
1200 Fte.
SULO
• As Sales Manager at SULO(now Veolia) – 2 year – (1999 – 2003)
Created in the Benelux a Sales-focused, dynamical organization with strong
commitment to change, driven by metrics (KPI and balanced scoreboard), fuelled
by diversity, open communication, and a passion for being the best.
Successful lobbying to local, regional, national and EU governance in getting 80%
of our products subsidized. Achieved market leadership in 4 years with 80%
market share. 100 mio Turnover – 27% Ebit – 20 Fte.
BMS & Group Gansbeke
• As Project Manager of BMS – 2 year - 1993 - 1995
Oversaw and accomplished complex logistic processes in Waste/Energy market
with the highest level of efficiency and best cost ratio.
In 5 countries, 27 cities. With over 2.000.000 movements per month and error
ratio of 0,000001%. High technological processes.
As Manager of Group Gansbeke– 2 year – 1995 – 1999
Successful restructure of Group Gansbeke. Implementation of Iso 9001 quality
standard, modernization of the ordering/processing/deliverance system, Profit
optimizing, installed centralized sourcing and billing.

3. Social Awards
http://www.linkedin.com/in/alainbrosse General Manager of the year
Other Languages
Economy (TEW) – U-Gent Dutch – Mother tongue
EMBA at Harvard –Massachusetts (US) French- Expert
English– Expert
(*) Short term missions & Interim management German– Expert