Who is Ardinna?
Ardinna was created by Stijn Hofman and Luc Verhulst joining forces . The name Ardinna is inspired by our two shared passions: the Ardennes and result-driven work. We found inspiration in ancient writings of the first Celtic people who settled in the Belgian Ardennes. They glorified their goddess Arduinna who symbolised "the heights/ peaks" in their landscape. And getting our customers to reach the top is exactly what we do. By keeping one focus: result.
Both of us gained experience in various domains and sectors. Around our competence is a team of highly specialised professionals.
Stijn Hofman
For over 15 years, specialised in the various supply chain domains, ERP selection & implementation, production management, warehouse organisation, purchase management, transport and distribution management. Always starting from a deep, substantiated knowledge of the processes in order to build up to the best workable solution and maximum result for the customer. In the past I worked at Grada International (director of purchasing), X-STRA and Moore (business consultant) and food holding company Q-group (COO).
Luc Verhulst
Extensive experience in public and private sector in general management, strategic management, marketing and business development. Specialised in general management, marketing, people management and strategy implementation. In the past working at Dexia Bank (Corporate Communication), X-STRA (co-founder), Wit-Gele Kruis Oost-Vlaanderen (director), 18 years CEO & executive president of food holding company Q-group and currently also CEO of Gezondheidscampus Sanapolis and director at various companies.
Geert Steen
Geert has a lot of experience as a manager with total final responsibility for purchasing, sales, administration, accounting, recruitment, coaching and training of staff. Managing an SME is in Geert's DNA and he is a strong team player and motivator with an excellent helicopter view. In addition, Geert is very direct, problem-solving and a real go-getter. A West-Flemish manager who knows how to lead teams and companies. This is also apparent from his strong experience as manager of Volvo Waregem Cars, crisis manager at a transport vehicle rental company and CEO of an international transport company.
Anouk Kolsteren
She has a broad experience in support functions in areas such as administration, logistics, quality, debt mediation, HR and production. Through experience, Anouk has a strong global vision of the different services in a company and always looks for the best solution for the company. She is pro-active, good with people and works in a very focused and problem-solving way.
She gained experience as a commercial assistant and all-round assistant at Meurice Merloni, Eurotube, Bières et Fromages de Chimay and Salaisons du Hainaut/Q-group. Matters such as commercial support for a sales team, logistics coordination, HR, price monitoring, transport documents, etc. hold no secrets for her. Anouk also has experience as a quality assistant in the food industry.
Lieven Volckaert
Lieven graduated as Master of Science (biochemistry and biotechnology) and complemented this with additional trainings such as internal auditor IFS and ISO22000. He is a strong analytical thinker who always takes the long term into account. Lieven has experience in strategic optimisation exercises, planning, supply chain, people management and IT. He always looks for the ideal solution, in consultation with and tailored to the needs of our customers.
Lieven built up his experience over the past few years as a buyer and supply chain manager at companies such as AluK Belgium and Q-group, and as a purchasing & quality manager at Bakkerij Thyssen. Thanks to this rich experience, Lieven is an expert in purchase management and supply chain. He is very solution oriented and focuses on process and IT support.
Maarten Van Overloop
After his teacher training in Biology and English, Maarten specialised in system and network administration through additional training courses, both in MS Windows and Linus. These strong IT competences translate into his most important characteristics: strong analytical and IT-minded. Maarten is a team player with a very hands-on and result-oriented approach. In his career he gained experience as responsible warehousing, procurement, ICT management and supply chain. Maarten recently worked for the sausage specialist in Belgium, Noyen NV. There he was responsible for, the purchase of raw materials, the warehouses, IT and supply chain management and so much more. He gained further experience at Atlas Copco as a planner in the Power Technique Service department in Belgium.
Jakob Van Den Bossche
Jakob is currently the youngest member of our Ardinna family. He obtained his Master of Science in Business Economics from the University of Ghent. Internationally, he gained experience during his bachelors degree in Corporate Management & Economics in Friedrichshafen, Germany. After his studies, he joined Callebaut Collective as a digital expert & growth analyst. From that experience, Jakob built up a thorough knowledge in data analysis and marketing. He is strong in recognising the company's underlying needs and the customer's intrinsic motivations. From this strength, he knows perfectly how to create support among the various stakeholders. In his spare time, Jakob likes to explore other horizons. He recently did so by training as a bartender in New York and working for three months in the far North on a husky farm.
Wim Van laer
Wim holds a degree in electromechanics (De Nayer Institiuut), a Banaba Efficient Production Organisation (KU Leuven) and a Master Practitioner NLP (Rotterdam).
He has also undergone various management training courses, which have led him to become a versatile entrepreneur who looks for opportunities in all situations.
His extensive experience in various sectors, in strategic positions and in coordinating various projects, is a major added value. His leadership style is based on a connection approach, where "sharing and deploying knowledge", shared leadership and continuous improvement are the motives he uses on a daily basis to deliver high-quality, effective services/products in the field. He draws his energy from solving strategic problems and from his ability to contribute to the positive and sustainable growth of his environment.
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Our approach is cross-sectoral. Crucial to our working method is a result-oriented and business-driven methodology. Our customers are the best witnesses.
