K2 TRANSFORMATIONS
BUILDING THE FUTURE
About Wim Smets
28 years of experience as a program manager and transformation executive, make me uniquely placed to lead your company through complex changes. My track record is built on a strong focus on change management, governance and business strategy. Below, you will find a summary of my experience, education and skills.
Professional experience
Skills
K2 Transformations, owner
2017 - Now
I founded K2 Transformations to help organisations plan and execute their transformations. I have completed assignments at Euroclear (Paris), BNP Paribas Fortis and Acerta.
Smets Adventures, motivational speaker
2008 - Now
I combine my experience in change management and high-altitude mountaineering to inspire employees, managers and entrepreneurs. I have written a book ("The only way is up") about how you can make yourself en your organisation agile and resilient. And I write columns on leadership and transformation for MT magazine.
EDS/HP, Transformation executive
1995 - 2016
I led global transformation programs for multinationals and government institutions such as GM, Shell, Alcatel Lucent and the government of Catalunya. These programs covered applications and infrastructure modernization and support reorganization. Every transformation had a significant people impact, requiring a solid change management approach. On top of that, I focused on the transformation strategy and integration between IT, the business and external suppliers. I resolved commercial issues, maintained senior client relationships and coached other program managers.
I worked on multiple large pursuits, developing transformation strategies for multinationals and government institutions. I wrote proposals, made sales presentations and negotiated contracts. The value of sold contracts exceeded 2 billion $.
For more details on my professional career, check my linkedin profile.
Education
Director Effectiveness ('19), Guberna
Digital leadership ('18), Vlerick business School
Digital Strategy (’16), Vlerick business School
Strategy implementation (´16), Vlerick business School
ADKAR Change management (’16), PROSCI
Strategy Essentials (’15), Vlerick Business School
Personal coach (’11), Open Coaching
Project Management Professional (’01), PMI
MBA (’90-’91), Vlerick business school
Applied economics (’86-’90), Antwerp university
Project/program management
Change management
IT contract sales & negotiations
Transformation management
Offshoring
Outsourcing
Dealing with high complexity
Agile way of working
Business strategy
Roadmap development
Languages
Dutch: native language
English: Fluent
French: Good
German: Good
Mountaineering
Cho Oyu (8201 meter)
Everest (8850 meter)
K2 (reached 7600 meter)
Broad Peak (8051 meter)
Manaslu (8163 meter)
Lhotse (8516 meter)
7 Summits
For more information on my mountaineering, see www.wimsmets.com.