Jean-Luc Deflandre +32-475-**-**-**

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Jean-Luc is a seasoned motor industry professional and nowadays Chief Executive Officer of ISCA Group and Chief Commercial Officer of UAB Vejo Projektai/DANCERBUS . He is also Director VITAEMOBILITY (www.vitaemobiliy.eu), Director GENIUSLEASE

(www.geniuslease.be). During the last 7 years he was from the very beginning of EBUSCO BV as Chief Commercial Officer. (Electric Bus Company – www.ebusco.eu); Previously he was Advisor to the Board of BYD from 2010 up to July 2014. BYD is the innovative Chinese company which is launching electric buses and taxis in Europe. Before joining BYD, Jean-Luc was General Manager of Bourgoo Bus & Coach, a major Belgian passenger transport vehicle & Bus dealer. (Bentley, Audi, Saab, Yamaha, Optare, Tata Motors, BredaMenarinibus). He is founder and owner of a consulting company. Prior to that he owned his own building company group (Group WELDIMO – MODIWEL ) and formerly held senior management positions in a number of businesses (Food & non-Food Companies). His career has included posts requiring expertise in sales and marketing, lobbying and general management.

He is Guest speaker at World Economic Forum, Energy Tech Summit. He is International Guest Lecturer at the International School of Management (ISM) in Vilnius

(Lithuania).

He is active member of UITP. (Union Internationale Transports Publics). Jean-Luc Deflandre +32-475-**-**-**

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Addreses: home : Rozendaal 110, 2440 GEEL, Belgium

& private office : Avenue Louise 367, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Mob.: +32-475-***-***

adl862@r.postjobfree.com

multi - lingual (French, Dutch, English, German)

born the 31/10/1960

Nationality: Belgian

2 children

Competence fields:

General Management (operational, strategic & analytical) of small & medium enterprises European Board responsibilities in Global enterprises Business Unit Management with fully P&L responsibilities Business Development

Strong communication and networking abilities

Sales & Marketing

Product Management

Negotiations with Union’s

Pedagogic skills

Sectorial experience:

Transport industry (bus, coach and car)

Food & Non Food industry(Private label),

Retail

Metal industry

Jean-Luc Deflandre +32-475-**-**-**

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1998 – 2000: Master in Business Administration EHSAL Brussels – Brussels University Thesis subject: How to buy companies in difficulties and after restructuration of these, how to sell with higher value. 1978 – 1982: Industrial Engineer Electricity H.R.I.T.O. (Hasselt) Thesis subject: The electricity power station of "La Rance/Bretagne" Production of electricity with high difference of tide (13m)

1982 – 1985: Bachelor German Languages English, Dutch, German (Liège): Thesis subject: The electricity power station of "La Rance/Bretagne" Production of electricity with high difference of tide (13m)

Job experiences

August 2019 – now : Chief Executive Officer INTERNATIONAL SALES (www.isproducts.eu) and Chief Executive Officer BIKES & PARTS (www.bikes-parts.be) General management

Business development

January 2012 – August 2019 : C.C.O. (Chief Commercial Officer ) EBUSCO ( www.ebusco.eu) General management

Business development : ELECTRIC BUS 12m/90pl + 18m Product management: start NEW BUS 2.2 & 3.0 (> very light bus !) Lobby work at CEO’s Public Transport and Ministers level January 2010 – January 2014 : Advisor to the Board of BYD www.byd.com General management

Business development : ELECTRIC BUS 12m/85pl + ELECTRIC TAXI’s in BRUSSELS (40 first) Product management: start midi and large busses / PRE CONRACT with ALEXANDER DENNIS Lobby work at CEO’s Public Transport and Ministers level Jean-Luc Deflandre +32-475-**-**-**

Working under ISCA comm.v. ; Avenue Louise 367 ; B-1050 BRUSSELS Pagina 4 From 12/2007 to December 2010: General Manager Bourgoo Bus & Coach a division of Autobedrijf Bourgoo General management

Business development : First ELECTRIC BUS 12m/85pl Product management: start Yamaha and My Way

Lobby work at CEO’s Public Transport and Ministers level 05/2005 – 12/2007: Managing Director – Owner: Group Weldimo nv Full responsibility (P&L): 4 manufacturing companies and 1 service company incl. after sales 285 employees and 80 service people

Sectorial Union negotiations

Market leader in Public business / Tenders

09/2002 – 04/2005: General Manager : Dufina nv

General management

“AWARD for most innovative Company of the Year”

GLOBAL retail market

10/1998 – 08/2002: Marketing Manager : Algist Bruggeman nv & DCL Ltd General management and Strategic management

Business development: new special business in the U.K. Definition, implementation and controlling of the business at EUROPEAN key account level. GLOBAL retail market.

11/1995 – 09/1998: Regional Manager Central Europe : Universal Flavors nv Sales management: coaching of a TEAM of project managers and sales managers located in Leuven/Belgium & Paris/France.

Business administration: management of the internal administration for Central Europe Business development: very special applications of the use of flavours and/or perfumes ; new ‘highly concentrated extracts’ EUROPEAN retail market;

Jean-Luc Deflandre +32-475-**-**-**

Working under ISCA comm.v. ; Avenue Louise 367 ; B-1050 BRUSSELS Pagina 5 05/1995 – 10/1995: Sales & Marketing Manager : Daewoo Motor Belgium nv Business administration: to set up a new original (consignment) and effective dealer network with innovative AFTERSALES system.

06/1992 – 04/1995 : Commercial Director/General Manager: Despé sa General Management: assistant to the General Manager before his retirement Sales management : getting introduced and starting up new business with INTERNATIONAL KEY ACCOUNTS and more specific with the ‘new’ discounters as well as with Private Label Retail. Business development: manufacturing of special new packaging 01/1992 – 06/1992 : Commercial Manager: Scana Noliko nv Sales management : Responsible for the German Market : Private Label retail 01/1989 – 12/1991 : European Sales Manager: BP Consumer Goods nv Sales management : to extend the activities in BENELUX of the business taken over from Yplon in the non-food retail: ‘discounters’ and Private Label

Business development : in EUROPE introducing the FOOD and NON-FOOD activities of the whole Group; especially in the ‘discounters’

Production and manufacturing experiences : direct input in the production of new packaging 06/1985 – 12/1988 : Brandmanager: Oxybel sa / Division of Cockerill sa Responsible for 1 of the 4 departments : cutting steel regarding specific drawings. Realisation of 2 very special projects: WINDMILLS in Zeebrugge and an extremely large press for the Russian printing industry

Sales management : responsible for a sales team in Belgium. Business development: introducing small metal pieces into the retail market: D.I.Y.-markets Jean-Luc Deflandre +32-475-**-**-**

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2007 – now: Active Member U.I.T.P.(Union Int.Transports Public) 2009 – now : Active Member U.A.T.P.(Union Afriquaine Transports Publics) 2009 – now : Active Member U.T.P. (Union Transports Publics – France) 2007 – now : Active Member ASBE/AVERE (Int.Association of Electric Vehicles) 2009 – now : Active Member IRU (Int.Road Union)

2009 – now : Active Member VIM (Vlaams Instituut Mobiliteit) 2009 – now: Active Member e-Mobility Switzerland (Mobility association CH) 2009 – now : Active Member FBAA (Féderation Belge Autocar & Autobus) 1999 – 2005: Director VOKA-O.VL (chamber of commerce East Flanders) 2003 – 2005: Director of CCFB (Chamber of Commerce Franco-Belge) 2003 – 2005: Director Chamber of Commerce of Limburg 1992 – 1995: Active Member of FEVIA & CIAA (National & Int. Food Federation) Awards

2000: Laureate of Workmanship from H. H. King of Belgium 2005: Award most innovative company of the Year

Miscellaneous :

Different management courses

Pedagogic Monitor

Sport Monitor

National life guard

Internal Auditor for Food Quality Insurance BRC/IFS (2003 – 2005) Different responsibilities at Zolder, Francorchamps, Silverstone (1990 – 2000) Jean-Luc Deflandre +32-475-**-**-**

Working under ISCA comm.v. ; Avenue Louise 367 ; B-1050 BRUSSELS Pagina 7 Hobbies:

Sports: Sailing, skiing, tennis, swimming, jogging & hiking Languages: French, Dutch, English, German, Spanish Theatre

Scouts (1966 – 1978) : a six month contract because of non-competition close at Despé nv : a six month contract because of non-competition close at BP Consumer Goods Experience in different countries:

• Benelux, France, Germany, Spain, Italy

• UK, Scotland, Ire,

• Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland

• Turkey,

• USA, Canada, Africa

• Asia

Different business :

• Private car business

• BUS business : first small coaches, then small ELECTRIC BUSES

• BUS business : last 6years: ELECTRIC BUSES:8M, 9,8M, 12M, 18M buses; BRT buses)

• Electric Forklift

• Financial : leasing of electric buses – leasing of electric cars

• Marketing (events, exhibitions, …)

• POLITICS: lobbying at highest level

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