Thomas

Thomas Van Gucht
31 years oldMarketing specialist/Marketing managerMBACome from Belgium Living in Guangzhou
Language: English, Mandarin, French, German, Dutch
Mandarin: a little

International entrepreneur who lived in China for almost 3 years now. Proficient in 4 languages. Dual degree: MBA degree from Lingnan (SYSU) and MIT SLOAN. Strong relationships with both the Chinese & Belgium. -> CV in attachment!

Side projects
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Aug 2017 - Dec 2018(a year)

§ Bio Life Translating the international marketing plan for a medical crypto currency into a brand awareness campaign aiming at mainland China. § Le Fou wines Creating a marketing campaign for their physical store in Panyu. § MOSI Composing a business plan for an online math education platform.

Team leader
Silvertie
Jan 2017 - Jul 2017(7 months)

This is an agency which offers students the opportunity to work at special events and most jobs are related to the hospitality business. I decided to start this extra job in order to gain more insights in this specific industry and enhance my people skills as you have to deal with a wide range of people. Even though I did not commit to this job for too long, I was promoted to team leader and got properly acquainted with the hospitality business.

CEO
Scarfish
Feb 2016 - Jul 2017(a year)

At the start of 2016, I chose to set up my own clothing business. The company had its own graphic designer and screen printing studio, connected to that also a clothing brand named Scarfish. I took part in almost all aspects of the business, tasks consisted mainly of: marketing, logistics, financials, planning, negotiations, customer service, managing the social media, screen printing and defining the company’s strategy and short term goals.

Internship
EFG Bank London
Feb 2015 - May 2015(2 months)

My job within the firm consisted of data collection & processing, with the end goal of credit risk scoring different financial instruments. I also conducted an in-depth study of the new European investment legislation; Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II & Regulations (MIFIDII & MIFIR). I was introduced to front and back office services as well as treasury.

Student job
Van Gucht Natural Stone
Jul 2011 - Jul 2014(3 years)

Worked in my father’s natural stone business for the summer holidays. It helped me gain a better understanding of how his organization functioned, in terms of the production process from raw to finished product, accountancy and the overall sector within Belgium. My tasks consisted both of manual and intellectual labor this gave me the chance to visit different stone businesses, construction sites and stone quarries.

Sun Yat-Sen University (Lingnan College)
, International Master in Business Administration (IMBA)
Jul 2017 - Jun 2019(2 years)

Leading university in Southern-China. Program was created with close support of MIT SLOAN with who they have a long-standing cooperation.

MIT SLOAN School of Management
, Entrepreneurship & Innovation: The MIT Advantage
Jul 2018 - Jul 2018

Study tour

Ghent University (Artevelde College)
, Bachelor in Business Management (Specialization: Marketing)
Sep 2015 - Jun 2017(2 years)

2nd Bachelor with a focus on creative marketing. During which period, I ran my own company and had an on sight learning project at Ford.

Ghent University (Artevelde College)
, Bachelor in International Business
Aug 2012 - Jun 2015(3 years)

Degree obtained with lower-second class honors. Hoa Sen University – Ho Chi Minh City (VN) Exchange program EFG Private Bank – London (UK) Internship

Word, Excel, PowerPointStrategic marketingEntrepreneurial spiritFlexibilityPlanning & time managementPublic speakingIntercultural understandingNegotiationsResourcefulnessBelgian & Chinese driver’s license