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Directeur Europe

ExSeCo

Job Location:

Antwerp - Belgium

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 12 May 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 9 August 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Job Summary

Director for Europe
Our client is committed to putting its high-level expertise at the service of its customers through innovative gas transport solutions. Thanks to its expertise in cryogenics and thermodynamics its leadership is recognised worldwide.
Its goal is ambitious: to become the leading specialist in gas logistics and enable industry professionals to meet their customers demands wherever they may be.
The challenge for our client:
The development of our clients business centred on compressed and cryogenic gas containers takes place in a particularly demanding industrial environment which is technical regulatory and competitive. At European level the market is structured around major logistics and industrial hubs with Antwerp serving as a key hub. This positioning directly determines access to supply flows customers and strategic partnerships.
Our client is now entering a phase of accelerated European expansion with three priorities:

structuring a growing business
establishing a long-term presence in Antwerp
aligning the groups vision with rigorous operational execution.

The recruitment of the Director for Europe is therefore a key strategic lever with a direct impact on:

the development trajectory
local credibility
the structuring of the organisation.

The challenges of the role and expected positioning:
The role of Director for Europe is part of a process of building and scaling up the business.
A management role currently being established

Taking charge of the European subsidiary
Initially reporting to the founding director with a move towards group governance
A central role in shaping the European structure.

Management

Site manager in Antwerp (1520 staff)
Operations Manager in Aix-en-Provence (1520 staff)
Liaison with global sales management and European teams.

Intertwined operational and business challenges

Structuring of European operations
Management of logistics and industrial operations
Business development in technical markets
Establishing a strong presence within the Antwerp ecosystem.

The role requires a leader capable of constantly switching between hands-on management and strategic planning and of championing the project locally.
Location: Antwerp (essential) with frequent travel to Aix-en-Provence
The ideal candidate:
Local roots and immediate credibility

In-depth knowledge of the Antwerp/Benelux market
Ability to operate within local industrial and logistics networks
Native Flemish with working knowledge of English and French.
Entrepreneurial spirit
A passion for business development and creation
Comfortable in dynamic environments
Results- and opportunity-oriented.

Technical and operational credibility

Experience in industrial/logistics environments
Understanding of technical and regulatory constraints.

Leadership

Ability to manage operational teams and managers
Humble adaptable and unifying approach
Interpersonal skills in a multicultural environment.

Joining our client to take on this role as Director for Europe means taking responsibility for an industrial project currently being structured at the heart of strategic European operations with the ability to have a direct impact on the groups trajectory. The role combines: an entrepreneurial dimension a structuring responsibility direct exposure to governance and financial attractiveness.
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