Dominique Collet

Dominique Collet co-founded the Ray & Berndtson Belux office in 1996. He has acquired extensive international experience in executive search, recruiting senior-level executives (CEOs, COOs, VPs and Managing Directors) with international responsibilities in various manufacturing and service industries. Prior to joining Ray & Berndtson, he worked as a Partner of Ward Howell for two years.

Until 1994, Dominique acquired extensive international business experience in marketing, sales and general management, covering mainly all the European and North American countries, as European Sales & Marketing Director for a subsidiary of the Cockerill Sambre Steel Group specialized in the building sector, Managing Director of Polytuil France, Geschäftsführer of Polydach Germany and Member of the Group Management Committee with responsibilities over 14 countries. Prior to that, he was Marketing Director for the Tiles Division of Koramic Terca Group, a leading European ceramics company. During the '80s, he worked in the distribution sector as Assistant Manager and later Director of the Schelfhout Group, and Managing Director of the Group’s subsidiaries. He started his career in 1975 as Sales Manager, then Commercial Director of an Italian manufacturer of sporting goods.

Dominique holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Liège and a Postgraduate degree in Industrial Management. He speaks five languages.