Sophie de Lantsheere

Sophie de Lantsheere has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Sophie started their career as a Marketing Assistant at JCDecaux, where they played a key role in developing communication strategies and implementing audience studies. Sophie then moved on to become an Account Executive at JCDecaux, where they successfully managed a high-profile customer portfolio, focusing on selling outdoor advertising spaces.

After that, Sophie joined Royal Friesland Foods as an International Key Account Manager, overseeing a vast product range and managing crucial relationships with major international QSR chains. Sophie later joined FrieslandCampina Professional as a Regional Sales Manager, where they played a vital role in budget management and customer relationship management.

Sophie's career continued to progress as they joined Zespri International as a Market Manager Benelux, leading the commercial and marketing strategy for the third-largest market globally in terms of volume. Sophie then served as the Head of Sales, Europe, managing the largest region within the group and achieving outstanding overall performance. Sophie'smost recent role at Zespri was as the Business Development Lead, Europe and North America, where they led cross-functional projects in supply chain, achieving significant cost savings.

Overall, Sophie de Lantsheere has demonstrated expertise in business development, sales operations, strategic management, and marketing. Sophie has consistently contributed to the success and growth of the companies they have worked for.

Sophie de Lantsheere obtained their post-graduate degree in Entrepreneurial Management from the University of Limerick in 2002. Prior to that, they completed their undergraduate studies in Marketing and Sales at EPHEC from 1997 to 2001. Sophie also successfully graduated from CNDBW, where they focused on Mathematics and Languages to earn their high school diploma.