IN FOCUS: INTENT BAY OF PLENTY

Tuesday, 17 July 2012 09:48

INTENT Group are pleased to announce the opening of our Bay of Plenty office which will be headed by Geerten Lengkeek.

He has resided in the Bay of Plenty since 2001 and is acutely aware of the local business environment. Geerten has the full back-up and support of INTENT Group.

Our capability includes local consultants with local knowledge supported by an organisation with national resources and international expertise if needed. Our people are experts in operational performance improvements whether that be in manufacturing , supply chain or office environments.

Welcome Geerten Lengkeek to INTENT

Geerten helps manufacturing and supply chain companies achieve breakthrough progress in world-class operations. The resulting benefits include sustained competitiveness in cost, customer service and quality, a continuous improvement system and culture, and improved skills, engagement and retention of the people of the enterprise. Geerten has been in operations leadership and continuous improvement roles over the past 20 years in a variety of settings globally, including New Zealand, Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa and USA. Geerten has hands-on experience in leading continuous improvement from smaller organisations to multi-site billion-dollar+ businesses. His exposure to world class manufacturing includes Class A, TPM, Operational Excellence/Lean and ERP redesign. His operations experience spans Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing and Warehousing. He has worked in food, beverage, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical and FMCG.

References for Geerten:

Paul Kelly, General Manager Operations Tip Top:

“I have known Geerten for over 10 years and strongly endorse him. Geerten is highly experienced in Lean Manufacturing and more importantly can take these skills and excite both Factory Managers and Operators to challenge the traditional ways of thinking to enable workplaces to improve culture and productivity.”

Mike Harrison, Supply Chain Manager CHH Pulp & Paper:

“I have been extremely impressed with Geerten and his work style and ethics.”

Chris Diaz, Site Manager Fonterra:

“I have been very impressed in all my dealings with Geerten, his ability to see improvement opportunities across the supply chain is exceptional. Geerten’s Lean Manufacturing knowledge and experience in live implementation would be a direct gain to any individual or business who engage his services.”

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	Geerten Lengkeek, Bay of Plenty
	Geerten has been in operations leadership and continuous improvement roles over the past 20 years in a variety of settings globally. His exposure to world class manufacturing includes Class A, TPM, Operational Excellence/Lean and ERP redesign. His operations experience spans Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Warehousing. He has worked in food, beverage, pharmaceutical and FMCG. Geerten has hands-on experience to lead CI programs in large multi-site businesses. He has applied a range of tools and strategies for varying levels of engagement and business maturity. Geerten operates at every level in an organisation. He establishes deep understanding and buy-in across Operations and Supply Chain and other parts of the organisation. He enjoys connecting with people. Geerten is a passionate advocate for everything lean.





	Angela Brown, Wellington & LNI
	Angela’s drive and focus is to help organisations become better. She is an experienced project management consultant and has worked with both government agencies and corporates. She also specializes in new product development (FMCG, F/S & Ingredients) and to increase individual and team capabilities. Angela facilitates and trains internationally and shares her innovative thoughts and expertise on business improvement and progress at many conferences. Angela has a good understanding of how organisations interact and is realistic with implementation of change and sustaining improvements. She is generous with her time and is practical with her help.

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