As a strategic business leader, general management, CCO/CMO, and Non-Executive Director, I bring over 20 years of expertise in commercial leadership, operations, and general management across biotechnology, performance chemicals, materials, textiles, and the circular economy. I specialize in driving business profitable growth, sustainable growth, and market expansion, leveraging a track record in: ✅ General Management & CCO/CMO Leadership – Scaling businesses, driving revenue, and optimizing commercial strategies and sales excellence. ✅ Board Governance & NED Experience – Offering strategic oversight, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. ✅ M&A, Start-up growth, Market Expansion & Business Development – Identifying growth opportunities including for start-ups. ✅ Corporate/Company Strategy & Digital Transformation – Aligning innovation with long-term profitability. ✅ Operational Excellence & Organizational Leadership – Building high-performance teams and cultures. I am passionate about driving innovation, sustainability, and governance excellence. Open to opportunities as in general managment, CCO, or Non-Executive Director to contribute my expertise in guiding businesses toward strategic success.
Member of the Supervisory Board at Leather Naturally, promoting sustainable leather. Focus on governance, strategy, ESG, stakeholder engagement, and industry advocacy.
The fund for the Volksuniversiteit manages the assets and the financial reserves for the Volksuniversiteit Rotterdam. The supervisory board member is responsible for ensuring that the fund operates in the interest of the long term sustainability of its assets and financial situation. This includes ensuring that the fund's activities align with its mission and values, and that decisions are made in the best interest of the university and its stakeholders in the community of Rotterdam. Strategic planning and oversight are other key aspects of the role.
Coaching/mentoring/advising start-ups.
A commercial leader/ business director / CCO, sales, marketing, advisor or operations or interim general manager for sales, business development, strategy, commercialization, innovation, organizational development, M&A or operations excellence. - Focus and experience for biobased performance chemicals, life science, biotechnology, leather, textiles, ingredients, proteins, materials (incl fabrics) and food. - Advisor / coach / mentor to startups in and after Yes!Delft validation lab program. - M&A advisor.
For Performance Chemicals global responsible (VP/Vice President/CCO) in leather industry for commercial, sales and marketing, profitability, new business development, product management, application lab, innovation and overall P&L management, strategic direction and managing director / division director for the main divisions. Leading for new Biobased and more sustainable products.
Responsible for the company customer service, sales back office, supply chain and logistics and link with procurement / purchasing.
Delivering the product in the most optimal to the customer and at optimal working capital any place around the globe. Key elements ito develop and implement a global strategy, improve on time deliveries and drive down working capital. Work global key accounts to deliver to their specific requirements.
Planning the global supply chain and lead the planning team. Optimize inventory to improve financial results. Improve the S&OP process. Integrate and disintegrate businesses which are acquired, divested or moved to another division.
Responsible for the purchasing, planning, customer service and logistics at a pharmaceutical (chemical) ingredient site. Lead the site supply chain / procurement team. Change management for a reorganization via integration and moving functions to centralized functions.
On pharmaceutical sites first as managing small projects and later change management with a major ERP / transformation project focus on transformation for a more effective way of running the business.
Business Group controller. Responsibilities included building a corporate governance structure for the division and a change management project for a major transformation project in the USA.
Advisor and auditor for medium to large companies with a focus on ERP (SAP) supported work processes. Providing management consulting for companies to improve their work processes. Sales experience via sales and account management.