PROFILEI am an engaged and far-seeing seasoned leader and supervisory board member. With over 10 years of management experience steering a company as a CEO, a larger department as a Member of the Executive Board and Chairman of a company.I hold deep experience in people, strategic and executive management and relevant expertise in strategy, business and leadership development, in M&A and restructuring, in sales & scaling-up businesses, contract negotiations, product development, pricing, underwriting, portfolio management, claims handling as well as in project, change and risk management.I am passionate about creating inclusive working environments where highly committed teams serve customers impeccably, reach ambitious goals and hit their financial targets. I am a pragmatic and creative problem solver, a team-player with cross-cultural awareness and with the natural drive to lead and a strong will to shape my environments.Values important to me: Taking responsibility | Delivering quality | Communicating transparently and at eye level | Being a loyal team-player | Building trust | Being a credible & inclusive role modelWhat I stand by as a Leader: Courage to change my environments | Diversity & Inclusion | Purpose & People driven leadership | Resilience | Life-long learningIMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS- Scaling up: Devising engaging growth strategies, actively involving the Executive as well as the Supervisory Board and sales partners. Communicating it effectively to all stakeholders, highlighting employees’ contributions, leading to profitable premium growth of 8% CAGR over 6 years and reduction of Combined Ratio below 85%.- Planning & orchestrating all activities efficiently; leading teams with discipline and adaptability, ensuring everyone is aligned and committed to deliver on the promises.- Focusing on optimizing (organizational) processes (e.g., redesigning claims organizations; introducing a new IT system) and increasing business efficiency.- Applying strong cost management.- Portfolio-Management activities (sanitations, etc.) to increase profitability of insurance portfolios.- Significantly increasing employee engagement.- Clear, inspiring and engaging storytelling; communication in 5 languages which points the way and creates followership.- Demonstrating & demanding of all employees the highest customer orientation.