Leading propagator of soft fruit plants and asparagus plants. https://www.vandenelzenplants.com/en/

XMAS Events is a small and dynamic event management company providing a full service concept for a unique experience targeting Xmas events, music festivals, sports events and other corporate events.

Triplence Technologies provides innovative solutions to prevent cybercrime. Customers are enabled to connect applications and devices to a network without having to be worried about unauthorized access. With projected 50 billion connected devices world wide and generally weak security, the door is wide open to hackers. Triplence Technologies puts these practises to a hold.

IDL is a recovery consultancy company specialized in restructuring small and medium sized companies. We add value to companies seeking for strategic support by providing practical solutions with immediate effect and thus creating sustainable recovery. Our competitive advantage is not only our broad experience but above all our practical methodoligal approach leading to immediate impact solutions but foremost positive change. In addition to this IDL also delivers timely solutions such as interim… Show more IDL is a recovery consultancy company specialized in restructuring small and medium sized companies. We add value to companies seeking for strategic support by providing practical solutions with immediate effect and thus creating sustainable recovery. Our competitive advantage is not only our broad experience but above all our practical methodoligal approach leading to immediate impact solutions but foremost positive change. In addition to this IDL also delivers timely solutions such as interim management in the field of general management, business development, change management, etc.Initially this acitivity started in Hamburg – Germany, in conjunction with three partners. After six months I started the Dutch recovery consultancy activities and discontinued my activities in Germany. Show less

Van den Elzen has been established in 1956 and has become one of the larger propagation companies in the Netherlands, specialized in strawberry waitingbed-, tray- and frigo plants. Further VDE propagates raspberry longcanes and asparagus plants. In total the company covers an area of around 400 hectares. VDE provides plants to a wide variety of customers in all European countries and is looking to extend its market reach. I have been appointed as Managing Director in order to support both… Show more Van den Elzen has been established in 1956 and has become one of the larger propagation companies in the Netherlands, specialized in strawberry waitingbed-, tray- and frigo plants. Further VDE propagates raspberry longcanes and asparagus plants. In total the company covers an area of around 400 hectares. VDE provides plants to a wide variety of customers in all European countries and is looking to extend its market reach. I have been appointed as Managing Director in order to support both owners to implement a mid term growth strategy. Show less

RedFoxBlue is a consultancy firm that improves the bottom line revenue by focussing on sales processes. Founded in 2000, 30 professionals provide consulting services, change management programs and training events. We increase sales results by at least 10% by aligning customer journeys with the sales process. In my capacity as practice leader Consulting, I am happy to support you to improve the value of your customers.

Responsible for Daimler’s worldwide insurance division. Annual turnover exceeding € 1.4 bn of global insurance premium. Reporting to Daimler’s CFO for the corporate insurance business. Exposure to all major (re-) insurance companies globally at board levels. Main purpose was to provide global coverage for Daimler’s assets, transportation, product liability, D&O liability, etc.Reporting to the board of Daimler Financial Services for the global retail insurances. Main purpose was to sell as… Show more Responsible for Daimler’s worldwide insurance division. Annual turnover exceeding € 1.4 bn of global insurance premium. Reporting to Daimler’s CFO for the corporate insurance business. Exposure to all major (re-) insurance companies globally at board levels. Main purpose was to provide global coverage for Daimler’s assets, transportation, product liability, D&O liability, etc.Reporting to the board of Daimler Financial Services for the global retail insurances. Main purpose was to sell as many (car) insurance products to car drivers, both private individuals as well as corporate customers. Major achievements in restructuring the loss making automotive insurance business with over 30 operations and approx. 1.000 employees worldwide. After the development and implementation of a new strategy, the business was turned into a strong profit contributor for the Group (> € 100 mio). Restructuring involved for example:Disinvestment of non-core brokerage activities in France and Switzerland. Back sourcing of parts of the insurance value chain to the insurer in Germany leading to a reduction in staff of approx. 150 FTE. Transfer of small non-profitable operations to an external partner in for instance Singapore.Alignment and strategic investments in high potential markets like Japan, China and Brazil. Show less

Responsible for DaimlerChrysler’s financial services operations in the Nordics. Established Fleet Management operations and Wholesale Finance in Denmark and Sweden. Furthermore, the Danish operation had to be restructured due to difficult market circumstances and was successfully brought back to acceptable profit levels.Successful integration of the Danish and Swedish organisation to one platform maintaining good atmosphere and spirit while at the same time realising significant overhead… Show more Responsible for DaimlerChrysler’s financial services operations in the Nordics. Established Fleet Management operations and Wholesale Finance in Denmark and Sweden. Furthermore, the Danish operation had to be restructured due to difficult market circumstances and was successfully brought back to acceptable profit levels.Successful integration of the Danish and Swedish organisation to one platform maintaining good atmosphere and spirit while at the same time realising significant overhead cost reductions. Introduction of MBTI as a tool for management development.Introduction and execution of process improvement program “First Time Right” in order to increase dealer and customer satisfaction levels. Show less

Responsible for all sales and marketing activities (approx. 75 employees involved), reporting to the CEO of DCFS. Performed as Managing Director during frequent absence of the CEO. Biggest achievement was to grow the portfolio from 12.000 contracts to 35.000 contracts while securing excellent profitability (return on equity over 20%). Established several new activities like debis Financial Services (non-automotive), debis Autolease (multibrand car leasing), smart start financial services… Show more Responsible for all sales and marketing activities (approx. 75 employees involved), reporting to the CEO of DCFS. Performed as Managing Director during frequent absence of the CEO. Biggest achievement was to grow the portfolio from 12.000 contracts to 35.000 contracts while securing excellent profitability (return on equity over 20%). Established several new activities like debis Financial Services (non-automotive), debis Autolease (multibrand car leasing), smart start financial services, Chrysler Finance, short term truck rental (Ster Trucks) and the acquisition of two dealer-owned car leasing portfolio´s. In cooperation with Booz Hamilton, the introduction and execution of a complete new customer service centre for the Dutch dealers and customers. Show less

Position: Sales & Marketing Director Vendor FinancePurpose: Responsible for the Dutch sales organization containing approx. 25 employees divided into field sales and sales support. Biggest achievement was to gradually extend the number of Vendor Finance partners. Responsible for annual turnover of more than Euro 150 mio including a profit target exceeding 16% return on equity.Position: International Account Manager Vendor FinancePurpose: First person within the organization… Show more Position: Sales & Marketing Director Vendor FinancePurpose: Responsible for the Dutch sales organization containing approx. 25 employees divided into field sales and sales support. Biggest achievement was to gradually extend the number of Vendor Finance partners. Responsible for annual turnover of more than Euro 150 mio including a profit target exceeding 16% return on equity.Position: International Account Manager Vendor FinancePurpose: First person within the organization responsible for selling the international Vendor Finance concept. Biggest achievement was to have seven programs up and running within two years with big, mainly USA based, international vendors like Unisys, Digital, EMC, Econocom, etc.Position: Marketing ManagerPurpose: Overall responsible for new product development, marketing and strategy. Member of the management team. Biggest achievement was the development and implementation of Vendor Finance marking an era of a new strategic orientation for the DLL Group. Participated in the rollout of a pan-European network. Heavily involved in the development of pan-European software. Further I initiated and executed a project to implement the first credit scoring system for B-to-B in the Netherlands in conjunction with Experian (formerly CCN). After successful introduction DLL was able to gain a leading position in the small ticket vendor finance market. Show less

At Van Leest, a small retail chain in the music industry, I was responsible for all sales outlets and their expansion, including in-store marketing, advertising, hiring of staff and coaching of the store managers who reported into me.