Brandt & Levie Worstmakers. Founded in 2011 by three befriended chefs with the aim of inspiring more people to eat better meat. In our own sustainable sausage factory in Amsterdam, we make the tastiest sausages in the most surprising flavours from exclusively meat from farms with an eye for animals and the environment. Brandt & Levie sausages have become a household name and are available at countless restaurants, specialty shops, organic chains, in food service and online delivery companies throughout the Netherlands and now also in Germany, Belgium and Austria.

Theha Kokosbrood - Foodmakers since 1954. Pure ingredients, with fresh coconut processed into slices, dices and/or rasp. Suitable for spreading, snacking, topping or as enrichment in a mix.Theha is a participation of Berk Partners (PE).

Assignments include:- Marketing & Innovation Director for health insurance company; 80 FTE team, €11 billion revenue, 15 months turn-around assignment. - Advise large slow-mover in defining their new (brand & business) strategy; private equity owned.- Coach several start-ups (B2C) (food, drinks, sustainable toys and data provision).

Managing Director Koninklijke Verkade / Commercial Director Pladis Benelux- Member European Leadership Team- Member statutory board Koninklijke Verkade- Management of Benelux sales, marketing, trade marketing, innovation, research, commercial finance and HR (37 FTE, €110 million revenue)Key results:- Successfully built dual brand strategy (launching global brands McVitie’s and Godiva)- Restored growth in Verkade core biscuits through strong focus on innovation and renovation- Established direct route to market in Belgium & Luxembourg- Achieved double digit growth in Non Traditional Retail for 3 consecutive years (a.o. Hard Discount, Low End Retail, OOH)

Supporting commercial organisations with strategy and leadership advice, as consultant or in temporary positions (ad-interim)

Project Coordinator (~ Hospital Director)- Management of 3 hospitals and 15 mobile clinics (220 FTE)- Management of 10 direct reports (international team: medical, logistics, supply, finance and HR)- Member Country Management TeamKey results:- Executed successful emergency interventions during cholera, polio and measles outbreaks- Negotiated access to populations in 7 additional conflict areas, facilitating provision of medical care

Director Marketing & Sales- Executive Board member Dutch State Lottery- Management of Sales, Marketing, Trade Marketing, Innovation and Research teams (63 FTE, €780 million revenue, €62 million commercial budget)Key results:- Defined new strategy and vision in anticipation of significantly changing market dynamics- Reorganised commercial department to a consumer and shopper-driven structure - Launched new brand: Miljoenenspel (€45 million revenue in first year after launch)- Launched Corporate Social Responsibility program together with the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) & Children Cancer-free Foundation (KiKa)- Prepared merger Lotto / Dutch State Lottery

Marketing Director- Executive Board member Koninklijke Verkade (owned by Blackstone / PAI)- Management Sultana and Verkade Marketing, Innovation (NPD) and Research teams (12 FTE, €100 million revenue, €11 million marketing budget)- Member Northern European Innovation BoardKey results:- Verkade elected Brand of the Year 2008 (FNLI in collaboration with EFMI and GFK)- Awarded Golden Wheel of Retail Sultana Hartig (2007)- First A-brand worldwide to transit the full Chocolate assortment to Fair Trade (2008)- Transformed organisation from sales-driven to marketing-driven