Maruti, the young and exciting footwear brand from the Bosgroup. A Brand that became known for it's clean designs and striking materials. When I started working at Maruti it was a small unknown brand. Where others saw concerns, I saw the unique possibility to create footwear without limitations. With a team of very driven likeminded people we managed to become a valued player in women's fashionable footwear. As Brand Manager I am responsible and work on all that concerns the Brand; International Sales, Distribution, Design, Product, Sourcing, Finance and Marketing. Together with my small but very dedicated team I passionately work every day on all these aspects to ensure that this Family owned Brand is pushed to the highest level.

2011-2013GANT is a lifestyle brand, with an American sportswear heritage, offering contemporary high quality casual wear with a European touch. For three years I very proudly worked for this beautifull high level Brand. Started as sales manager and worked my way up to be responsible for all that was involved to create a successful licensed footwear line. During the international sales meetings I coached all agents en distributors from all over the world. I visited the GANT shops from Russia to Dubai and gave workshops how to improve sales in the shops. 2012-2014Van Gils is a dutch tailoring company since 1948 with high quality products. Van Gils approached the Bosgroup in 2012 to work together to create a fashionable mens footwear collection. From day one I coordinated every step of this dutch collaboration. During several seasons we created innovative and high level men's footwear. I am especially proud of the shoes that we made for the Dutch National soccer team that they were wearing during the very successful World Championship in Brasil 2014. Together with the KNVB and under the ever watchful eye of Louis van Gaal we made both casual and classic shoes for the National Team and all it's entourage.

The Achten Fashion Group consists of several footwear companies, all operating independently and carrying its own range of footwear, which include branded and non-branded footwear, in quality (synthetic as well as leather) materials. Synergy between these members results in rapid anticipation of market developments and signals. To be a sales manager at the Achten Fashion Group means much more then only sales. The sales manager creates his own collection, coordinates production, logistics and Finance. He visits the factories personally and sells to major retailers from all over the world. To be able to offer the best service to the customer a manager must know all the details which are involved in making shoes. As each production county offers its own unique possibilities it is vital that the manager visits the factories personally. Together with my designer I developed, produced and sold shoes which were made in China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Romania and Portugal.

The Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) are the special forces of the Royal Netherlands Army. It is one of the three principal units tasked with special operations in the Netherlands (the others being the Maritime Special Operations Forces (NL MARSOF) of the Netherlands Marine Corps and the Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten (BSB) of the Royal Marechaussee), and it is deployable anywhere in the world under any circumstance, conducting all conceivable missions from the full spectrum of special operations, including counter-terrorism overseas.