• Leading R&D, Engineering and Industrialization• Defining and executing (technology) strategy & projects for electro-chemical processing & additive manufacturing• (New) business development by co-development and co-creation. • Talent and performance management of highly educated professionals.

• Founder and responsible for P&L of start-up (concept to test market phase)• Starting from a good technology & market understanding, created and seized entrepreneurial growth opportunity. Developed business plan and secured venture capital.• Developed & marketed cloud-based market place and product catalog to improve competitiveness of local graphic arts companies• Successfully lead the start-up selling to B2B customers in the Netherlands up till the exit (acquisition).• Structured and managed lean and scalable operations with partnerships for development, distribution and fulfillment.

• Spearheaded the execution of the R&D development program of the Business Unit Wide Format Printing Systems [BU WFPS]. Made sure that team members were highly engaged and motivated to achieve the common goal and successfully ensured that deliverables where met. A.o. Developed and launched Colorwave 600 platform.• Spearheaded the definition of the product portfolio of the BU WFPS and introduced 3rd generation R&D management methodology to improve handling of strategic options and choices in continuously competitive business environment.• Successfully aligned and created buy-in, from multiple stakeholders and business owners, with the company strategy and product development program.

• Planning, budgeting, implementing and maintaining costs, methods and employees.• Talent and performance management of highly educated professionals. • Successfully build high performance organization: personnel development and world class cross-functional co-operation and partnerships. Made sure that team members were highly engaged and influenced critical decisions and working methods (starting from platform and resource roadmaps).• Chairman of cross-functional team R&D and Manufacturing & Logistics. Developed industrialization / NPI working methods to outsource manufacturing to the Far East.

• Team member of the business group commercial printing . Responsible for market research and definition of competitive strategy. • Responsible for initiation and execution of business innovation projects in the Dutch marketing & sales organization. A.o. Created new value with solutions for vertical markets, that enhanced commoditizing hardware products.

• Leading multiple cross-functional project teams with a (new) business-development assignment (Product Line Management).• Successfully created a new market segment and significant business contribution. • Initiated a HQ business support team that successfully reduced friction at the local operating companies and improved our position as true business partner.