I am an experienced impact creating global executive and entrepreneur. Strong skills in business development and sales, strategy, new product development and marketing in a diverse range of corporate environments- private/venture backed in USA ( Silicon Valley) and Netherlands, Global Fortune 500, Family owned.Basically love to have fun, create paradigm shifts, be successful and empower people and be seriously focused.As an agile and dynamic leader I have a highly successful track record in developing and implementing change for long term sustainable growth in profit and shareholder value in highly ambiguous cross-cultural, cross-functional roles.I recruited high-impact teams to accelerate global equity and sales growth. Full P&L responsibility with global sales and marketing expertise. For over 15 years I have a strong experience in creating license, distribution and acquisitions to boost sales and profitability at several multinationals like Altadis, Philips, Reed Elsevier as well as venture backed biotech company leading to a strategic exit.I am strong financially driven. I have a passion for languages and cultures and have a Dutch mother tongue, near-native proficiency in English and German, fluent French, conversational Spanish and Italian.Clear, straight forward and passionate, with natural emotional intelligence to build powerful rapport throughout the organization and the ability to focus and harness that motivation into ongoing success. People I worked with describe me as “driven” , “transparent”, “ allows and nourishes personal growth” and “leading”.I believe, in today's global marketplace is rooted organizational agility and constant focus for market-driven intel to drive and monitor change.