International and Purpose-driven leader with a passion to raise Business and Teams to the next level with results, innovation and people engagement at the heart.STYLE and PERSONAL DRIVEThroughout my career I have had the opportunity to drive Growth and Results though an approach characterized by purpose-driven-ness, result-orientation, and an empathic, energetic and culturally sensitive style. Leadership style characterized by a combination of high expectation and high trust. Engaging and inspiring around common vision and goals, loves developing people & teams, thinks globally and cross cultural.EXPERTISE20+ years International leadership experience in Food, Beverage & Nutrition at companies like Heineken, FrieslandCampina and Sodiaal. Worked under license with Diageo and The Coca-Cola Company. Lived + worked 16 years across 4 continents in local operating companies, global/regional offices in The Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe. Achieved successful Business Growth in fully owned, JV and franchise environments in both mature and developing markets. Had full P&L responsibility as General Manager / Managing Director leading multi-disciplinary teams, and driving international business expansion. Core functional expertise areas marketing strategy & activation, customer- and distributor management, sales execution, and operations and supply chain management.