Clean Solutions Group is the leading platform for your cleaning solutions. We are a multi site manufacturing company that develops, produces and markets products ans cleaning concepts (machines and services) to contribute to a cleaner, safer and more sustainable environment. Focused on cost saving potential (TCO) in co creation with our customers.We are active in following market segments:* PACKAGING & PRINT (Cleaning anilox rollers for inks, adhesives, coatings etc.)- Offer: Cleaning agents / Cleaning machines / Cleaning service - Target groups: Corrugating / Flexible Packaging / Label / Coatings / Offset- GEO: Worldwide * INSTITUTIONAL- Offer: Cleaning agents (Branded and Private Label)- Target groups: Wholesale companies in Facility and Hospitality- GEO: BeNeLux* INDUSTRIAL- Offer: Cleaning agents (Branded: TIX and Private label)- Target Groups: Marine / Automative / Public Transport / Light & Heavy Industry- GEO: BeNeLuxOne thing is for sure: We are solving it!

Facilitating and inspiring company owners/management teams of scale ups in realizing their growth potential. In my role as a mentor I enjoy supporting entrepreneurs with my knowledge and experience to achieve their further growth ambitions.

Newly established company in close cooperation with GE Renewable to assemble the magnet modules for the Haliade X off shore windmills. Greenfield operation.

Bakker Magnetics is perceived as the leading partner in magnetic technology. Bakker Magnetics strives to be the integrated supplier of (sub-) assemblies in the target groups defined. The main role Bakker Magnetics wants to fulfill is to inspire their customers and business partners with the endless possibilities of permanent magnets in moving towards a durable environment (electrification, renewable energy etc.).

I was hired to accomplish a business change for the Unive B2B market segment. Reorganizing the B2B business unit and restructuring the organization into a more profitable operation within a defined time frame (’19-’21). Optimizing strategy, translate strategy into a clear execution plan. Focus on innovation and cultural change. Enhancing commercial skills and stimulating entrepreneurship, develop the commercial team towards more commercial astuteness. Stakeholder management in a complex environment (cooperation). Accomplished a 55% result improvement over 2019.Also played a key role in bringing the Board of Directors and Management Team closer together in terms of effective cooperation.

For the past eight years I was the Managing Director of AMP and I was asked to continue to manage API Netherlands BV after the take over by API Group as of the 1st of December 2016. For API the acquisition of AMP's activities added outstanding complementary products, further enhancing API's capability tp serve customers, and providing entry into attractive new sectors.It was my responsibility to secure and grow the AMP business in the main market segment; label. Next to that continue developing the entrepreneurial strength of the AMP-team by diversifying the application of transfer metallized products (e.g. healthcare applications). Integrate AMP activities into API structure and inspiring the API-team with the AMP-way of working (commercial astuteness) resulting in exploring and developping new business segments.API was taken over by JPF in 2019 and is now continuing its operation as JPF API Laminates UK Ltd.

Amsterdam Metallized Products (AMP) offers a one-stop-shopping concept for shelf appeal enhancing materials. Our products, which are used as base material for packaging, labels, publishing and promotions, are applied in the tobacco, wine, brewing and spirits, personal care/cosmetics and food industries. Our products range include;- Transfer metallized materials- Paper and board laminates- Functional applications (e.g. barriers)- 3D and holographic finishes- Customer specific developmentsAMP, the inventor of the transfer metallized process, has been in business since the late sixties. With a strong corporate background (previously owned by DOW Chemical and Van Leer) until late nineties, the organization was private equity owned (since 2008, Trinovum and Standard Investment (2011)). Need for transformation from product and production orientation towards customer focussed and market orientated organization. AMP served a global market with customers in the Asian Pacific region, Americas and Europe. Western Europe was considered AMP's domestic market, 98% of turnover was realized outside the Benelux Area.During the time I managed AMP (2008-2016) I was responsible for:- Turnaround management - P&L responsibility- Generating commercial growth- Cultural change- Reorganizing company structure- Strategic planning- Continuous improvement- Optimizing material flow and production planning- Roll out of World Class Manufacturing program (2 years)- Take over of Dutch competitor (2013) and full integration into the AMP-business- Developing new market segments with existing technology (Medical Blankets)- Prepare exit of shareholders and sale of the business to API Group.

In 2014 we, as shareholders of Amsterdam Metallized Products (AMP), took over the assets of Edeldruk Rotterdam. The activities have been fully integrated in AMP's facility in Amsterdam in a three months timeframe. The take over of Edeldruk capabilities meant a further expansion of AMP's capabilities and an entry into new marketsegments.

The leading wholesale company in supplying accessories, parts and peripherals for electrical household appliances. With subsidiaries in 17 countries Elka Pieterman exports to more than 35 countries. My main assignment was to make the company more visible on the commercial side. Change of culture, change of sales & marketing attitude (pro active) and introduction of Category Management as "Sales driven buying and sourcing"Boosting webshop sales by having introduced a scanner which enabled customers to order without the mediation of customer service. Effectiveness in processes and reducing failure rates. This resulted into a more effective and efficient order process whereby 53% of turnover was generated via the webshop and were handled directly in logistics.

Intersafe is the leading European supplier of a comprehensive range of safety products and safety services at any workplace. Now part of Lyreco.

Vihome, the leading manufacturer of Electrical variable hight beds for home care use.Vihome distributed a wide range of aids for disabled people and manufactured their own range of wheel chairs marketed under the name of Morrien.Responsibility: developing international sales from scratch. Built up a solid network of partners in the UK, Spain, Belgium and France. Taken over the German activities from the local distributor. In 2000 Vihome was taken over by Thuasne France. Thuasne makes elastic compression bandages, medical belts, adhesive and cohesive bandages, orthoses (medical ankle and knee braces), medical compression stockings and tights, along with orthoses and underwear designed especially for athletes and to help people resume sports.

MCC the first independent distributor of Mobile Phones in The Netherlands mid 90's.Being part of Pon Holdings MCC was a logical development originally coming from Transmark Communication (Dutch importer of Nokia Mobile Phones) and a partial split of activities into Service Providing (Cellway/Martin Dawes)