Traxion, as part of the SITS Group, is operating primarily in the Benelux, DACH and also Nordic region, with focus on Cybersecurity and specialized in Identity & Access Management, enhancing Resilience. Being independent with a team of over 150 specialists and 20 years of experience and knowledge in the field with many successful implementations. Each tailored Information Security project comes with a strategic, tactical and operational view, looking through the eyes of the customer, to develop most suitable or dynamic solution. Traxion supports the entire process: from consulting, assessment, to design, full implementation and managed services.

Leading EMEA's team towards Strategic Business Development and solution driven projects; - Managing strategic accounts- Managing distinct Territory Partners for the business development of those regions. - Developing a team of Solution Sales Consultants- Steering the Alliances Programs; * overseeing the Service Provider & Technical Partner management; set-up, go-to-market & delivery * building and nurturing relationships with various solution partners & alliances- Translate GlobalSign's security policy and commercial ambition in view of eIDAS solutions.- Building the Sales 3.0 approach, sales enablement for GlobalSign based on solutions and projects, related to Authentication or digital Signing challenges, while implementing Digital certificate services, managed PKI, Identity Access Management services or bespoke Publicly Trusted Digital Signing (back-end) Solutions within a Digital Transaction Management. Looking beyond the technology with each customer case on Cybersecurity by customizing an all-encompassing encryption, authentication and integrity. Enabling IOT projects through broader trust models around identity provisioning and issuance relying on trusted third-parties, such as GlobalSign, for secure authenticating to and controlling hardware using PKI-based device identities.

“Ownership & Leadership”, acting as if it were my own company, is the key word;Since 2007 heading GlobalSign NV (the entity serving continental European customers) , with initially full responsibility over F&A, validation services, all sales and technical staff. In 2009 I have successfully assisted the operational centralization of our F&A functions towards UK, remaining in dual control with the local MD. In this GM role I was reporting to both BOD of GlobalSign NV (Japan based) & the Managing Director of GlobalSign Ltd (UK based). It is since end 2006 that GlobalSign (as Certification Authority) became part of the (Japanese) GMO Internet Inc (TSE: 9449) group of companies. A new worldwide GlobalSign Management Team was formed, having offices in the US, Europe (UK and Belgium) and Asia (Japan, China). GlobalSign NV was in 2007 acting as the "factory" & profit center for the group, operating from Belgium in a shared service model next to GMO GlobalSign Ltd in UK, both serving the EU market.Main tasks: • Ensure organizational drive and employee engagement and staff expansion• Report business performance and leading indicators to senior leadership• Provide solutions to issues (e.g. business, employee conflicts, technical, PR, market challenges)• Maintain budgets and optimize expenses, setup and control HR, PoC for local authorities • Work in partnership with external parties (such as Finance, IT partners, Sourcing)• Promote the company regional and international

Next to the GM role for the NV, I took a dual role as Director of Sales Support EMEA, managing both the smaller sales teams based in UK & Belgium. In 2010, following GlobalSign's continued expansion and need for diversification, this role was transformed in 'Director of Enterprise Sales EMEA'; A specific and focused sales management function allowing us to pivot from a Reseller driven to a more Enterprise driven sales. A role in which I was managing the EU sales team and a vast majority of all GlobalSign's larger enterprise sales coupled with strategic partnerships in EMEA. Furthermore overseeing all Sales & Marketing activities, while actively helping developing new markets, successfully meeting targets & profit levels. In this role I report to the Head of Sales EMEA.

GlobalSign NV, member of the Verizon Business - Cybertrust Group, heading the Managed Identity LOB within Cybertrust for which I was providing knowledgeable sales support throughout Cybertrust offices for our LOB, as well as enabling & developing a digital certificae based partner program. All the same supervising business operations (F&A) for the GlobalSign European team.

Solely responsible for all direct sales as well as both direct & indirect world-wide new business development of GlobalSign's X.509 certificates & managed certificates-based security servicesAssisting & guiding front/back office operations (validation services team).Cyber-Security, Digital Certificates, Managed services, PKI, SSL, SMime, Adobe CDS, ...

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