InfoInspirational and visionairy CEO / CCO / CMO with broad experience in Telecom & ICT, Retail, E-commerce, Construction & Real Estate, Elderly Care and Education.Competencies: strategic marketing, leadership, general management, business development, retail & e-commerce, sales managementEntrepreneur & founder / Leader:- has built from scratch Orange Retail Retail organization (70 telecom stores Neth., 50 mio Turnover)- has built from scratch Telecom Italia / Alice Telecom & Internet commercial operation (100.000 subscriptions, 25 mio Turnover, 10% ms)- responsible for e-commerce operation Replace Direct (www.replacedirect.nl) with 800.000 products and 450.000 visitors per month- introduction of clickable housing concept ‘AanklikThuis’ (www.aanklikthuis.nl) for elderly persons with physical limitations- Owner and Director STE Languages (www.ste.nl), the leading language institute in South NetherlandsAwards and Nominations:- Best Marketeer Brabant of the Year 2020 by NIMA / Marketing Tribune- Clickable housing concept for elderly persons (Aanklikbare zorgwoning, Omroep Max, 2015)- Best e-Commerce shop Neth. and Belgium for Replace Direct (Thuiswinkel Awards, BeCommerce Awards 2013)- Marketeer of the Year (Dutch Institute for Marketing NIMA, 2009)- Telecom Exellence Award (Alice, Channel Connect, 2008)- Best Service in Telecom (Orange Retail, Consumentenbond, 2004)Customer centricity approach. Innovative and out of the box mindset, non traditional leader. Combines strategic thinking with hands on mentality. Excellent people management skills. Highly sensitive person. Likes to work for (and with) purpose driven organizations.Part-time lecturer on Executive MBA level (strategic marketing, sales & account management). Has written various articles and blogs about actual marketing and sales subjects.Current positions within civil organizations:- Member of the Board of Beweging van Barmhartigheid, www.barmhartigheid.nl- Member of the Board of Stichting miMakkus, www.mimakkus.nl- Jury Member of AGCN (www.arnosgoudenclownsneus.com), an award in the care sector for the most inspiring initiative of the year.- Member of Alzheimer Nederland (www.alzheimer-nederland.nl), participating in several projects (e.g. within PSV N.V.) related to people with dementia.Qualified examiner of NIMA-B and NIMA-C exams.In spare time I love playing tennis, soccer and running (Vierdaagse, half marathon).