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Interim Director Sales&Marketing, HRM

Work Experience

2004 – now B.V.
AMSTERDAM, NEDERLAND
Job function: Owner, Director

B.V. founded October 2004 in Amsterdam is focused on consulting and developing human capital. The core focus has until recently been on the coaching of private clients and since 2009 also on interim management and trouble shooting. My specialities are teambuilding, internal/
external Communications, personal motivation, Sales strategy & Sales improvements and competence analysis.

2004 - now Master Management Nederland
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Job function: Owner, Director

Master Management Nederland (MMN), founded in January 2004 and residing in Amsterdam, is an international consultancy company specialised in psychometric test software, assessments, research, made-to-measure training/coaching and strategic consults. MMN is part of a large franchise chain, Master Management International (MMI), founded in 1985 and residing in Copenhagen. MMI is active in 12 European countries. Our mission is to help companies to help themselves.

Client portfolio – O’Neill, Rentokil, Kalmar Industries, Ascom, DeVoogtNaval Architects, ABZ, Projactive, Discovery Europe, etc.

1997 - 2004 KILROY travels Netherlands B.V.
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Job function: Managing Director

KILROY travels Netherlands is part of a European market leader in youth & student travel with corporate head office in Denmark (Copenhagen). KILROY travels International operates 50 offices in 7 markets with an annual turnover of €250mln. I was responsible for the Dutch operation and reported directly to the Board of Directors of KILROY travels International. My main responsibility was to secure organic growth in the Netherlands through shop openings and strategic alliances. Since my appointment in April 1997 turnover has been raised from €50thsd. (one shop in Amsterdam and 4 employees) to €10.1mln in 2004 (shops in Amsterdam. Rotterdam, Groningen, Utrecht and Leiden with 50 full-time staff).

1990 - 1997 don Quijote, In-Country Language Courses
Learn Spanish in Spain. Language schools in Salamanca, Madrid, Barcelona, Granada, Seville, Tenerife, Valencia, Alicante, Marbella, Guanajuato (Mexico) with sales & marketing offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Austria Switzerland, Mexico and the UK

1991-1997 don Quijote UK Ltd.
LONDEN, UNITED KINGDOM
Job function: Director & Managing Director

Formed the London based Sales & Marketing Agency as a sole trader and sold the business mid 1992 to the Holding Company “Poliglota”. After selling the company, I stayed on as Managing Director and established a profitable and solvent business which until this moment is perceived as a high quality and trustworthy provider of in-country language courses. DQ-UK is currently market leader in the field of Spanish language courses in the United Kingdom.

1996-1996 don Quijote Nederland B.V.
ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Job function: Interim Managing Director

Assumed dual responsibility for both the British and Dutch operation. The objective was to re-organise the business and reverse the decline in turnover. Through the introduction of strict cost control and by implementing a “back to basics” policy, the reorganisation was successfully completed within a record period of six months. That year, turnover increased with only 10%, yet net profit before taxes was improved by 25%.

1993-1994 don Quijote France A/S BORDEAUX, FRANCE
Job function: Interim Managing Director

Assumed dual responsibility for both the British and French operation. The objective was to re-organise the French outlet and turn a loss making unit into profit. Due to a lack of funds for vital investments, the company had to be closed down towards the end of 1994.

1990-1991 don Quijote PRC
SALAMANCA, SPAIN
Job function: Founding member &
commission trader

Commission trader selling Spanish language courses to non-Spanish natives in Monaco, Liechtenstein & Turkey. Assisted in building a network of 150 representing language travel agencies in more than 25 countries. Aforementioned activities were meant as a jump start to ultimately be granted the exclusive sales rights for the United Kingdom.

1988-1989 Export Development Association Ltd.
PARAMARIBO, SURINAM
Job function: Marketing Assistant

As part of my International Management Degree, I was obliged to work overseas for a minimum of four months. I conducted a feasibility-study of a palm oil factory and had to analyse the socio-economic and political situation, in order to prepare a brief to encourage the Dutch Government to make a donation from their Overseas Development Budget. The study assisted the company in winning a contribution of €250.000 for the purchase of materials needed to safeguard the continuity of the factory.

Education

1985 - 1990 Advanced College of Economics
ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Bachelor International Management

1990 - now Certificates computer, marketing, HR,
travel, system dynamics studies
Worldclass Trainer KPN

Skills

• Change management
• Teambuilder
• Coaching & training
• Quality care
• Think strategic and unorthodox
• Visionary
• Motivator
• Expand start up companies to profitable, solid
medium sized organisations
• Attract, lead and motivate competent staff

• Personality traits: hardworking, enthusiast,
humour, inspiring, creative, result oriented!

Languages

Dutch Mother tongue French Fluent
English Fluent German Fluent
Spanish Fluent Italian Fair

Other

1997 – now Give workshops, latest at Stephen R. Covey
Congress 2007
1990 - 1997 Member of various discussion platforms in
the travel/language industry.
1988 - 1989 Art director of the HES Student Cabaret
Association
1987 - 1988 Vice-President of the HES Student Union
1985 - 1988 Member of the HES Freshmen Introduction
Committee

Main interests: People, films, fitness, theatre, music, tennis, (water) skiing, copy-writing, travelling.

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