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MD, Marketing, Business Development, Management, E Marketing

MD, Marketing, Business Development, Management, E Marketing

Work Experience

ElysiantsInc.
Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer

-Developed the overall concept and business plan: invitation©\only global social network
-Generate external investors¡¯ capital, funding
-Built the company with satellite offices in Dubai, Miami, Amsterdam and Curacao
-Developed an international commercial & marketing team, represented in >7 countries (>30 FTE)
-Overall EMEA and USA P&L responsibility
-Develop on- and offline marketing and Performance Marketing strategies
-International brand building and ©\exposure, with a strong focus on top tier partnerships
-Working with national and international press, generating on and -offline, print- and television coverage in Europe, Middle East and USA

Accomplishments: Currently the second-largest invitation-only network in the world, successfully launched in: Europe, Dubai, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Beirut, Istanbul and Miami and Buenos Aires. Valuable brand, >30.000 members globally and strong relations with top tier partners, advertisers and media agencies. Successfully developed and introduced a new marketing strategy, creating an off- and online synergy.



AOL ADVERTISING
Managing Director

-Founded and developed the Dutch market for AOL Advertising
-Responsible for overall Sales, Marketing/PR, Business Development, Operations, Delivery (London), Traffic and Finance (full P&L)
-Member of European Management team, reporting directly to VP EU
-Overall multimillion P&L and budget responsibility
-Recruit and select all Sales, Marketing, BD, Finance personnel
-Negotiating business development deals with A-Level publishers

Accomplishments: Comscore reach >30% nationwide within six months, market leader within the first year, developed AOL to the largest behavioral targeting company in Benelux. Exclusive partnerships with Sanoma, VNU etc.




Yahoo! Search Marketing
Managing Director

-Overall responsibility for the Benelux market and Member of European Management team
-Responsible for overall Sales, Marketing/PR, Business Development, Operations, Delivery (London), Traffic and Finance (Dublin) (Total 45 FTE)
- Personally developed and introduced the, still leading, ¡®Search Engine Marketing Accreditation¡¯
for search engine marketing companies, which is currently recognized as industry standard.
-Full P&L responsibility for Benelux region. Exceeding country targets by > EURO 5 mln.
-Develop and educate the Dutch market for Search Engine Marketing through PR, interviews, market research, brand building
-Develop initiatives to streamline both internal and external processes (Editorial/Finance)

Accomplishments: Realized growth in revenue: > 200%, growth active clients: > 250%. Introduced (still leading) SEM Accreditation Netherlands for SEM Companies. Yahoo! NL best performing European marketplace after U.K.


Several positions.

Education

Marketing and BUsiness Management
NIMA A and B

Skills

I have been active in the field of General Management, Business Development and Marketing and Sales for more than ten years. In that period I have been the founding Managing Director of Yahoo! Search Marketing Benelux, founding Managing Director of AOL in the Benelux and founder and CCO of Elysiants.

As my resume shows I have extensive experience in building, managing and growing a company with different (international) offices within the online media, telecom and luxury industry in the broadest sense.
I have created viable business plans for both domestic and foreign markets and designed and implemented strategies for marketplace penetration in over ten countries.
This while working with stakeholders and investors and within a multi©\cultural environment.

I have extensive experience in both national and international business ethics. I have developed a strong and very professional network across Europe, MEA and USA.

I have personally introduced the still leading Search Engine Marketers Accreditation to license SEM companies in the Benelux, which is regarded as an industry wide standard and have personally launched, managed and marketed companies in, among others: Netherlands, Belgium, Dubai, Beirut, Abu Dhabi, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Curacao and Miami. I am also a member of the Interactive Media & Marketing Board of the DDMA, hosting special events regarding specific marketing topics (email, narrow casting, search, social media marketing etc.)


Languages

Fluent in Dutch and English

Other

©\ Active member Board Interactive Marketing & Media of the DDMA
©\ Member of IPAN (Interactive Professionals Association Netherlands)
©\ Member of IAB International (Interactive Advertising Bureau)
©\ Member of The Arab Business Club
©\ Prospective member of The Capital Club ¨C Dubai (DIFC)
©\ Developed and introduced the still leading ¡®SEM (Search Engine Marketers) Accreditation Benelux¡¯, still used to license SEM companies


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