Experience

FarmTech Society

• Belgium
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Board Member Farm Tech Society

  • Mar 2023 - Present



Grodan

• Netherlands
• Horticulture
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Public Affairs and Sustainability

  • Jul 2022 - Present



DSM

• Netherlands
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Secretary to DSM Nederland Supervisory Board

  • Sep 2019 - Jul 2022

• Sr mgr Public Affairs EU/Nl

  • Apr 2019 - Jul 2022

• Director strategy and sustainability

  • Apr 2016 - Mar 2019

• Manager Strategy and Insights

  • Sep 2011 - Apr 2016

  Part of business group strategy development and deployment, as well as supporting strategic decision making. Leading an international team of professionals.

• Global Marketing manager

  • 2004 - Nov 2011

  Responsible for business development and developing and implementation of global marketing strategy in different B2B markets - including partnerships, business models and brand posititioning



DSM

• Netherlands
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project leader / Researcher

  • 2000 - 2003

  Responsible for process chemistry of one of the processes part of caprolactam production Responsible for process chemistry of one of the processes part of caprolactam production



Utrecht University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post Doc

  • 1998 - 2000

  Responsible for research related to the use of combinatorial chemistry for the development of MRSA antibiotics (2 publications) Responsible for research related to the use of combinatorial chemistry for the development of MRSA antibiotics (2 publications)



Cambridge University (UK)

• Post Doc

  • Jan 1997 - Dec 1997

  DNA sequencing of vancomycin producing strains Research into mode of action of vancomycin antibiotics (2 publications) DNA sequencing of vancomycin producing strains Research into mode of action of vancomycin antibiotics (2 publications)



University of Twente

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD

  • 1992 - 1996

  Synthesis and analysis of molecular switches Synthesis and analysis of molecular switches