Edgar van Essen
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Bas Mondria
Edgar is a great leader and person to work for. He has the unique capability to anticipate on future market needs and trends , is empathic, highly experienced and smart with a very strong and diverse network.. He continuously challenges the old habits, creates, adapts and implements new business strategies and tactics that indeed have resulted in serial double digit EBITDA and revenue growth year over year in the five years I had the pleasure to work for him . He is able to turn strategies into realities. As a visionary, experienced coach and true European citizen with 20 years of leading Pan European teams in leading tech companies, he creates and attracts the best team around him, empowering a multicultural diverse group of highly motivated people that want to win as a team, trust and respect each other and have fun and on the way.
Frans Van Westen
They are difficult to find. Managers who are not only capable of implementing international corporate guidelines, rightsizing organizations, correcting and managing P&L, but also have the skills for leading entrepreneurial behavior, encouraging innovation from a clear market vision, leading the pack against internal and external resistances towards success. Especially when this must be combined with fun, caring and guts, Edgar van Essen is the man to choose.
Bas Mondria
Edgar is a great leader and person to work for. He has the unique capability to anticipate on future market needs and trends , is empathic, highly experienced and smart with a very strong and diverse network.. He continuously challenges the old habits, creates, adapts and implements new business strategies and tactics that indeed have resulted in serial double digit EBITDA and revenue growth year over year in the five years I had the pleasure to work for him . He is able to turn strategies into realities. As a visionary, experienced coach and true European citizen with 20 years of leading Pan European teams in leading tech companies, he creates and attracts the best team around him, empowering a multicultural diverse group of highly motivated people that want to win as a team, trust and respect each other and have fun and on the way.
Frans Van Westen
They are difficult to find. Managers who are not only capable of implementing international corporate guidelines, rightsizing organizations, correcting and managing P&L, but also have the skills for leading entrepreneurial behavior, encouraging innovation from a clear market vision, leading the pack against internal and external resistances towards success. Especially when this must be combined with fun, caring and guts, Edgar van Essen is the man to choose.
Bas Mondria
Edgar is a great leader and person to work for. He has the unique capability to anticipate on future market needs and trends , is empathic, highly experienced and smart with a very strong and diverse network.. He continuously challenges the old habits, creates, adapts and implements new business strategies and tactics that indeed have resulted in serial double digit EBITDA and revenue growth year over year in the five years I had the pleasure to work for him . He is able to turn strategies into realities. As a visionary, experienced coach and true European citizen with 20 years of leading Pan European teams in leading tech companies, he creates and attracts the best team around him, empowering a multicultural diverse group of highly motivated people that want to win as a team, trust and respect each other and have fun and on the way.
Frans Van Westen
They are difficult to find. Managers who are not only capable of implementing international corporate guidelines, rightsizing organizations, correcting and managing P&L, but also have the skills for leading entrepreneurial behavior, encouraging innovation from a clear market vision, leading the pack against internal and external resistances towards success. Especially when this must be combined with fun, caring and guts, Edgar van Essen is the man to choose.
Bas Mondria
Edgar is a great leader and person to work for. He has the unique capability to anticipate on future market needs and trends , is empathic, highly experienced and smart with a very strong and diverse network.. He continuously challenges the old habits, creates, adapts and implements new business strategies and tactics that indeed have resulted in serial double digit EBITDA and revenue growth year over year in the five years I had the pleasure to work for him . He is able to turn strategies into realities. As a visionary, experienced coach and true European citizen with 20 years of leading Pan European teams in leading tech companies, he creates and attracts the best team around him, empowering a multicultural diverse group of highly motivated people that want to win as a team, trust and respect each other and have fun and on the way.
Frans Van Westen
They are difficult to find. Managers who are not only capable of implementing international corporate guidelines, rightsizing organizations, correcting and managing P&L, but also have the skills for leading entrepreneurial behavior, encouraging innovation from a clear market vision, leading the pack against internal and external resistances towards success. Especially when this must be combined with fun, caring and guts, Edgar van Essen is the man to choose.
Experience
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Switch Datacenters
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Netherlands
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Director / Partner
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May 2018 - Present
Switch Datacenters is the sustainable local challenger in the Amsterdam Datacenter market with over 10 years of operational retail & wholesale colocation datacenter experience. We develop, build and run innovative datacenters in Amsterdam, the number 3 datacenter market in Europe. Switch Datacenters is the sustainable local challenger in the Amsterdam Datacenter market with over 10 years of operational retail & wholesale colocation datacenter experience. We develop, build and run innovative datacenters in Amsterdam, the number 3 datacenter market in Europe.
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FTTH Council Europe
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Belgium
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Executive Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board Member and co-founder Fibre to the Home Council Europe
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Apr 2016 - Jan 2018
The FTTH Council Europe is the industry organisation with a mission is to accelerate ubiquitous fibre-based connectivity empowering a leading Digital Society throughout Europe The FTTH Council Europe is the industry organisation with a mission is to accelerate ubiquitous fibre-based connectivity empowering a leading Digital Society throughout Europe
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Reichle & De-Massari
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Switzerland
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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500 - 600 Employee
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Executive Vice President / Managing Director Western Europe
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Oct 2012 - Nov 2017
Leading, driving and growing R&M's market share in 15+ countries. Full P&L responsible for all R&M teams in: - Belgium - Denmark - Finland - France - Iceland - Ireland - Israel - Luxembourg - the Netherlands - Norway - South Africa - Sweden - UK - USA (2012-2015 ad interim) - Canada (2012-2015 ad interim) www.rdm.com Leading, driving and growing R&M's market share in 15+ countries. Full P&L responsible for all R&M teams in: - Belgium - Denmark - Finland - France - Iceland - Ireland - Israel - Luxembourg - the Netherlands - Norway - South Africa - Sweden - UK - USA (2012-2015 ad interim) - Canada (2012-2015 ad interim) www.rdm.com
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Acustra
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Netherlands
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CEO / Owner / Founder
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May 2010 - Sep 2012
Founded & lead hands-on independent management consultancy firm at CXO level Strategic Business Development, (Sales) Strategy, Innovation, Interim, Go-to-market, Alliances. Strategic Alliance with renowned ICT consuling firm Stratix Consulting & Investments , Hilversum , the Netherlands Founded & lead hands-on independent management consultancy firm at CXO level Strategic Business Development, (Sales) Strategy, Innovation, Interim, Go-to-market, Alliances. Strategic Alliance with renowned ICT consuling firm Stratix Consulting & Investments , Hilversum , the Netherlands
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Alcatel-Lucent (company no longer exists)
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Computer Networking Products
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development Director
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Oct 2006 - Apr 2010
member commercial MT , Sales P&L, country wide responsible for developing all new customers, new business models and new lines of business, funnel growth, PA member commercial MT , Sales P&L, country wide responsible for developing all new customers, new business models and new lines of business, funnel growth, PA
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Lucent Technologies Bell Labs innovations
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development Director Nordics/NL
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Jun 2001 - Oct 2006
Regional responsibility for sales growth strategy, new business, alliances, portfolio adaptation, reporting directly into SVP EMEA, Leader Lucent FTTH strategy EMEA, global OEM, Metro market development and ATM-Ethernet replacement. Leader first IoT smart (antennas in) Streetlight consortium together with KPN/TNO & Tyco AMP Regional responsibility for sales growth strategy, new business, alliances, portfolio adaptation, reporting directly into SVP EMEA, Leader Lucent FTTH strategy EMEA, global OEM, Metro market development and ATM-Ethernet replacement. Leader first IoT smart (antennas in) Streetlight consortium together with KPN/TNO & Tyco AMP
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Lucent Technologies
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United States
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Telecommunications
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200 - 300 Employee
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Sales Director Pan European Accounts
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1999 - 2001
EMEA sales lead for global US and Asian accounts (e.g. Verizon, NTT, Sprint, etc) EMEA sales lead for global US and Asian accounts (e.g. Verizon, NTT, Sprint, etc)
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AT&T Bell Laboratories
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr Product Business Development Manager
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Sep 1992 - 1999
wide variety of pan-European P&L roles in sales and product management as part of EMEA high potential program wide variety of pan-European P&L roles in sales and product management as part of EMEA high potential program
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