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Mark Ter Avest is a seasoned technology professional with expertise in strategy, program management, and IT operations. With a Master's degree in Financial Economics and a background in economics and business, he has worked with prominent companies like VodafoneZiggo and PwC. He has experience in managing cross-functional teams, leading strategic projects, and driving business growth through cost reduction and process optimization.

Credentials

  • Professional Scrum Product Owner I
    Scrum.org
    Feb, 2020
    - Apr, 2026

Experience

    • Netherlands
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Strategy Manager in the Technology Business Unit
      • Jan 2022 - Present

      𝘝𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘧𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘡𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘋𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦/𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 (𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘝𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘝𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘧𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱) 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 5.6 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘜𝘋 6.8 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 4 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: 𝘉2𝘊, 𝘉2𝘉, 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.• Led the development of the AUD 330 million per year fixed network strategy, (which is 20-25% of the total AUD 1.7 billion investments of the company) using stakeholder expertise and risk assessments whereby securing C-level and shareholder buy-in.• Initiated and spearheaded a cross-functional program shaping the 10-year vision for video and entertainment technology, ensuring seamless alignment across teams (reduced capacity investments by 10% per year).• Managed a team of 4 consultants and executed strategic content projects, providing expert guidance and contributing to their professional development.• To facilitate a cost reduction program of AUD -40 million, translated complex technical information into clear analysis and reports for senior leadership, outlining findings, recommendations, and action plans. Facilitated strategic decision making. • Nominated for an in-house top 20 employees “Future leaders” management program (out of 8k employees).

    • Program Manager in the Technology Business Unit
      • Mar 2020 - Jan 2022

      • Orchestrated the technological merge of 2 technology networks, yearly project budgeting and 5-year financial plan including AUD 48 million per year for network reconstruction.• Secured stakeholder buy-in for complex technical plans related to video, apps, and voice platforms by translating them into clear and concise communication. • Developed and prioritized project plans and influencing stakeholders to ensure on-time and budget-conscious delivery.𝘋𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤/𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘴.

    • Graduate leadership development program – cross-Business Units
      • Mar 2019 - Feb 2020

      • Assessing the cloud infrastructure to decide which applications and network functions were suitable to bring from private cloud to public cloud (AWS and Azure) whereby creating eligibility requirements (4 months)• Prioritized IT backlog of the IT ERP systems to merge Vodafone Group and Liberty Global infrastructure (4 months)

    • Project Consultant and Finance graduate
      • Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

      • Solved and reduced multiple financial systems used by a Swedish multinational conglomerate that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances working as Intern Consultant in the Financial Operations team• Wrote a thesis about ‘Shareholder Wealth Creation’ by Robotics M&A’s

    • Consultant/Researcher FSA Research Project 2017: India
      • Dec 2016 - Nov 2017

      In-depth research to create an Online Sustainability platform for Unilever, Pepsi and Agrifirm in India on behalf of Control Union, a company focussed on testing, inspection & certification of commodities, whereby spending 5 weeks in Mumbai for field research.

Education

  • 2016 - 2018
    Erasmus School of Economics
    Master's degree, Financial Economics
  • 2015 - 2016
    University of Warwick
    Bachelor of Science (BSc), Economics
  • 2012 - 2016
    Universiteit van Amsterdam
    Bachelor of Science (BSc), Business and Economics, specilisation track: Economics & Finance
  • 2010 - 2012
    International Baccalaureate
    English A2 - Language and Literature - Higher level
  • 2006 - 2012
    Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest
    TTO/VWO, Science

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