Experience

Blue Ocean XLerator (BOX) NV

• Netherlands
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder/Managing Partner

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  BOX is a business Venture building company investing in high tech start ups focusing on Food, agri life science and suitability technologies offering. BOX NV offers a a unique proposition which enables start ups to to emerge and become a fast growing company delivering outstanding returns to their investors. Top BV and TDI BV are inhouse R&D companies with a sound track record and reputations. They offer R&D services to the industry and inventing new technologies, spinning off high potential startups. My job is to optimize the company’s financial performance and strategic investment position. I contribute fully to the development of the company strategy & external relations across all areas of the business. Show less



Bflike

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

• Board Member

  • Apr 2021 - Present



Phytonext b.v.

• Netherlands
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  Phytonext invented a patented mild extraction technology that delivers the best quality extracts of valuable components out of biomass against lower costs. Phytonext technology is used to produce pharmaceuticals, food ingredients and cosmetics. Extractions of (medicinal) cannabis, algee, hop are examples of applications of the technology. In addition to extraction technology Phytonext also offers R&D services related to extraction. We set up these factories in collaboration with strategic partners. Are you a company looking for a extraction partner please contact us. Show less



Eatch Technologies

• Netherlands
• Robotics Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Marketing Strategy

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Eatch is a startup offering an alternative to your daily meal by automating the entire cooking process. We have an exclusive partnership with one of the leading food R&D companies in the world, based in the Food Valley (Wageningen). Your daily meal will be made by a robot sooner than you think! Visit Eatch.me for more info! Eatch is a startup offering an alternative to your daily meal by automating the entire cooking process. We have an exclusive partnership with one of the leading food R&D companies in the world, based in the Food Valley (Wageningen). Your daily meal will be made by a robot sooner than you think! Visit Eatch.me for more info!



Start life, Wageningen UR,

• Wageningen

• Mentor

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  StartLife is the incubation centre of Wageningen University. It offers promising innovative start-ups facilities, funds and mentoring/advisory services. Main responsibilities: Helping innovative high-tech food, agri, and biotech startups to built a successful company by: • personal caoching; • offering advice in marketing, business development, organisation development and; • sharing network. StartLife is the incubation centre of Wageningen University. It offers promising innovative start-ups facilities, funds and mentoring/advisory services. Main responsibilities: Helping innovative high-tech food, agri, and biotech startups to built a successful company by: • personal caoching; • offering advice in marketing, business development, organisation development and; • sharing network.



Rabobank

• Netherlands
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Marketing & Recruitment

  • May 2011 - May 2016

  Main responsibilities:• developing and implementing an employer branding strategy;• developing, implementing and managing a efficient recruitment process;• managing strategic recruitment including talent pipelines (grads and profs); • developing and launching employer branding and recruitment campaigns;• recruitment and selection of staff including senior management (1,500 p/a);• relation management with a.o. universities, job boards, system suppliers and recruitment agencies etc.;• performance of online/social channels (1 million visitors and >20K applications p/a);• managing the department: 43 FTE in three teams, led by two team leaders.Main results:• implementation LEAN change programme leading to a proactive, efficient and customer-driven department;• implemented two reorganisations and merged departments twice;• implemented a new workflow system (Taleo/Oracle);• within three years, customer satisfaction has improved from 7 to 8 and employee satisfaction from 7.2 to 7.6. The (previously unmeasured) candidate satisfaction score is 8;• in the past four years, Rabobank stood out as preferred employer three times. Show less

• Manager Strategy and M&A

  • Feb 2006 - May 2011

  Belangrijkste verantwoordelijkheden:• Ontwikkelen van expansiestrategieën in het buitenland• Investeringsmogelijkheden analyseren (acquisitie/greenfield), investeringsvoorstellen schrijven (inclusief governance en staffing) en de besluitvorming coördineren• Samen met externe (investment banks, advocatenkantoren, accountants) en interne partners complexe acquisitieprocessen opzetten en coördineren, inclusief due diligence-trajecten en onderhandelingen in een internationale omgeving• Strategische ondersteuning t.b.v. integratie en/of het uitbouwen van de retailbanken in onder meer Brazilië, Mexico, de VS, Turkije en PolenBelangrijkste resultaten:• Als concreet resultaat heb ik de International Desk in Istanboel opgezet, waarvoor een samenwerking is aangegaan met de BNP/TEB Bank• Acquisitietraject van een bank in Turkije opgezet en geleid (van schrijven van het investeringsvoorstel en goedkeuring door de RvB en de RvC tot en met due diligence)• Strategieontwikkeling en ondersteuning voor bestaand netwerk; gewerkt met de VS, Brazilië, Mexico, Turkije en Polen. Show less

• Business Development & Innovation Manager

  • 2005 - 2006

  Main responsibilities:• translating market trends into new concepts, products and propositions.Main results: • thought up the concept and developed the business case for Bizner Bank;• successfully completed complex stakeholder management and decision-making at the Board of Directors.

• Manager Cash Managment

  • 2002 - 2005

  Main responsibilities:• composition and marketing of payments product range for business customers;• profitability (both on the cost and the revenue side) and customer satisfaction.Main results:• customer satisfaction increased from 7.2 to 8.0

• Manager E-commerce Commericial Banking

  • 2000 - 2005

  Main responsibilities:• developing an e-commerce strategy for transaction, interaction, sales and service purpuses.• program management for commercial online banking;• translating the strategy into commercial online products, features and services.Main results:• developed commercial online banking concept along the lines of transactions, sales and services;• as a client of Rabo ICT and the product units, I was responsible for the development and implementation of various projects;• launched commercial online banking and marketed 500K contracts in two years. Show less

• Regional Treasury Adviseur

  • 2000 - 2001

  Main responsibilities:• advising corporate clients on interest and currency risks;• selling treasury products to cover these risks.

• Management Trainee

  • Sep 1998 - Sep 2000

  HThe Management Traineeship is an exclusive program for talented starters and aims to bring forth the bank’s senior staff and executive management.



Barbaros Boats

• Ede

• Founder/owner

  • Mar 2004 - Sep 2009

  Barbaros Boats was an internet company that delivered custom built luxury boats and motor yachts. Barbaros was a member of HISWA and had a unique online business model, without showroom, models and supplies Barbaros Boats was an internet company that delivered custom built luxury boats and motor yachts. Barbaros was a member of HISWA and had a unique online business model, without showroom, models and supplies



zibb.nl

• De Meern

• Chief Marketing Officer

  • 2005 - 2006

  Belangrijkste verantwoordelijkheden: • Voeren van directie namens Rabobank • Revitaliseren van de joint venture • Verbeteren van prestaties van de joint venture voor de Rabobank Belangrijkste resultaten: • Zibb.nl ontwikkeld als marktbewerkingskanaal voor Rabobank Belangrijkste verantwoordelijkheden: • Voeren van directie namens Rabobank • Revitaliseren van de joint venture • Verbeteren van prestaties van de joint venture voor de Rabobank Belangrijkste resultaten: • Zibb.nl ontwikkeld als marktbewerkingskanaal voor Rabobank



Erasmus University Rotterdam

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Assistant Accounting and Financial Arithmetic

  • 1996 - 1998

  My main responsibilities were giving practical lectures and taking and marking both first-year and doctoral exams My main responsibilities were giving practical lectures and taking and marking both first-year and doctoral exams