Experience

Pecunda

• Netherlands
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • May 2023 - Present

  Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands



nlgroeit

• Netherlands
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Mentor

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands nlgroeit is a public-private partnership between the Ministry of Economic Affairs, NLevator and the Dutch Chamber of Commerce. As a mentor at nlgroeit I support small and medium-sized enterprises in The Netherlands.to realize their growth potential.



Vibers

• Netherlands
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Advisor & Business Consultant

  • Jan 2023 - Mar 2023

  Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands



Sabbatical

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sabbatical Leave

  • Jan 2022 - Nov 2022

  After a successful exit I treated myself on a sabbatical leave to recharge, reflect and ride my bike. - Completed the postgraduate Expert Class Cycling Management at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Volunteered for the Dutch Red Cross to support refugees from Ukraine - Completed the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) in 45 cycling days. The GDMBR is a mountain bike ride from Banff, Canada to the US/ Mexican border. The route is 4,500 km long and has over 60,000 meters of… Show more After a successful exit I treated myself on a sabbatical leave to recharge, reflect and ride my bike. - Completed the postgraduate Expert Class Cycling Management at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Volunteered for the Dutch Red Cross to support refugees from Ukraine - Completed the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) in 45 cycling days. The GDMBR is a mountain bike ride from Banff, Canada to the US/ Mexican border. The route is 4,500 km long and has over 60,000 meters of elevation gain and loss. Show less



Beezy

• Australia
• Information Services

• Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer

  • Nov 2011 - Dec 2021

  Amsterdam Area, The Netherlands By personally closing multi-million contracts with multinationals like Vodafone, BASF, Hermès and ZF Friedrichshafen AG we could finance our product development without outside investment. By building global teams of 15 account and customer success managers I created a revenue engine with Global Fortune 500 clients like Glencore, HSBC and Banco Santander. By creating playbooks and implementing processes & systems (e.g. Salesforce and Gainsight) my teams could sell and renew more effective… Show more By personally closing multi-million contracts with multinationals like Vodafone, BASF, Hermès and ZF Friedrichshafen AG we could finance our product development without outside investment. By building global teams of 15 account and customer success managers I created a revenue engine with Global Fortune 500 clients like Glencore, HSBC and Banco Santander. By creating playbooks and implementing processes & systems (e.g. Salesforce and Gainsight) my teams could sell and renew more effective and achieve their goals in an efficient manner. Show less



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Cloud & Industry Sales Lead Europe

  • Aug 2007 - Nov 2011

  Amsterdam Area, Netherlands Improved closing rates of the cloud & public sector sales teams in Europe by rolling out solution selling programs, tools and training. Resulting in - winning the Microsoft EMEA Industry Star Award, an award issued by Microsoft EMEA management to the top 50 best performers in Public Sector - earning my membership of the Microsoft EMEA Circle of Excellence, an award issued by Microsoft EMEA management to the top 100 sellers in EMEA.

• Account & Sales Manager Government - The Netherlands

  • May 2002 - Jul 2007

  Closed and renewed 3-year contracts with numerous government organizations in The Netherlands despite heavy anti-Microsoft and pro-Open Source Software policies and legislation. Resulting in winning the Microsoft Global Award for Outstanding Sales Contribution, an award issued by Microsoft top management to the top 100 sellers worldwide.



KPN

• Netherlands
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Account Manager

  • Jul 1999 - Dec 2000

  As account manager wholesale I led several cross-functional teams of project, delivery and service managers to ensure a timely delivery of the products and services I sold to other telecommunication providers in The Netherlands, like MCI/ Worldcom and Tele2

• Product Manager

  • Nov 1996 - Jun 1999

  As product manager wholesale I successfully influenced The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (f.k.a. OPTA) to issue policies and regulations in favor of my product portfolio, e.g. 'Carrier Selection'.