Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Forty years working in boardrooms at EY, J&J, and Manpower, plus the chaos of startups, taught me exactly what external success looks like. But here is the truth we rarely say out loud: at the top, intelligence and experience are no longer enough. And with AI rapidly automating strategy and execution, we have to do a massive reset. Let’s face it: your greatest advantage is no longer what you know. It is who you are. It is clarity when the old playbooks fail. It is skating fluently between staying steady under pressure and keeping an open heart. It is having the judgment to read a balance sheet and a human being in the same breath. I call it Sovereign Leadership. It is the understanding that the ultimate edge in any successful business is almost always the unconscious limit of the leader running it. I work with ambitious executives ready to look past their titles, drop the fear of getting it wrong, do the work and lead from who they actually are. If that resonates with you, let’s connect. Next Keynote: Abu Dhabi — September 2026
Welfare Group is an active investment holding company headquartered in the Dubai International Financial Centre. We build, operate, and invest in businesses at the intersection of real estate, financial services, and technology across Europe and the Middle East. Our portfolio comprises three operating companies - Prop.com | Propchain | Welf - each addressing a distinct vertical, each operating with its own management team, regulatory framework, and growth strategy under the strategic oversight of the Welfare Group board.
At Einstein & Jones (owner of Greenjobs.nl) we helped businesses increase their Profit, and at the same time care for People and our Planet. This Triple-P approach made their business future proof, even when we started from scratch. We offered experts and expertise in Triple P Business Growth, in all industries. Besides CEO and founder I worked in multiple interim roles, such as Marketing Manager, Managing Director, Lecturer, Mentor, Senior Project Manager and International HR Director. Projects included Leadership and Talent Management, Management Development, Re-Organization and Sustainability, including 2,5 years in Curacao (2015 - 2017).
Member of Management Team Benelux. Participant of Johnson & Johnson's International High Potential program and Project lead Worldwide for HR Change Management.
Developed and Implemented new compensation & development and leadership programs, for all partners, nationally and internationally. Directly reporting to Board. Managed HR projects worldwide. I was head hunted to join Johnson & Johnson.
I was Founder | CEO Manpower Consultancy 1995 - 2000, HR Director a.i. 1997, Director Manpower Temporary Services 1999 - 2000. I was headhunted for my next role at EY.