’s-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
Executive Profile Entrepreneurial hands on leader with a proven consistent track record of creating high value and delivering excellent results in every business context. Focus on and a passion for step changing entrepreneurial small to mid-size FMCG companies with an (international) steep growth ambition in a category on trend. Exec and non-exec. Skin in the game. Mobile pan EMEA. Proven skills and track record in - Turning around/Transforming businesses in wide range of FMCG categories, particularly Petcare, Confectionary, Baby care, Skincare, Oral Care - Growth acceleration through combination of local organic growth, geographic expansion pan EMEA/APAC , and M&A - Scaling up and professionalizing a business at the same time whilst increasing growth momentum - Inspiring and engaging people through disruptive change towards a clear vision - Step changing consumer and customer centricity - Building (multi-cultural) high performing leadership teams - Developing an organizational culture with a strong entrepreneurial drive, a strong sense of accountability, and a fast speed to market @Career summary • 30 years+ experience in FMCG Marketing, Sales, and General Mgt, operational and strategic level, brands and private label • 20 years+ broad international experience at European and Global level, US/EMEA/APAC • Private, public and private equity owned businesses • CEO/MD since 2003 • 20 years highly professional corporate environments within 3 big blue chip co. - 10 years + in PE two global smaller entrepreneurial co. • 4 successful turnarounds/transformations and scale up experiences • 3 successful M&As exceeding all expectations • Exit in US at industry record high multiple, sale to Fortune 500 US listed company • 3 Non exec roles
Investor/Board member Food2Smile - Responsible sweets & snacks - European scale up opportunity Investor/Board member Claudia Barcelos Beauty - European Scale up opportunity
Member of global Ranir board, a private equity owned private label company in Oral Care products. After growing the EMEA and APAC region double digit 8 years in a row, contributing more than 50% of global value creation with a defining strategic acquisition in the UK in 2017, we sold the company to a strategic buyer being Perrigo, a US based Fortune 500 listed Pharma company. Exited the company after mission completed i.e. integration of the Ranir business.
Member of global Ranir board, a private equity owned private label company in Oral Care products, dominant market leader in the US. First focus was turning around the European business which was acquired in 2010. After a successful turnaround 1.5 year later, started a buy and build journey to become the nr1. in Europe which led to 3 succesful strategic acquisitions in UK/GER/Fra. Overseeing also emerging markets, we started to build business in the Asian-Pacific region and became market leader in Australia, opened up a market position in China, Korea, and Japan.
Responsible for partner- and fundraising strategy. The Orange Babies Foundation raises funds to help pregnant women in South Africa who are infected with HIV. The foundation especially concentrates on providing care for the unborn child during the pregnancy. We then provide baby formula after childbirth in order to prevent infection via breastfeeding.