Frank Harmsen

Professor at Maastricht University, Managing Director PNA Group, Chairman Supervisory Board

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

About

Experienced professor, transformation consultant and leader of consultancy practices, focused on making a change in organizations and in the world. I combine my professorship at Maastricht University with a role as managing partner at PNA Group. My core values are integrity, fun, team spirit and development. Specialties: (Digital) transitions and transformations in financial and public sector; Legal Analysis and Rule Management; Enterprise Strategy & Architecture; The Information Society; Behavioral Informatics; Information & Knowledge Management; Performance Improvement of IT organizations and IT processes; Project and Program management

Experience

  • Veluwse Onderwijsgroep (Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands)
    • Chairman of the Supervisory Board
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Member Of The Supervisory Board
      May 2022 - Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of Veluwse Onderwijsgroep, a foundation of 29 schools in primary and secondary education in the Apeldoorn region. Specifically responsible for education quality.

  • Managing Director at PNA
    Jan 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

    Managing Director and Owner of PNA Group, the Knowledge Company. Management consultant, focused on helping our clients become even smarter by making their knowledge accessible, manageable and productive.

  • Professor at Maastricht University
    Mar 2008 - Present · 18 yrs 4 mos

    As a professor (chair: Digital Enterprise), I investigate enterprise knowledge and information management, as well as enterprise transformation processes. Chair of PRET (Practice-driven Research on Enterprise Transformation) and TEE (Transformation & Engineering of Enterprises), see: http://www.tee-series.org/pret.

  • Member of the Advisory Board at Amsterdam School of Management Consulting
    Dec 2014 - May 2022 · 7 yrs 6 mos

  • EY (8 yrs 5 mos)
    • Partner
      Jul 2014 - Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      EY Advisory, Market Segment Leader Government & Public Sector & IT Transformation Consultant

    • Executive Director Public Advisory
      Jul 2013 - Jun 2014 · 1 yr

      Responsible for EY Advisory services to the Public sector

    • Director EMEIA CoE IT Transformation
      Mar 2012 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Responsible, as part of the EMEIA Centre of Excellence IT Transformation, for providing high value IT Strategy and IT Governance expertise for the benefit of top clients of Ernst & Young in Europe, Middle East, India and Africa. Hands-on experience in Qatar, KSA, Libya, Kuwait and Switzerland.