Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
As global CIO with 25+ years of global leadership across chemicals, finance, and food & ingredients. I translate boardroom ambition into digital execution that drives EBITDA, resilience, and competitive advantage. My philosophy is simple: “You can’t cook AI in a dirty kitchen.” While others chase AI, I focus on the fundamentals: architecture, ownership, process and data discipline to make innovation scalable and defensible. I build high-performing global teams and turn IT professionals into entrepreneurs—running a clean kitchen, ready for today’s and tomorrow’s business strategy.
Leading global IT & Digital organization of a coating resin producer with 4000 employees and 30+ manufacturing sites. Member of SAP Chemical Executive Advisory Council (CEAC) & CHEMIS (European Chemical CIO’s)
Co-leading two start-ups: one focused on Secure IoT solutions (65 fte) and the other in the beverage industry Empowering leading companies in the Chemical, Food, and Pharma sectors to achieve significant, sustainable business benefits through advancements in innovation, digitization, organizational alignment, and excellence in supply chain, sales, and processes.
Reporting directly to the Board and Owner - Global implementation and optimizing of Sales Excellence processes - Global implementation Tableau Business Analytics - Global Implementation SAP CRM (Hybris Cloud for Customer)
Reports directly to SVP, Chief Operating Officer Univar EMEA. Member of EMEA productivity team: - Implementing Tableau Business Analytics across EMEA - Head of EMEA Master Data Management team (Bradford UK) - Head of Next Product to Sell using predictive analytics to improve cross-selling for inside- and field sales