Netherlands
Proactive, "hands-on" and well-organized people manager with strong commercial focus, drive and entrepreneurship. Self-motivated by nature with the ability to think strategically and to translate actions by “hands-on” execution. General management experience (senior level). Experienced manager with an economic and commercial background. Knows how to develop a business strategy and to translate it into actions and results. Gained a lot of experience with change management in organisations with a complex context. Can identify and implement more productive and cost effective ways of working to continuously improve business performance. Result, profitability and growth oriented with a highly developed understanding of budgets and key figures. Develop business plans in support of organizational strategy and objectives. Implementing strategy, compliancy, sales & marketing, (new)business development initiatives, key account management and value add services in the daily operational process. Thorough entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to build business and create a proactive and determined culture. Experienced working in small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) and also corporate organizations with both local and global stakeholders, who need to be managed. P&L responsibility, Multi-site and multi account operations skills. EH&S and ACE qualifications. Confident with dashboard standards (Balanced Score Card, SLA's, KPIs). Experience with end user markets as well as distribution markets. Specialized in (integrated) technical building (high-end) fire & security solutions, hospitality- guarding and safety services, facility management services, production and building materials (e.g. gates, barriers, fences), electrical-, mechanical-, industrial & automation products and 24/7 service and maintenance, SaaS/ IT monitoring platform services. "Standard products" as well as "tailor made solutions". Special focus on consultative selling and Data intelligence, Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning technologies which provide interaction and analysis of diverse configurations of data in a way that is meaningful, for transforming the data into forms that will provide insight for a company’s or organization’s decision-making for future undertakings. Further information (Dutch language), please visit: www.consultancynow.nl
𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻. 𝟯-𝟱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁). Current interim assignments, in final phase (closing May 2026): • Managing Director a.i. at DES Group, Beveiligingstechniek | www.desbeveiligingstechniek.nl • Business Advisor, Sales Director a.i. | New Business at WePrevent | www.weprevent.nl • Business Advisor, Dealmaker | M&A Advisory & Transactions at Castelllum Security | www.castellumsecurity.nl onderdeel van HC Partners www.hcpartners.nl • (Interim) Executive Director a.i. at Endoma Products B.V. | www.endomaproducts.nl 𝗜𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹: Strategic & Commercial Leader | Strategy Deployment (STRAP/ AOP) | Driving Growth, Sales & Operations, Execution - Result Driven I support organizations in (re)executing and implementing their strategy with a strong focus on cross-functional collaboration between sales, marketing, operations and customer service. My goal: accelerate business growth, strengthen market position and improve overall commercial performance. I develop and implement growth strategies, optimize product and service portfolios, (re)design pricing excellence and lead transformations focused on business improvement. I translate strategic plans and commercial-excellence methodologies into daily operations, ensuring tangible results and consistent execution. With senior-level general management experience, I bring a strong strategic, commercial and operational focus. Skilled in multi-site leadership and managing complex key-account environments. Experienced with Balanced Scorecards, SLA/KPI frameworks and the PDCA cycle to continuously enhance processes, people, products and services driving more productive and cost-effective ways of working. Further information with personal profile: www.consultancynow.nl
In this role, I led and scaled the Fire, Safety & Security activities within DES Group with full responsibility for strategy, commercial performance and operational excellence across the Netherlands. Together with a highly skilled in-house team DES Group delivers end-to-end, fully certified integrated solutions for a wide range of sectors. My role spans the entire value chain - from market strategy and solution design to sales, delivery, certification, lifecycle management and 24/7 service & monitoring. By working with own specialists, I ensured speed, quality and reliability supported by short decision lines and a strong customer-centric mindset. A key focus of my role was driving sales and growth through portfolio development, sector focus and long-term client partnerships, while safeguarding compliance with all Dutch laws, regulations and industry standards. Through training programs, knowledge sharing and contributions to industry publications, DES Group remains at the forefront of technological and regulatory developments. Core Responsibilities • Defining and executing commercial and growth strategy for Fire, Safety & Security • P&L responsibility, budgeting and performance management • Leadership and development of multidisciplinary technical and service teams • End-to-end responsibility for design, build, certification, maintenance and 24/7 monitoring • Ensuring regulatory compliance, quality assurance and risk management • Developing strategic client relationships and sector-based propositions • Driving sales, operational efficiency and continuous improvement Key Achievements • Successfully positioned the entire DES Group as a trusted end-to-end Fire, Safety & Security partner • Strengthened recurring revenue through SaaS, Monitoring & Service contracts • Improved delivery speed and quality by leveraging in-house capabilities • Expanded sector presence through focused commercial propositions • Elevated compliance, certification and knowledge leadership