Maarten Cleeren

Managing Director | Strategy & Operations | Scale-up & Transformation | Public–Private | Failed philosopher. Successful enough at everything else.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

I've spent the last decade running complex organisations through hard transitions, building teams, restructuring operations, and finding sustainable models in fast-changing environments. At Techleap, that meant taking a government-backed Dutch tech organisation through its final public subsidy cycle and leaving it stronger than I found it. I work at the intersection of strategy, operations, and the kind of complex change that doesn't come with a clean playbook.

Experience

  • Board Member at deBurgerReserve
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Techleap (Amsterdam Area)
    • Managing Director
      Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Techleap is a government subsidized foundation that helps Dutch tech founders scale their companies. * Spinning out viable Techleap products and services into seperate entities; * Director of Stichting DutchStartHub, Founding member of Diverse Leaders in Tech

    • Chief Operating Officer
      Mar 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Techleap is a government subsidized foundation that helps Dutch tech founders scale their companies. Responsible for the full business operations - including Finance, HR, Facilities, Operations, MarCom, Data Management and Strategy. Key deliverables: - Streamlined Operational processes, including on and ofboarding,budget management, reporting; - Secured aditional three year funding extending Techleap's runway; - Developed, planned and executed a pivot in the organisation to become smaller, more efficient and nimble.

  • Advisory Board Member at Enatom
    Dec 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Advising a startup developing the next generation of anatomy eductation, with a focus on content development, operational excellence and leadership.

  • Owner at MCKwadraat Operations Management
    Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Director Operations at Noordhoff
    Aug 2018 - Feb 2022 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Noordhoff is the Netherland's largest provider of learning solutions for primar, secondary and higher education. Responsible for Noordhoff's content and business operations, including: logistics, facilities management, content development. Member of Noordhoff and extended Infinitas Learningleadership team. * Managed a team of >130 FTE across two locations. * Planned and executed full reorganization of Operations to align with new direction of mother company, leading to succesfull buy-out;