Greater Enschede Area
A driven and experienced general manager with well-developed technical and commercial skills. Experienced growth leader, international. Results-oriented and hands-on. Knows how to link technology with commerce and lead teams to solutions that matter by means of open dialogue and sharp analyses. Implements process and structure where necessary, takes away hurdles and stimulates creativity. Calm but impatient.
Proud to be the CEO of this company which has both the team and the product to shake up the Membrane Bioreactor market. Blue Foot has a truly unique proposition, both from a technical and economical point of view: the most reliable and robust membrane separation technology for MBR's, at the lowest Total Cost of Ownership. Our recent fundraising and attraction of new shareholders demonstrates the company's potential. Our growing customer base demonstrates the company's ability to deliver.
In 2015 I started my own company, focussing on Business & Technology Consultancy. My initial focus was on the Water Treatment & Membrane Filtration industry, assisting VC backed start-ups in their scale-up phase. With the experience I gathered in the construction industry, my scope has widened to technology driven businesses in general. [email protected]
The transitionteam has prepared a nationwide agenda to guide public and private parties in the construction sector on their way to a fully circular economy by 2050.
In 2017, I was asked by VolkerWessels, one of the largest construction companies in the Netherlands, to coordinate their innovation activities and facilitate cooperation, synergy and transparency amongst 120 subsidiaries. Other responsibilities included: - business development / go-to-market strategy for a geothermal energy proposition - new business model development and software development project management for a Ground Penetrating Radar proposition
After 2,5 years in R&D I started in a new role, much closer to the commercial end of the business and with a wider scope, encompassing both X-Flow membrane products as well as Codeline Pressure vessels.
By the end of 2011 I got the opportunity to take on an R&D responsbility again, this time with a much larger group and a broader scope. The R&D department develops membranes, modules and applications, enabling a full circle product development effort to introduce new products to the market in a very short time. One of our current focus areas is the develoment of a unique to the world capillary nanofiltration platform, with a range of products being released in 2013 and 2014. Early 2013 I got the additional responsibility over the Codeline Product Development team in Goa, India. This team improves our current range of pressure vessels for the membrane industry and develops new products for this market
In May of 2011 Clean process Technologies (CPT), which contained all Norit companies except Activated Carbon, was acquired by Pentiar. This brought us new opportunities and markets that needed to be explored.