Sven Van Wassenhove

Head of New Business EMEA at Commify | Country Manager BeLux at Spryng

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Currently interested in how business communicate with their Customers / Patients / Candidates, .... Motivated and driven by tech/digital sales With over 5 years of experience in sales, I've honed my skills in consultative selling, relationship building, and negotiating win-win agreements. I believe that sales is not just about pushing products or services, but about understanding the customer's needs and pain points, and finding solutions that address those challenges. I'm a firm believer in building trust and credibility with clients, and I take pride in the long-term relationships I've built with many of my customers. Spryng is a leading mobile messaging provider for SMS, WhatsApp Business (BSP) and RCS. Founded in 2006, and headquartered in Amsterdam, we offer a wide range of services including SMS messaging, WhatsApp for Business and RCS. We are proud to say that we are one of the most secure messaging suppliers in Europe, being the only supplier with both ISO27001 and NEN7510 certificates. In addition, we are one of the few WhatsApp Business Solution Partners (BSP) globally. With our SMS service, our customers optimize their processes, reduce the number of 'no-shows', save money, increase customer satisfaction and secure and protect privacy-sensitive data. With over 900 networks in more than 200 countries, Spryng sends millions of SMS messages every day via the SMS Gateway. We are also proud to be part of the Commify family. Commify is behind an international portfolio of business messaging brands and is committed to delivering a superior service. They play a part in supplying over 45,000 businesses and help to send 6 billion messages a year. Loved by your developer and trusted by your security officer. "

Experience

  • Head of New Business EMEA at Commify
    Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    In combination with my current role as Country Manager at Spryng (part of Commify) Commify is Europe's leading supplier of Application-To-Person business messaging services. We help over 46,000 companies communicate brilliantly with their customers and staff; sending almost 5 billion messages a year through our portfolio of brands. Our messaging solutions encompass everything from SMS to mobile payments, accessed through web applications, APIs or bespoke integrations. All of our products and platforms are supported by a passionate and innovative international team, with in-house development and support.

  • Spryng (5 yrs 11 mos)
    • Country Manager Belgium & Luxembourg
      Mar 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

      Responsible for developing and executing the company's growth strategy, including identifying new business opportunities, managing existing partnerships and building strong relationships with customers and key stakeholders. Together with my team I ensure that all operations are aligned with the company's overall goals and objectives.

    • Country Manager Belgium
      Sep 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

      Spryng is a leading mobile messaging provider for SMS, WhatsApp Business (BSP) and RCS. Founded in 2006, and headquartered in Amsterdam, we offer a wide range of services including SMS messaging, WhatsApp for Business and RCS. We are proud to say that we are one of the most secure messaging suppliers in Europe, being the only supplier with both ISO27001 and NEN7510 certificates. In addition, we are one of the few WhatsApp Business Solution Partners (BSP) globally. With our SMS service, our customers optimize their processes, reduce the number of 'no-shows', save money, increase customer satisfaction and secure and protect privacy-sensitive data. With over 900 networks in more than 200 countries, Spryng sends millions of SMS messages every day via the SMS Gateway. We are also proud to be part of the Commify family. Commify is behind an international portfolio of business messaging brands and is committed to delivering a superior service. They play a part in supplying over 45,000 businesses and help to send 6 billion messages a year. Loved by your developer and trusted by your security officer. "

  • Account Manager at TheFork, a TripAdvisor company
    Mar 2020 - Sep 2020 · 7 mos

  • Recruitment consultant / Account Manager / Business Development at TEKsystems
    Sep 2017 - Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Recruitment and Business development in the Belgian freelance Digital Market. TEKsystems support interactive, creative and digital initiatives for clients ranging from digital agencies to Fortune 3000 companies by supplying skilled design, development, functional and marketing technology resources and solutions. - Development: Front-end development, Information architecture, Mobile development, UI development, Web development - Design: Graphic design, Interaction design, UX design, Visual design, Mobile Design - Functional/Strategic: Business analysis, Digital Content strategy, Product management, Project management, Site merchandising, User experience research - Marketing Technologies: Web Content management, Digital asset management, Digital marketing management, E-commerce, Email marketing, Marketing automation, SEO/SEM analysis, Social media management, Web/data analysis

  • Internship at CPM - Consultants in Personnel Management
    Jan 2017 - Jun 2017 · 6 mos