Jan-Willem van der Meere

Service and change oriented digital leader with 20+ years of (IT) management experience | Business Transformation advisor

Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

About

With over 25 years of work experience in (IT) management, working on the crossroad of business and IT, I leverage my skills in process improvement, business analysis, and emerging technology to drive business transformation and deliver value from IT. Beginning of 2023 I started as a freelancer putting my broad experience to use for companies as interim manager. First as Chief Operations Officer at Harborn, a leading digital agency and more recent as interim IT manager with Delicia a leading private label food company. Recently I am more and more aware of the importance of purpose and intrinsic motivation within companies, teams and individuals. Where of course technology matters but moreover it is the people, teams and companies that create value with that if they truly adopt and adapt it. So what makes them tic? Prior to my life as entrepreneur, I was the Digital IT and BI Leader at Lamb Weston, a global food company, where I enabled data-driven decision making and innovation across the organization. I also served as the Chair of the VNSG Executive Board, the Dutch-speaking SAP user group, where I facilitated knowledge sharing and collaboration among SAP users and partners. I am passionate about personal and team development, levering my experience with NLP, enabling organizations, teams and individuals to grow and use their full potential. I hold a master's degree in econometrics from Tilburg University, a master class in IT governance from Antwerp Management School, and an executive program from Singularity University. I am fluent in French, German, and English. I value work that serves a purpose, creativity, fun and am a true team player.

Experience

  • Voorzitter Raad van Toezicht at Landgoed Nuwenhuys
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    Voorzitter van de Raad van Toezicht van Stichting Zorg en Dagbesteding Nuwenhuys, toezicht houdend op het bestuur van de twee stichtingen die actief zijn binnen Landgoed Nuwenhuys voor dagbesteding voor mensen met een verstandelijke en/of lichamelijke beperking en de schitterende vergaderlocatie.

  • Business Owner at MeerMetMol
    Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Interim Information Technology Director at Bolton
    Feb 2025 - Dec 2025 · 11 mos

    Delivering IT management expertise to the Bolton Adhesives Business Unit as a temporary backfill for their IT Director. Main tasks are managing current and upcoming projects, program management, information management and supervision of operational IT activities.

  • Business Development Manager at CIED
    Nov 2024 - Apr 2025 · 6 mos

    In my role as a Business Development Manager at a Brightland based AgTech company, I work remotely to acquire leads for AI-based solutions in the agri-food supply chain industry. By developing strategic partnerships and implementing targeted marketing strategies, to increase brand visibility and attract new clients, contributing to the company's growth and success.

  • Wandel host at BredaWandelt
    Jan 2024 - Oct 2024 · 10 mos

    Wandelbegeleiding en gids van groepswandelingen.