- self-employedStrategy and Business Development AdvisorTECHJanuary 2023 - Today (2 years and 4 months)Amsterdam, NetherlandsSupporting private businesses and startups with strategic development and P&L improvements. Helped an owner of a consulting agency sell his business at a good valuation. Currently helping FinTech and Travel Tech startup founders with strategic planning, business development, and fundraising from VCs.
- KearneyDirectorCONSULTING & AUDITSJanuary 2018 - June 2023 (5 years and 5 months)Amsterdam, NetherlandsLed consulting projects for top-tier international clients across EMEA, from initial scoping through delivery. Selected examples:• Advised supervisory boards in reviewing acquisition and divestment options for their asset portfolio.• Assisted two active shareholders in exploring partnership scenarios, JV setup, and potential synergies.• Led large-scale operating mode transformation program post-buy-and-build strategy execution, including org. restructuring, regional model redesign, and e2e process improvements, with ~15% spend reduction.• Supported an OpCo carve-out as interim CEO advisor, managing liquidity and risks until the deal closure.• Led commercial due diligence projects (sell-side) and supported SW firm due diligence (buy-side) for a PE. In the meantime, I have mentored individual consultants and trained junior engagement managers.
- A.T. KearneyEngagement ManagerTELECOMMUNICATIONSFebruary 2011 - December 2017 (6 years and 10 months)Delivered consulting projects across EMEA while supporting the firm's business development efforts in Central and Eastern Europe. Selected examples:• Managed ~10 performance improvement programs - covering diagnostics, program initiatives design, PMO setup and change management, with up to 5 p.p. EBITDA improvement achieved.• Defined an insourcing strategy and transition roadmap from a managed services arrangement with two OEMs, and led multiple infrastructure "buy or build" assessments.• Successfully transformed organizational structures for future strategic fit, covering strategy translation, target operating model design, sizing, and change management.• Helped global OEM optimize external spending through new sourcing strategies, enhanced partner management, and procurement initiatives.• Managed operational due diligence (buy-side) and prepared acquisition cases.
- Master of ScienceUniversity of Groningen Business School2024Executive Master, M&A, and Valuation
- EMBA, TRIUM Global Executive MBALSE, HEC, and NYU Stern2009International business
- Dipl. Research Engineer (MSc.), Electronics and Communications EngineeringBauman Technical UniversityDipl. Research Engineer (MSc.), Electronics and Communications Engineering