For Vodafone the Netherlands (2015 – 2017),
Consumer Credit Director.

In 2014, the Dutch telecom industry was confronted with a High Court Ruling stating that mobile telephone subscriptions which include new handsets should in principle be seen as and treated like consumer credit. As a logical consequence the telecom providers should comply with AFM and Wft regulations.

Initially the Dutch Telecom Operators, including myself, together with other senior experts representing Vodafone, were given the possibility by Parliament and the Ministry of Finance to arrange this as an exemption in a Code of Conduct.

This ultimately did not work out.

Under my leadership, we then finalized the regular credit provider license application for Vodafone Financial Services. Approved by AFM and on a temporary basis, I was one of the directors. In parallel, within Vodafone Netherlands, I coordinated the implementation process to become fully compliant with the Wft regulations.

I was a leading team member of the M&A project team responsible for selling Vodafone Thuis. This divestiture was a precondition by the European Commission for Vodafone Netherlands and Ziggo to merge and become VodafoneZiggo.

Lacent

Managing director ad interim for Lacent B.V., the RFS consumer financing company (2010-2015), and chairman of the work group Online Consumer Credit of Thuiswinkel.org (Nederlandse Thuiswinkel Organisatie, NTO), member of the Board of Affiliates BKR/CKI.

RFS Holding/wehkamp.nl

Senior management involvement from 2006-2015  in numerous strategic priority and business development  projects for RFS, the holding company of wehkamp.nl, the single largest independent on-line retailer in The Netherlands.

Assisted the management board of RFS in the split-up of the company in separate legal entities. Subsequently worked for the shareholders and management of RFS in their leveraged buy-out of the business late 2008.

Pursued, negotiated and organized a securitization programme to replace the acquisition Bridge Finance (of 2006). This programme originally amounted up to € 310 million and has been refinanced at several times, in the midst of the two global financial crises. Most recently the facility has been increased to € 420 million.

Worked as lead negotiator for two smaller acquisitions for RFS: Create2Fit (2009) and Fonq.nl (2011)

Interim management: from June 2007 till mid 2008 took up responsibility, ad interim, as VP Mergers & Acquisitions at Getronics N.V.

Accomplished the corporate take-over of Getronics by means of a public bid by Royal Dutch KPN.

Restructured Getronics Hong Kong and Greater China Region Managed Services into a joint venture with a local Chinese partner.

Sold the application services business to a regionally expanding player Australian based company.

Finalized the divestment of Getronics Iberia to Tecnocom SA.

Head of M&A Royal Dutch KPN.

Provided leadership in the transactions which were part of the acquisition of E-plus, the buy-out of BellSouth, and the divestment/sale of 15% in KPN Mobile to NTT DoCoMo.

Responsible for various other transactions, e.g. the divestment of ‘De Telefoongids Media’; the divestment of Pantel (Hungary); the public bid for and subsequent de-listing of SNT Groep N.V., call centers; the preparation of listing(s); the preparation and negotiation of multiple widely known (like Telefonica, Belgacom and O2) and less visible large corporate transactions

For various others between 1995-2005

A broad list of international managerial/roles:

CFO KPN Kabel

1995- 1998

Board member ComTel UK Ltd. and member of the Operational Committee and Chairman of the Audit Committee

2003-2005

Chairman Supervisory Board Pantel Hungary Rt.

2003-2005

Chairman Supervisory Board Telsource N.V., the joint venture  with Swisscom of the joint 27% ownership in Cesky Telecom

2004-2005

 Member of the Supervisory Board SNT Groep N.V.