Experience Corporate Financial Advisor January 2007 until now Boardroom Advisor. Specialised in improving personal, team and corporate performance and effectiveness. Works currently with Directors and Boards of multinational and family owned companies.

January 2006 – December 2006
Sabbatical year
During this period worked on his personal development in Tibet, India, Findhorn(Scotland) and Management Centre De Ark and did the American MMS coaching training

ABN AMRO BANK

June 2004 – January 2006
Senior Executive Vice President, Group Director Human Resources
• Chairman HR Board
• Chairman Group HR Executive Committee
• Secretary Nomination & Compensation Committee of Supervisory Board
• Member Executive Committee Group Functions.
• Total staff of 1,600 in over 60 countries

September 2002 – June 2004
Senior Executive Vice President, Head Group Finance
• Responsible for Group Asset & Liability Management, Group Tax, Group Financial Accounting and Strategic Decision Support
• Member of Group ALCO
• Chairman Group IFRS Steering Committee
• Member of Audit Committee of Supervisory Board
• Responsible for SOXA implementation
• Member Executive Committee Corporate Centre.
• 5 Direct reports, total staff of 4,000 in over 60 countries

July 2000 – September 2002
Senior Executive Vice President, Head Business Unit Loan Products
• Responsible for total Credit and Loan Portfolio of the Wholesale Bank
• Responsible for EUR 100 bln Risk Weighted Assets
• Member Executive Committee Wholesale Clients
• 7 Direct reports, total staff of 1,600 in over 50 countries

April 2000 – December 2000
Executive Vice President, Head Global Structured Finance Amsterdam
• Globally responsible for Syndicated Loans, Trade & Commodity Finance, Project Finance, Tax Based Finance and Asset Based Lending
• Responsible for Special Industry Groups Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Telecom & Media
• Total: 1,200 staff globally in over 30 countries

July 1996 – April 2000
Regional Manager Middle East & Africa, Dubai/United Arab Emirates
• Countries: Lebanon, Egypt, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, South Africa and Morocco

November 1993 – July 1996
Country Manager Taiwan

September 1992 – November 1993
Country Manager Bahrain

November 1988 – September 1992
Deputy Country Manager Sydney, Australia

March 1985-November 1988
Vice President Relationship Management Construction

HOLLANDSCHE BETON & WATERBOUW

January 1980 – March 1985
Project Manager

Board member ships
Oiko Credit Fund (Micro finance)
Access Holding (Micro Finance)
5 other board seats in the Profit and Non Profit Sector

Education
1979, MBA Civil Engineering TU Delft, The Netherlands
1971, HBS-B
Leadership program at Centre for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs/USA

Interests
Classical music and Dixieland music (string bass)
Spirituality, yoga
Hockey, skiing