Gender

• ○Man

Age

• ○Above 50

Educational background

• ○Technical
• ○Management
• ○Business administration

Level of education

• ○Academic

Work activities

• ○currently fully employed

Experience work environments

• ○Unlisted company
• ○Part of unlisted company
• ○Work related network

Much experience with:

• ○Hierarchical organizations
• ○Flat organizations
• ○Organic organizations

Main region(s) of international experience

• ○Europe
• ○Oceania

Experience with scaling ventures

• ○Startup
• ○Scaleup

Aspects of growth/scaling

• ○External financing
• ○Commercial roll out

Focus within a scaling organization

Stability						Growth
Company interest						Specific interests

Sector experience

• ○Telecom, media and/or ICT
• ○Infrastructure

• ○Is open to other sectors as well

Best fitting functional areas

• ○Informatisering. AI. Digitale transitie.
• ○General management
• ○Marketing, sales and/or communication
• ○Human Resources
• ○Projectmanagement en/of ontwikkeling

Strengh

• ○Turning innovation or technology into business. Organizing for growth. Strategy setting & company culture. Expert in all commercial fields (B2B).

Main areas of expertise

• ○Vision/policy/strategy
• ○Governance/management/business operations
• ○Mergers/acquisitions/buyouts/divisions
• ○Organizational development, business organization
• ○Cooperation structures
• ○Stakeholder participations
• ○Internationalizations
• ○Acquisition of start-up and/or growth capital
• ○Business plans
• ○Setting up a business
• ○Budgeting
• ○Sales
• ○Marketing and business development
• ○Setting up and/or managing complex projects
• ○Turnaroundmanagement /troubleshooting
• ○Innovation

Functional level

• ○Board of directors

Entrepreneur

• ○Small business (< 10 FTE)

Director and/or manager

• ○Large enterprise (> 500 FTE)
• ○Mid-sized enterprise (10 - 500 FTE)

CEO or likewise

• ○Mid-sized enterprise (10 - 500 FTE)

Board member / supervisory course

• ○No

Non-executive experience

	Large	Medium	Small	Chairman of which
Advisory Board			2

References available?

• ○Yes

This candidate is recommended by

Positions

• ○Board member (One Tier Board)
• ○Board member (Two Tier Board)
• ○Advisory board member

Roles

• ○Chair
• ○Member of the board

Focus areas

• ○Organizational
• ○Market developments
• ○Commerce

Geographic preference

• ○The Netherlands (all provinces)
• ○International

Organization size

• ○Small business (< 10 FTE)
• ○Mid-sized enterprise (10 - 500 FTE)

Organization phase(s)

• ○Start-up
• ○Fast growing
• ○Going concern
• ○Reorganizing

Preference for type(s) of supervision

• ○Type I: Pioneering
• ○Type II: Stable
• ○Type IV: Turbulent

Reimbursement expectation

• ○Reimbursement by mutual agreement
• ○In line with market practice

Is a D&O insurance expected?

• ○Yes

Types of organizations

• ○Startups and scale ups (B2B, Tech, Innovation, Growth)
• ○Profit
• ○Non profit
• ○Social organizations
• ○International
• ○Not listed

Expectations of the other board members

• ○Integrity
• ○Respectful treatment
• ○Business attitude
• ○Honor agreements
• ○Result oriented
• ○Social awareness
• ○Expertise motivated
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○Open to alternative ideas
• ○Open culture

Expectations of the organization

• ○Integrity
• ○Honor agreements
• ○Result oriented
• ○Highly driven
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○Receptive to criticism
• ○Being open to new ideas

Personal characteristics

Punctual						Flexible
Orderly						Chaotic
Adventurous						Conservative
Detaillist						Generalist
Technical						Not technical
Open						Closed
Think in images						Think in words
Alfa						Beta
Fixed lines						Out-of-the-box
Indirect						Direct
Teamwork						Solo
Creative						Orderly
Modest						Prestige
Collaboration						Competition
Highly political						Non-political
Remote communication						Personal contact
Logical						Empathetic
Networker						Soloist
Sustainable growth						Direct results
Commercial						Socially responsible
Cautious						Taking initiative
Practical						Theoretical
Strategic						Tactical
Analytic						Visionary
Hesitant						Prominent
Conservative values						Modern / new school
On top of things						Giving space

Order of importance

1. Commitment (even in difficult moments)
2. Purity / integrity
3. Ask follow-up questions
4. Corporate Governance

Can this candidate obtain a certificate of good conduct?

• ○Yes

Personal interests

• ○Listening to classical music
• ○Cooking
• ○Nature
• ○Travel
• ○Sports
• ○Politics
• ○Science