Gender

• ○Man

Age

• ○Under 50

Educational background

• ○Technical
• ○Management

Level of education

• ○Academic

Work activities

• ○currently fully employed

Experience work environments

• ○Unlisted company
• ○International work experience
• ○Work related network

Much experience with:

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

Level(s) of government experience

• ○State

Main region(s) of international experience

• ○Europe
• ○Middle East
• ○Asia
• ○Oceania

Experience with scaling ventures

• ○Startup
• ○Scaleup
• ○Exponential growth

Aspects of growth/scaling

• ○External financing
• ○Commercial roll out
• ○Organizational changes
• ○Coaching / mentoring executive team

Focus within a scaling organization

Stability						Growth
Company interest						Specific interests

Sector experience

• ○Professional services
• ○Transportation, logistics or passenger transport

• ○Is open to other sectors as well

Specification Education

Best fitting functional areas

• ○General management
• ○Marketing, sales and/or communication
• ○Consultancy

Strengh

• ○Strategy, Creativity, Energy

Main areas of expertise

• ○Vision/policy/strategy
• ○Governance/management/business operations
• ○Mergers/acquisitions/buyouts/divisions
• ○Succession / ownership relations
• ○Family owned businesses
• ○Organizational development, business organization
• ○Cooperation structures
• ○Internationalizations
• ○Riskmanagement
• ○Acquisition of start-up and/or growth capital
• ○Business plans
• ○Sales
• ○Marketing and business development
• ○Setting up and/or managing complex projects
• ○Maritime environments

Functional level

• ○Executive board
• ○Board of directors
• ○Management
• ○Professional

Entrepreneur

• ○Small business (< 10 FTE)

Director and/or manager

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

CEO or likewise

• ○Small business (< 10 FTE)

Consultant or staff employee

• ○Mid-sized enterprise (100 - 1000 FTE)
• ○Small business (< 100 FTE)

Specialist

• ○Mid-sized enterprise (100 - 1000 FTE)
• ○Small enterprise (< 100 FTE)

Board member / supervisory course

• ○No

Non-executive experience

	Large	Medium	Small	Chairman of which
SB for profit			1	1
Advisory Board			1

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

Geographic preference

• ○The Netherlands (all provinces)
• ○International

Organization size

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

Organization phase(s)

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

Preference for type(s) of supervision

• ○Type I: Pioneering
• ○Type II: Stable
• ○Type III: Complex

Reimbursement expectation

• ○Reimbursement by mutual agreement
• ○In line with market practice
• ○Reimbursement based on performance

Is a D&O insurance expected?

• ○No

Types of organizations

• ○Profit
• ○Family business
• ○International
• ○Listed
• ○Not listed

Expectations of the other board members

• ○Integrity
• ○Business attitude
• ○Result oriented
• ○Expertise motivated
• ○High commitment
• ○Highly driven
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○Creativity
• ○Open to alternative ideas
• ○Open culture

Expectations of the organization

• ○Integrity
• ○Business attitude
• ○Result oriented
• ○Highly driven
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○Scientific interest
• ○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. Purity / integrity
2. Commitment (even in difficult moments)
3. Ask follow-up questions
4. Corporate Governance

Can this candidate obtain a certificate of good conduct?

• ○Yes

Personal interests

• ○Movies
• ○Theatre
• ○Going out for dinner
• ○Books
• ○Playing a musical instrument
• ○Museums
• ○Art
• ○Culture
• ○Nature
• ○Travel
• ○Design
• ○Financial stock markets
• ○Philosophy
• ○Science