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
• ○Flat organizations

Main region(s) of international experience

• ○Europe

Experience with scaling ventures

• ○Startup
• ○Scaleup

Aspects of growth/scaling

• ○External financing
• ○Commercial roll out
• ○Organizational changes

Focus within a scaling organization

Stability						Growth
Company interest						Specific interests

Sector experience

• ○Professional services
• ○Financial and/or economic sector
• ○Telecom, media and/or ICT

• ○Depending on the situation, this candidate is open to other sectors as well.

Best fitting functional areas

• ○General management
• ○Human Resources
• ○Finance, accounting and/or controlling
• ○ICT

Strengh

• ○Translating complex challenges into structured, actionable solutions.

Main areas of expertise

• ○Vision/policy/strategy
• ○Governance/management/business operations
• ○Mergers/acquisitions/buyouts/divisions
• ○Organizational development, business organization
• ○Internationalizations
• ○Reorganizations
• ○Riskmanagement
• ○Bankruptcies or remediation
• ○(Re)financing
• ○Acquisition of start-up and/or growth capital
• ○Business plans
• ○Setting up a business
• ○Budgeting
• ○Turnaroundmanagement /troubleshooting
• ○Innovation
• ○Subsidies and grants

Functional level

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

Entrepreneur

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

Director and/or manager

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

CEO or likewise

• ○Small business (< 10 FTE)

Consultant or staff employee

• ○Large enterprise (> 1000 FTE)

Specialist

• ○Large enterprise (> 1000 FTE)

Board member / supervisory course

• ○Yes

Non-executive experience

• Not yet

This candidate is recommended by

	SB for profit (RvC)	SB non-profit (RvT)	AB	Chairman of which
Reference 1	2

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
• ○Finance

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
• ○Reimbursement based on performance

Is a D&O insurance expected?

• ○Yes

Types of organizations

• ○Technology driven
• ○Profit
• ○International
• ○Not listed

Expectations of the other board members

• ○Integrity
• ○Respectful treatment
• ○Business attitude
• ○Financial commitment
• ○Result oriented
• ○Highly driven
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○Creativity
• ○Critical attitude

Expectations of the organization

• ○Integrity
• ○Business attitude
• ○Financially driven
• ○Result oriented
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○SB/AB is a vital part of the organization
• ○Receptive to criticism

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

• ○Going out for dinner
• ○Sauna /wellness
• ○Shopping
• ○Playing a musical instrument
• ○Listening to modern music
• ○Cooking
• ○Nature
• ○Travel
• ○Design
• ○Sports
• ○Financial stock markets
• ○Classical cars and/or motorcycles etc.