Gender

• ○Woman

Age

• ○Under 50

Educational background

• ○Management
• ○Business administration

Level of education

• ○Higher vocational education

Work activities

• ○Professionally active

Experience work environments

• ○Part of listed company
• ○Unlisted company
• ○Part of unlisted company
• ○International work experience
• ○Work related network

Much experience with:

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

Main region(s) of international experience

• ○Europe
• ○Africa
• ○North America
• ○Middle East
• ○Asia

Experience with scaling ventures

• ○Scaleup
• ○Exponential growth

Aspects of growth/scaling

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

Focus within a scaling organization

Stability						Growth
Company interest						Specific interests

Sector experience

• ○Telecom, media and/or ICT

• ○Is open to other sectors as well

Best fitting functional areas

• ○General management
• ○Marketing, sales and/or communication
• ○Project management and/or development
• ○ICT

Strengh

• ○Making vision and strategy real, aligning stakeholders, being trusted advisor

Main areas of expertise

• ○Vision/policy/strategy
• ○Governance/management/business operations
• ○Organizational development, business organization
• ○Internationalizations
• ○Business plans
• ○Setting up a business
• ○Budgeting
• ○Sales
• ○Marketing and business development
• ○Distribution
• ○Setting up and/or managing complex projects
• ○Production and operations
• ○Turnaroundmanagement /troubleshooting
• ○Innovation
• ○Press and (social) media

Functional level

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

Director and/or manager

• ○Large enterprise (> 500 FTE)
• ○Mid-sized enterprise (10 - 500 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
Advisory Board			4

References available?

• ○Yes

Positions

• ○Board member (One Tier Board)
• ○Board member (Two Tier Board)
• ○Supervisor non-profit (RvT)
• ○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)

• ○Fast growing
• ○Going concern
• ○Reorganizing

Preference for type(s) of supervision

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

Reimbursement expectation

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

Is a D&O insurance expected?

• ○Yes

Types of organizations

• ○Social impact
• ○Profit
• ○Non profit
• ○Family business
• ○Social organizations
• ○International
• ○Foundations and associations
• ○Listed
• ○Not listed

Expectations of the other board members

• ○Integrity
• ○Respectful treatment
• ○Business attitude
• ○Result oriented
• ○Social awareness
• ○High commitment
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○Creativity
• ○Open culture
• ○Critical attitude

Expectations of the organization

• ○Result oriented
• ○Highly driven
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○Open culture
• ○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

• ○Theatre
• ○Going out for dinner
• ○Books
• ○Museums
• ○Art
• ○Culture
• ○DIY, renovation
• ○Nature
• ○Travel
• ○Design
• ○Financial stock markets
• ○Politics
• ○Philosophy