Gender

• ○Man

Age

• ○Above 50

Educational background

• ○Food Science & Technology
• ○Technical
• ○Business administration

Level of education

• ○Academic

Work activities

• ○currently fully employed

Experience work environments

• ○Listed company
• ○Part of listed company
• ○Unlisted company
• ○Part of unlisted company
• ○International work experience

Much experience with:

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

Main region(s) of international experience

• ○Europe
• ○North America
• ○Latin America

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

• ○Financial and/or economic sector
• ○Trading
• ○Consumer Goods
• ○Nature, environment, waste disposal
• ○Agricultural, fishing and/or food

Healthcare sector experience

• ○Is open to other sectors as well

Best fitting functional areas

• ○General management
• ○Marketing, sales and/or communication
• ○Finance, accounting and/or controlling
• ○Projectmanagement en/of ontwikkeling
• ○Consultancy

Strengh

• ○Facilitating growth and expansion for people and organisations

Main areas of expertise

• ○Vision/policy/strategy
• ○Governance/management/business operations
• ○Mergers/acquisitions/buyouts/divisions
• ○Succession / ownership relations
• ○Organizational development, business organization
• ○Internationalizations
• ○Reorganizations
• ○Acquisition of start-up and/or growth capital
• ○Sales
• ○Marketing and business development
• ○Setting up and/or managing complex projects
• ○Sustainability / CSR
• ○Production and operations
• ○Turnaroundmanagement /troubleshooting
• ○Innovation
• ○Subsidies and grants

Functional level

• ○Executive board
• ○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

• ○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

	Large	Medium	Small	Chairman of which
SB for profit		3		2
SB non profit		1		1

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
• ○Finance
• ○Commerce

Geographic preference

• ○The Netherlands (all provinces)
• ○International

Organization size

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

Organization phase(s)

• ○Fast growing
• ○Going concern
• ○Reorganizing

Preference for type(s) of supervision

• ○Type II: Stable
• ○Type III: Complex
• ○Type IV: Turbulent
• ○Type V: Crisis

Reimbursement expectation

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

Is a D&O insurance expected?

• ○Yes

Types of organizations

• ○Chain formula management
• ○Profit
• ○Non profit
• ○Family business
• ○International
• ○Foundations and associations
• ○Housing companies
• ○Listed
• ○Not listed

Expectations of the other board members

• ○Integrity
• ○Respectful treatment
• ○Personal contact
• ○Honor agreements
• ○Result oriented
• ○Social awareness
• ○High commitment
• ○Highly driven
• ○Open culture
• ○Critical attitude

Expectations of the organization

• ○Integrity
• ○Business attitude
• ○Honor agreements
• ○Financially driven
• ○Result oriented
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○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. Corporate Governance
4. Ask follow-up questions

Can this candidate obtain a certificate of good conduct?

• ○Yes

Personal interests

• ○Going out for dinner
• ○Books
• ○Listening to classical music
• ○Museums
• ○DIY, renovation
• ○Cooking
• ○Nature
• ○Travel
• ○Sports
• ○Financial stock markets
• ○Politics
• ○Philosophy
• ○Classical cars and/or motorcycles etc.
• ○Gardening
• ○Science