Gender

• ○Man

Age

• ○Under 50

Educational background

• ○Economics
• ○Marketing
• ○Management

Level of education

• ○Higher vocational education

Work activities

• ○currently fully employed

Experience work environments

• ○Part of listed company
• ○Unlisted company
• ○Part of unlisted company
• ○Foundations and associations
• ○International work experience

Much experience with:

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

Main region(s) of international experience

• ○Europe
• ○North America

Experience with scaling ventures

• ○Startup
• ○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

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

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

Best fitting functional areas

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

Strengh

• ○Commercialization, Marketing & Sales process design and implementation, HR.

Main areas of expertise

• ○Vision/policy/strategy
• ○Governance/management/business operations
• ○Organizational development, business organization
• ○Stakeholder participations
• ○Internationalizations
• ○Reorganizations
• ○Business plans
• ○Setting up a business
• ○Sales
• ○Marketing and business development
• ○Setting up and/or managing complex projects
• ○Turnaroundmanagement /troubleshooting
• ○Innovation

Functional level

• ○Board of directors
• ○Management
• ○Professional

Entrepreneur

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

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

Consultant or staff employee

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

Specialist

• ○Large enterprise (> 1000 FTE)

Board member / supervisory course

• ○Yes

Non-executive experience

	Large	Medium	Small	Chairman of which
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
• ○Commerce

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
• ○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
• ○Reimbursement based on performance

Is a D&O insurance expected?

• ○Yes

Types of organizations

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

Expectations of the other board members

• ○Integrity
• ○Business attitude
• ○Result oriented
• ○Social awareness
• ○High commitment
• ○Highly driven
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○Creativity
• ○Open to philosophizing
• ○Diversity

Expectations of the organization

• ○Integrity
• ○Business attitude
• ○Financially driven
• ○Result oriented
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○SB/AB is a vital part of the organization
• ○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. Corporate Governance
3. Ask follow-up questions
4. Commitment (even in difficult moments)

Can this candidate obtain a certificate of good conduct?

• ○Yes

Personal interests

• ○Movies
• ○Theatre
• ○Going out for dinner
• ○Sauna /wellness
• ○Books
• ○Listening to modern music
• ○Museums
• ○Culture
• ○Cooking
• ○Travel
• ○Sports
• ○Financial stock markets
• ○Politics
• ○Philosophy
• ○Classical cars and/or motorcycles etc.