Gender

• ○Man

Age

• ○Above 50

Educational background

• ○Technical
• ○Business administration

Level of education

• ○Academic

Work activities

• ○Professionally active

Experience work environments

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

Much experience with:

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

Main region(s) of international experience

• ○Europe
• ○Latin America

Experience with scaling ventures

• ○Scaleup

Aspects of growth/scaling

• ○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
• ○Transportation, logistics or passenger transport

• ○Is open to other sectors as well

Best fitting functional areas

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

Strengh

• ○Strategy, Transformation, Data & Digitalisation, Post-Merger Integration

Main areas of expertise

• ○Vision/policy/strategy
• ○Governance/management/business operations
• ○Mergers/acquisitions/buyouts/divisions
• ○Organizational development, business organization
• ○Internationalizations
• ○Reorganizations
• ○Riskmanagement
• ○Business plans
• ○Setting up a business
• ○Budgeting
• ○Marketing and business development
• ○Setting up and/or managing complex projects
• ○Turnaroundmanagement /troubleshooting

Functional level

• ○Board of directors
• ○Management
• ○Professional

Entrepreneur

• ○Sole proprietorship

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)
• ○Small business (< 10 FTE)

Consultant or staff employee

• ○Small business (< 100 FTE)

Specialist

• ○Large enterprise (> 1000 FTE)

Board member / supervisory course

• ○Yes

Non-executive experience

	Large	Medium	Small	Chairman of which
SB for profit		2
Advisory Board		1

References available?

• ○Yes

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

• ○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

Reimbursement expectation

• ○Reimbursement by mutual agreement

Is a D&O insurance expected?

• ○Yes

Types of organizations

• ○Profit
• ○International
• ○Semi-government / independent administrative body
• ○Housing companies
• ○Not listed

Expectations of the other board members

• ○Integrity
• ○Respectful treatment
• ○Business attitude
• ○Personal contact
• ○Honor agreements
• ○Result oriented
• ○Expertise motivated
• ○High commitment
• ○Open culture
• ○Critical attitude

Expectations of the organization

• ○Integrity
• ○Business attitude
• ○Result oriented
• ○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. 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
• ○Going out for dinner
• ○Books
• ○Listening to modern music
• ○Nature
• ○Travel
• ○Financial stock markets
• ○Politics
• ○Gardening
• ○Science