Gender

• ○Man

Age

• ○Above 50

Educational background

• ○Economics
• ○Marketing
• ○Management

Level of education

• ○Academic

Work activities

• ○currently fully employed

Experience work environments

• ○Unlisted company
• ○Part of unlisted company

Much experience with:

• ○Hierarchical organizations
• ○Flat organizations

Main region(s) of international experience

• ○Europe
• ○North America

Experience with scaling ventures

• ○Scaleup

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

• ○Consumer Goods

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

Healthcare sector experience

Best fitting functional areas

• ○General management
• ○Marketing, sales and/or communication
• ○Human Resources
• ○Design and/or engineering

Strengh

• ○Building companies by building people

Main areas of expertise

• ○Vision/policy/strategy
• ○Succession / ownership relations
• ○Family owned businesses
• ○Organizational development, business organization
• ○Stakeholder participations
• ○Internationalizations
• ○Reorganizations
• ○Setting up a business
• ○Sales
• ○Marketing and business development
• ○Import and Export
• ○Communications
• ○Turnaroundmanagement /troubleshooting
• ○Innovation

Functional level

• ○Board of directors

Entrepreneur

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

Director and/or manager

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

CEO or likewise

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

Board member / supervisory course

• ○Yes

Non-executive experience

	Large	Medium	Small	Chairman of which
SB for profit		1
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)

Organization size

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

Organization phase(s)

• ○Start-up
• ○Fast growing
• ○Going concern

Preference for type(s) of supervision

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

Reimbursement expectation

• ○Reimbursement by mutual agreement

Is a D&O insurance expected?

• ○Yes

Types of organizations

• ○Profit
• ○Family business
• ○International

Expectations of the other board members

• ○Integrity
• ○Respectful treatment
• ○Business attitude
• ○Personal contact
• ○Honor agreements
• ○Financial commitment
• ○Result oriented
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○Open culture
• ○Critical attitude

Expectations of the organization

• ○Integrity
• ○Business attitude
• ○Result oriented
• ○Entrepreneurship
• ○Open culture
• ○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. Commitment (even in difficult moments)
2. Ask follow-up questions
3. Purity / integrity
4. Corporate Governance

Can this candidate obtain a certificate of good conduct?

• ○Yes

Personal interests

• ○Movies
• ○Going out for dinner
• ○Sauna /wellness
• ○Shopping
• ○Books
• ○Travel
• ○Design
• ○Sports
• ○Financial stock markets
• ○Politics