Risk Management

My professional passions are sustainable operations & supply chain, managers & management, projects & project management, training & teaching and business simulations & experiential learning.

My latest book, “Mastering the circular economy. A practical approach to the circular business model transformation”, was published in May 2021 by Kogan Page. Previous books are “Mastering the Supply Chain. Principles, practice and real-life applications” from 2019, available in English and Dutch and “The Perfect Pass. What the manager can learn from the football trainer”, from 2012, published in Dutch, English and Spanish.

In 2012 I launched The Cool Connection, a business simulation and training tool that bridges the physical and financial supply chain by bringing together finance, sales, procurement and supply chain in a virtual decision-making environment.  From 2009 to 2012 I was elected into the Executive Committee of Factors Chain International, a worldwide organization with more than 300 members in over 65 countries. I hold a Master’s degree in Financial Economics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam. My working experience includes a variety of roles for Deutsche, NIB Capital, NMB-Heller such as relationship management, risk management and marketing. In my last role at ING, I was member of the board and responsible for product development and strategy for leasing and factoring with operations in 14 countries and almost 3000 employees. My further interests include traveling, hiking, mountaineering and of course my family as a proud father of three daughters.