Want to get to know me quickly? I made this timeline to give you a rough idea. There’s more to the story, but this is a good start.
As of January 1, 2026, I’ve stepped into a new role as Vice-President Partnerships for the EMEA region at Solace. This marks a pivotal chapter in my journey and I can’t wait to dive into what comes next. At Solace, I’ll lead the development of a world-class partner ecosystem within…Read More
After successfully building Yenlo over the past 18 years (2007–2025), I made a conscious decision to step down as CEO. Not because I’m stepping away, but because I’m stepping forward. This shift opens up space to focus on what energizes me most: using my experience, skills, and network to help…Read More
From SOA to Open Source Integration: The Story of How We Built Yenlo After 10 years immersed in the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) world, working with Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and some of the biggest enterprise IT landscapes in Europe, I felt it was time for something different. It was 2007,…Read More
Back in 2004-2005, I successfully graduated from the Strategic Leadership in Marketing & Sales (SLMC) program at Nyenrode Business Universiteit in the Netherlands. For me, it was far more than a course in sales and marketing tactics; it was a deep dive into the strategic integration of these functions at…Read More
How IT-eye introduced me to Middleware, and set the stage for what came next! Looking back, my time at IT-eye (1997 – 2007) was a defining chapter in my professional journey. I joined as Head of the Commercial and Marketing team, but it quickly became much more than a leadership…Read More
From 1992 till 1995, I studied Business Informatics at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA or back in those days HES Amsterdam), Netherlands. This study was a fascinating intersection of two rapidly evolving worlds. While everyone was talking about the ‘business’ of the future, we were getting our hands…Read More