Education

1991-1996 Bachelor Business Administration in Hotel Management (BBA.HM)

Hoge Hotelschool Maastricht, The Netherlands

Cognate: Facility Management

 

1989-1991 Upper Secondary Vocational Education

Christelijke MEAO, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

Cognate: Commercial

 

1982-1989 Higher Secondary Education

Eemland College Zuid, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

Courses: Languages, Mathematics, Economics, Trade

 

Professional Experience

June 2014 – now   Owner at Epicure Staffing LLC, USA

Founder and 100% owner of the US company Epicure Staffing, which generated a turnover of $ 175,000 this year.

 

January 2009 – now   Director at Mise en Place Curacao NV

Founder and 100% owner and director of Mise en Place in Curaçao. The company has a yearly turnover of $ 750.000.

 

June 2008 – now   Shareholder at Jobpen Holding BV

Founder and 40% shareholder of the Dutch holding company Jobpen Holding BV, which generates an annual turnover of 20 million USD. The holding consists of all brands following below.

 

June 1994 – March 2008   Director at Mise en Place Nederland BV

Executive Director of the Dutch branches of Mise en Place, which generates a yearly turnover of 15 million USD. This company was incorporated in 2008 in Jobpen Holding BV

 

July 2005 – March 2008   Shareholder at House of Kent BV

Founder and 25% shareholder of the Dutch promotional and model staffing firm House of Kent, which generates a yearly turnover of 1.8 million USD. This company was incorporated in 2008 in Jobpen Holding BV and sold in 2015.

 

January 2004 – March 2008   Shareholder at PMG, ELS, Crewz.nl and YoungProfs

Founder and shareholder of start ups, which generated a yearly turnover of 2 million USD. These companies were all incorporated in 2008 in Jobpen Holding BV and turnover was assigned to the several other labels.

 

March 2003 – March 2008   Shareholder of Staff Holding BV

Dutch payroll company with turnover over $ 12 mln, in which I owned 20%. I sold my shares to my business partner.

 

March 2003 – March 2013   Partner at Hotellotop Center

Founder and Partner of the Hotellotop Alumni network for graduated Hotelschool students in The Netherlands. The network is in contact with over 6,000 former students around the World.

 

January 2000 – March 2008   Shareholder at Cuise BV

Founder and 40% shareholder of the Dutch kitchen staffing firm Cuise, which generates a yearly turnover of 1.5 million USD. This company was incorporated in 2008 in Jobpen Holding BV

Languages

 

Fluent in English, German and Dutch. Basic in French.

 

Extensive travel in Europe, South-Africa, Caribbean, Australia and North- and South-America.

2010 - present

2010 - present