Functional Skills
Business Development
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
Marketing Analytics
Leadership Development
Innovation Management
Sales Training
Finance Transformation
Product Data Management
Business Analysis
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Software Skills
SAP CRM
Sector Experience
Automotive
Business Services
Media & Entertainment
Technology
Transportation & Logistics
Languages
German
Italian
Afrikaans
Dutch
English
Experience
TomTom Inc.
Product Management / Strategy
Vice President of Innovation
1/2023 - 1/2025
Established Field CTO Office to expand portfolio of SaaS, data and API offerings. Aligned with strategic clients and partnered with sales, marketing, and product management teams to create compelling offerings, drive co-innovation programs with customers, and oversee designs, workflows, and architecture. Increased current pipeline potential, leveraged thought leadership and technical sales support to optimize conversion, and developed new solutions and pipelines.
• Delivered $10M uplift to $200M business by driving market expansion with third party SaaS and API integrations.
• Boosted new product adoption and market expansion by leading strategic co-innovation client engagements.
• Delivered plan for 200-person BU including financial analysis, product portfolio, and competitive landscape.
• Delivered $10M uplift to $200M business by driving market expansion with third party SaaS and API integrations.
• Boosted new product adoption and market expansion by leading strategic co-innovation client engagements.
• Delivered plan for 200-person BU including financial analysis, product portfolio, and competitive landscape.
HERE Technologies
Sales
Senior Director, Market Strategy & Pre/Post Sales Engineering Leader
1/2014 - 1/2023
Developed market strategy and drove sales and strategic partnerships for world leader in navigation data and SaaS & API technology. Led client implementation of $400M business spanning core automotive and IOT market, guided market strategy team, advised CTO on emerging markets, and delivered transformation of automotive/non-automotive revenue mix from 85/15 to 70/30. Served in progressive roles including Sr Dir, Commercial Innovation
● and Head of Strategic Partners/Business Development ).
• Transformed existing commercial models into data barters and market exchanges and boosted throughput 200%.
• Generated $60M LTR new revenue and guided market diversification into non-automative markets.
● and Head of Strategic Partners/Business Development ).
• Transformed existing commercial models into data barters and market exchanges and boosted throughput 200%.
• Generated $60M LTR new revenue and guided market diversification into non-automative markets.
Samsung Electronics
Product Management / Strategy
Head of Social Media Partnerships
1/2012 - 1/2014
Built strategic mobile application partnerships and pioneered unique mobile experiences with social media platforms, including innovative user experiences, cross-platform advertising, and integration, boosting active user numbers by 20M.
XMOBB INC.
Marketing
SVP, Sales and Marketing
1/2011 - 1/2012
Served as Interim CEO during sales process, led fundraising, developed teams, and built publisher relationships.
DOUBLETWIST, INC.
Start-Up
Chief Operating Officer
1/2008 - 1/2011
Raised $12M in capital, acquired technology, and drove monetization to breakeven for iTunes equivalent for Android.
INDPLAY INC.
Corporate Strategy & Development
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
1/2005 - 1/2008
Launched & sold global online digital video rights marketplace enabling content licensors and licensees to license film & TV rights.
SAP
Product Management / Strategy
Software Engineer, Business
1/1998 - 1/2005
Pioneered data warehouse venture acquired by SAP and led product management and business development.