Igniting innovation within established organizations is my passion. For over a decade, I've guided leadership teams and employees of corporates, governments and non-profits to unlock their creative potential and drive meaningful change from within their organizations.

Many talented professionals feel stifled by rigid structures, struggling to bring fresh ideas to life. I bridge this gap, empowering individuals to become catalysts for innovation in their companies.

Through proven frameworks and hands-on learning experiences, I create innovation leaders and intrapreneurial employees. My approach blends design thinking, lean startup methodologies, and business model innovation to equip professionals with practical tools for ideation and execution.

Participants in my programs consistently report increased confidence in pitching ideas, improved problem-solving skills, and a renewed sense of purpose in their roles. Many have successfully launched internal projects that have significantly impacted their organizations' bottom lines.

My tailored courses and workshops have helped hundreds of corporate innovators across various industries. From ideation sprints to long-term innovation capability building, I provide the guidance and support needed to navigate the complexities of corporate innovation.

If you're ready to unleash your innovative potential and make a lasting impact within your organization, let's connect. Together, we can transform your ideas into reality and propel your career to new heights.

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Roel Vries

HTM Personenvervoer N.V.

Rail

ENERGIZE Management

Ingevulde posities:
HBM Machines #ecommerce 
MANAGER CUSTOMER SERVICE
FleetSupport (Autobinck Group) #Mobility.  HEAD OF OPERATIONS 
Siemens Healthineers #Healthcare	   NEW BUSINESS MANAGER
Pregis Europe #Packaging.  DIRECTOR OPERATIONS / HR
PostNL #Logistics #Parcels.  PROGRAMMA- / FORMULE- & COMMUNICATIEMANAGER 
Tele2 #Telecom #Mobile.  PROGRAMMA MANAGER RETAIL
Nassau Group #Consultancy #Executivesearch.  ASS.BUS.PARTNER
Blokker Holding #Retail.  COACH
Kirkman Company #Consultancy.  PROGRAMMA MANAGER
IADC #Dredging.  TEAM COACH
Dobla International #Food	   COACH
Media Artists #Marketing #IT.  OPDRACHTGEVER
Fresh Connections #IT #detachering.  COACH
Zeiss Optics #Optics.  COACH

CEO (Chief Energizing Officer) Interim Manager & Coach

Glen Dimplex Consumer Appliances Europe

Chief Executive at Glen Dimplex Benelux B.V. part of the Glen Dimplex Group, Dublin Ireland. 
P&L responsibility Benelux organization.

International operating company, export from the Netherlands to more than twenty countries around the world.

Professional manufacturing, trading, sourcing, retail and etail of market leading products, operating own Research & Development division for continuous product development and quality assurance. 

International number one brands in various markets serving Retail, DIY, B2C, B2B, through Omnichannel and E-Commerce (set up E-Commerce platform from scratch) approach in and outside of Europe. 

Representing:
FABER Decorative (wood, electric, gas) Fires
CARMEN Personal Care
DIMPLEX Heating
EWT Heating & Cooling
MORPHY RICHARDS Domestic Appliances
STOVES / BELLING Kitchen Appliances
XPELAIR Ventilation

Managing Director

Liberty Global

Responsible for new look and feel of own shops and opening flagship store. P&L responsibility for  retail channel of UPC (80 FTE) Steering on typical store KPI's and retail parameters like conversion, store traffic, mystery shopping, customer satisfaction, numeric and weighted distribution, market shares. Hiring new store locations and set up complete new stores incl. staffing as well as refurbish existing stores to the new standard. Set up third party retail channel including shop in shop concepts at key market retailers in the Netherlands.

Director Retail

Ligare Groep B.V.

Interim Management, Personal Coaching, Consultancy

T-Mobile

Leading the way, in line with overall objectives, in order to steer and manage enormous growth of Mobile Telecoms and guarantee the quality needed to make it a lasting succesfactor and differentiator towards competitors. Complete set up of the necessary backbone ( Contact Center, Sales Support dept. QSHE dept. Trade Marketing dept. Training dept. etc )of a very successfull and fast growing Sales (B2B and B2C) division of a leading mobile telecom operator

Vice President Sales & Operations

Siemens

Optimize output, maximize results. Set up budgets, steer on financial, logistical and market KPI's and leading a team of commercial controllers and IT staff.

Business Unit Manager Controlling & Supply Chain

Connecting demand and supply in the most optimal way concerning lead times, budgets and time to market requirements both at home and abroad. Assignments in Turkey, Italy, United Kingdom and Germany. Enormous cost cutting and savings realized by outsourcing distribution logistics towards the production sites whilst guaranteeing delivery standards to Dutch distributors. New set up of entire supply chain within European countries involved.

Logistics & Supply Chain Manager

Enable commercial power in the market place within set budgets as well as working capital requirements in order to maximize results.

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