Marijn
COO/Managing Director - Belgium - iCEO #95834

Experience

With 25+ years in service and commercial leadership—18 in IVD and Life Sciences—I excel at aligning strategy with execution. I build strong, goal-driven teams that deliver results. Based in Benelux with a second home near Kraków, I bring a broad international perspective to leadership and business growth.

Major Achievements

- Drove 90% revenue growth over 8 years; doubled CAGR year-over-year since 2015
- Unified three local subsidiaries into a single Benelux entity
- Launched lab automation offerings in the region
- Led post-acquisition integration of Tempus600 into Sarstedt
- Full P&L responsibility; implemented SAP, C4C, performance frameworks
- Built and coached a customer-centric team of 20+ professionals- Managed P&L up to €30M and teams of up to 30 FTE across multiple geographies
- Successfully led product launches (Ortho Vision, Vitros 5600/3600/4600, Ortho Sera)
- Spearheaded the affiliate setup post-Carlyle acquisition: facilities, HR, IT, Finance
- Created new service offerings & pricing structures (as part of Executive MBA project)
- Unified service and sales teams to improve collaboration and customer engagement
- Initiated international cross-functional projects on customer experience & value delivery

Industry Sector Competencies

Supplier to Biotech and Pharmaceutical businesses

Medical Equipment

Plastics

Healthcare

Inspection, Testing and Certification services

Professional Objectives

Function: General Manager, BU Director, Technical Service Director

Sector: Medical Devices

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Benelux; Kraków area

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand

Countries Covered

Belgium

Netherlands

Russia

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Professional)

Business development (Professional)

New product or service launch (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Professional)

Close down or sell off (Professional)

Pre or post investment audit (Professional)