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Erik SwennenES

Erik Swennen

CEO & CSO Strategy Coach C-level

€1,200/day
Eindhoven, NL
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Erik

I am anexperienced seniorin strategy, innovation, and business processes and enjoy bringing positive energy. I am capable of quickly analyzing a company and its processes and developing a joint plan to make them **future-proof**, in the role of advisor or interim C-level.
I letthe team do the workso that the plan is supported and dependencies are minimal. In the area of product strategy, I can perform the most important analyses with the professionals, includingpricing strategy, market analysis, customer analysis, certification, release processes, and documentationrequirements.
Regarding business operations, I focus on vision/mission/strategy, the team, KPIs, and processes. Implementing quality systems includingISO9001 and ISO14001**. Additionally, I hold a certificate for **AI Quality SystemISO42001.
I communicate easily with all functions and levels and am goal-oriented.
  • Dutch

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • German

    Fluent

  • French

    Conversational

  • Italian

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Eindhoven (up to 50km), Utrecht (up to 40km)

Experience

  • ISObirds
    CEO
    July 2025 - Today (11 months)
    Guiding companies to achieve ISO certifications 9001 (quality) 14001 (environment) and 27001 (data security)
    ISO 9001 ISO 14001 ISO 27001
  • 040-Consultants
    Senior Advisor
    January 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)
    Eindhoven, Netherlands
    for SME companies in the field of strategy, IP, and innovation. Collaboration with Custos-IPC for IP strategy and patent applications. Active as an interim advisor and sparring partner for management teams.
    Business Strategy Intellectual Property Innovation Roadmapping
  • AAA-LUX BV
    CEO & CSO
    January 2005 - January 2025 (20 years)
    Founder of AAA-LUX, pioneer in LED lighting for sports fields
    • Building AAA-LUX from start-up to scale-up
    ◦ revenue growth from €0 to +€14M
    • From 2021 onwards as advisor for strategic direction of CEO & MT
    • Establishment of office in Brisbane and production in Eindhoven
    ◦ delivery to 50+ countries EU+, ME, AUS, LATAM
    • Product strategy
    ◦ IP portfolio and international expansion
    ◦ Developing competitive advantage
    • Laid the foundation for LED sports field lighting
    ◦ Stadiums worldwide. Olympic hockey field

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Education

  • thing about hard things
    thing about hard things
  • Physics
    Fontys University of Applied Sciences
    1987
    Natuurkunde

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