Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

With over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and SaaS sales, I help technology companies accelerate their commercial growth. I am available as an Interim Sales Director or commercial advisor, with a strong focus on the Benelux market and enterprise clients.

My background includes leadership sales roles at Symantec, Proofpoint, Blackberry, and Trend Micro, including multiple President’s Club achievements and building new markets as the first Benelux hire.

I help organizations structure their sales process, build and coach teams, develop channel partnerships, and close enterprise deals in a competitive market.

Available for assignments of 2 to 5 days per week.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Dutch
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
German
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Amsterdam (up to 50km), Utrecht (up to 50km)

Freelance / Consulting
Interim Sales Director
June 2023 - Today (3 years and 2 months)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Freelance Interim Sales Director with 25 years of proven track record in SaaS. Available for assignments of 2 to 5 days per week.

I help technology companies strengthen their sales organization, open new markets in the Benelux, and close enterprise deals. Experience in building teams, channel partnerships, and go-to-market strategy from previous roles at Symantec, Proofpoint, Blackberry, and Trend Micro.

Available immediately.
Sales Management SaaS Performance Management Forecasting MEDDPICC
Veritas Technologies
Interim Sales Leader
June 2023 - November 2025 (2 years and 5 months)
▪ Interim and fractional sales leadership for cybersecurity and SaaS companies across Benelux and EMEA — GTM execution, pipeline creation, forecast discipline, and MEDDPICC coaching.
▪ Key engagement: Regional Sales Director at — restructured the Netherlands sales organisation, grew pipeline 45% in 4 months through weekly deal reviews, CRM hygiene, and MEDDPICC qualification, and gave leadership reliable 30-60-90 day forecast visibility.
Trend Micro
Senior Major Account Director, Financial Services
February 2022 - June 2023 (1 year and 4 months)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
• ▪ Managed a portfolio of major financial services accounts (Rabobank, ING, ABN AMRO) - net new ARR, expansion, and renewal management.
• ▪ Delivered 106% of EUR 1.4M quota through new logo wins and whitespace expansion within existing accounts.
• ▪ Improved win rates by 25% with focused campaigns on vulnerability management in complex legacy FSI environments.
• ▪ Ran weekly deal reviews and 30-60-90 day forecast cycles using MEDDPICC — consistent pipeline visibility.
• ▪ Built churn prevention plans for at-risk accounts, improving renewal predictability and opening upsell pathways.