I am a Chief Operating Officer with nearly 30 years of international experience leading asset-intensive operations in regulated environments across the chemical, energy, and infrastructure sectors. I am most effective in organisations that need to professionalise operations, strengthen reliability and control, and scale safely in high-risk environments. These are situations where growth, safety, operational reliability, and financial discipline must be delivered simultaneously, without shortcuts. In my current role as COO at Van Vulpen, I am responsible for the operational performance of a fast-growing, private-equity-backed infrastructure business that plays a critical role in the Dutch energy transition. My focus is on safeguarding safety and quality, strengthening operational governance, and ensuring execution capability grows in line with the organisation. I work closely with the CEO, Business Unit Directors, and investors to translate strategic direction into disciplined operational execution. My leadership style is pragmatic and visible. I believe strong operations are built through clear standards, robust processes, and leaders who are present where the work happens. I am comfortable taking difficult decisions, addressing issues directly, and creating clarity in complex, high-pressure environments. A recurring theme in my work is strengthening organisations for sustainable performance, not by pushing harder, but by improving structure, discipline, and ownership. Developing people and leadership teams is central to this, because scalable operations depend on leaders who can take responsibility and grow with the business. I bring a calm, results-driven approach and have delivered tangible impact across cost, productivity, safety, and operational performance, including large-scale transformations, cost optimisation programmes, and organisational redesigns. What motivates me is creating operations that are reliable, safe, and ready for the future, and teams that are confident, capable, and proud of what they deliver.