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Work Background
Commercial Director
FerryhopperCommercial Director
Aug. 2023
Independent Consultant
OwnIndependent Consultant
Oct. 2022 - Aug. 2023Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Β· Remote- Echo-Exchange - https://echo-exchange.com/ - Deskimo (YC22) - https://www.deskimo.com/ - Beincrypto - https://beincrypto.com/
Director of Commercial Development
Open EducationDirector of Commercial Development
Jan. 2022 - Aug. 2022Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainM&A
Head of Europe Expansion
Open EducationHead of Europe Expansion
Dec. 2020 - Feb. 2022Amsterdam AreaResearch and set out strategy for new markets for Open English. Expanded business into new territories building out teams in Spain, Portugal, and Turkey
Co-Founder& Head of Operations
Heptagon SquareCo-Founder& Head of Operations
Feb. 2018 - Jan. 2021Rotterdam Area, NetherlandsHeptagon Square aim was to build a portfolio of strong brands and successful products and launch these on either Kickstarter or Indiegogo for validation. We coordinated nine crowdfunding campaigns from pre-campaign management to fulfillment (Travis the Translator, Luftqi, Heatbox, Locomogo) raising a total of 3.6 million USD in crowdfunding revenue.
Head of Expansion & Country Manager
iflixHead of Expansion & Country Manager
May. 2016 - Oct. 2017SingaporePropelled market expansion and guided cross-functional operations for a Malaysian video-on-demand service that raised 300M USD and reached 25 million downloads globally. Led expansion from 3 markets to 24 markets in 18 months.
Country Manager and Expansion Manager South East Asia
FreakOut, Inc.Country Manager and Expansion Manager South East Asia
Sep. 2013 - May. 2016SingaporeIncreased business value to improve planned IPO by driving expansion of one of the largest tech companies in Japan, specializing in demand-side platforms and data management platforms. It had a successful IPO in 2014.
Co-Founder and Country Manager Singapore & Malaysia
HotelQuickly LtdCo-Founder and Country Manager Singapore & Malaysia
Feb. 2013 - Apr. 2015SingaporeHotelQuickly was one of the fastest-growing hotel booking platforms (first app only travel booking sites in SEA), with millions of users and more than 450,000 hotels in thousands of exciting destinations around the world, we grew the company from 6 cities to 18 markets while I led Singapore and Malaysia. (acquired) .
Singapore Marketing Manager Foodpanda
Rocket Internet GmbHSingapore Marketing Manager Foodpanda
Aug. 2012 - Sep. 2013SingaporeFoodpanda is one of Asia's largest food delivery serives. Eventually acquired, I supported the growth into the region as well as heading marketing&partnerships for Singapore. Today it is operating in 40 countries.
Project Development/ Commercial Divsion Junior Manager (part time - university)
Shanghai Crystal CGProject Development/ Commercial Divsion Junior Manager (part time - university)
Jul. 2011 - Jun. 2012Shanghai
Cooperation and Development Section (Internship)
European CommissionCooperation and Development Section (Internship)
Jan. 2009 - Jul. 2009Beijing, China

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