Our People

Meet our team.

Partners / Co-Founders

Wiljan Van Vugt
Wiljan Van VugtPartner & Transformation Leader

Wiljan is a senior leader with over 20 years of experience delivering (digital) transformations. He has a strong delivery focus with a track record of successful implementations at global scale. Complex stakeholder landscapes at boardroom level. Recognized for creativity, innovation and bringing a laugh to the work place. Translating Strategy in large programs delivering long term value. Significant experience In Operations and Commercial in the Energy and Chemicals sector.

Wiljan is a senior leader with over 20 years of experience delivering (digital) transformations. He has a strong delivery focus with a track record of successful implementations at global scale. Complex stakeholder landscapes at boardroom level. Recognized for creativity, innovation and bringing a laugh to the work place. Translating Strategy in large programs delivering long term value. Significant experience In Operations and Commercial in the Energy and Chemicals sector.

Wiljan is a senior leader with over 20 years of experience delivering (digital) transformations. He has a strong delivery focus with a track record of successful implementations at global scale. Complex stakeholder landscapes at boardroom level. Recognized for creativity, innovation and bringing a laugh to the work place. Translating Strategy in large programs delivering long term value. Significant experience In Operations and Commercial in the Energy and Chemicals sector.

Andrea van Duijse
Andrea van DuijsePartner & People and Change Leader

Andrea is an HR Executive with a big heart, optimism and a human touch. She has 30+ years of experience in  people development, leadership, organizational change, dialogue with employee representative bodies, coaching, culture, recruitment and acquisitions and divestments. Andrea’s passion is to align the organizational objectives and the human aspects so that everyone grows.

Andrea is an HR Executive with a big heart, optimism and a human touch. She has 30+ years of experience in  people development, leadership, organizational change, dialogue with employee representative bodies, coaching, culture, recruitment and acquisitions and divestments. Andrea’s passion is to align the organizational objectives and the human aspects so that everyone grows.

Andrea is an HR Executive with a big heart, optimism and a human touch. She has 30+ years of experience in  people development, leadership, organizational change, dialogue with employee representative bodies, coaching, culture, recruitment and acquisitions and divestments. Andrea’s passion is to align the organizational objectives and the human aspects so that everyone grows.

Thomas Moons
Thomas MoonsPartner & Customer and Growth Leader

Thomas is an all-round global leader with almost 30 years of experience across the full commercial value chain. His passion lies in building better businesses and leading them to breakthrough P&L performance. His focus areas are commercial excellence (sales and pricing), digital transformations, customer experience, employee experience, customer insights, and customer operations. Thomas takes a human-centric, data-driven approach and always invites AI to the table.

Thomas is an all-round global leader with almost 30 years of experience across the full commercial value chain. His passion lies in building better businesses and leading them to breakthrough P&L performance. His focus areas are commercial excellence (sales and pricing), digital transformations, customer experience, employee experience, customer insights, and customer operations. Thomas takes a human-centric, data-driven approach and always invites AI to the table.

Thomas is an all-round global leader with almost 30 years of experience across the full commercial value chain. His passion lies in building better businesses and leading them to breakthrough P&L performance. His focus areas are commercial excellence (sales and pricing), digital transformations, customer experience, employee experience, customer insights, and customer operations. Thomas takes a human-centric, data-driven approach and always invites AI to the table.

Associates

Martijn Teuben
Martijn TeubenDigital Transformation Lead

Martijn has over 19 years of experience in IT, information security, digitalization, strategy, and change management on a foundation of Supply Chain Management, Business Administration and Lean Six Sigma. Thanks to his quick adoption of processes and procedures, he effectively builds bridges between business objectives and digital solutions. Martijn has a passion for continuous improvement and is strong in project management. He has recently delivered an CRM & ERP transformation with related process and people change journeys for an OrangeCoat client.

Babette den Daas
Babette den DaasHR & Change Lead

Babette is a dedicated and results-driven HR professional, with experience in the areas of employee relations, change management, process improvement, coaching & reward. She has a strong track record in delivering pragmatic and business focused solutions that enable businesses to achieve their business objectives. Babette has strong interpersonal skills, ability to build productive working relationships with clients and colleagues at all organisational levels and cultures.

Andries Nelemans
Andries NelemansContracting & Procuerement Leader

Andries is a senior all-round commercial Supply Chain/ Procurement leader with a wealth of skills and experiences to share. He held Procurement Leadership positions, managing (global) spend portfolios of up to $2bln and achieving savings of up to $80mln p.a. Andries led, developed, motivated and supported international, diverse, (global, virtual) teams of up to 60 FTE, in challenging business environments. Led larger indirect communities of practice. Andries managed a multitude of spend categories, in B2C and B2B businesses, and engaged with a large variety of stakeholders and supply markets.

Karin Bosman
Karin BosmanChange Manager

Karin is a seasoned professional in organisational change, HR program management, people development, stakeholder management and coaching. Improving the Return On Investment of change initiatives in organisations by putting people at the heart of the change is her key strength. Karin has ample experience in a variety of change approaches from programmatic to viral change. She has a keen eye on the impact on people and enabling people to make a difference, ensuring that change sticks and delivers the desired results. With her profound knowledge and understanding of organisational development, change management best practices and behavioural change, she delivers fit-for-purpose strategies and pragmatic interventions that make a difference.

Jogchum Pel
Jogchum PelCommercial Leader
Jogchum is an experienced B2B commercial professional with expertise in Sales leadership, Pricing, Order-to-Cash Process Development, Customer Service, and Finance. He has had significant international experience, and is able to navigate diverse markets and cultures effectively. With a proven track record of maximizing business opportunities and delivering results, he is a trusted leader and team player with strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
Anita Kotla
Anita KotlaLeadership Development and Assessment

Anita is a business psychologist with extensive experience across multiple aspects of organisational behaviour, particularly in leadership development and assessment. She combines expertise with a commercial and pragmatic mindset. Certified in a wide range of psychometric tools, she offers deep insights that are presented in an accessible way and can be translated into workable development suggestions and coaching follow up. She believes in applying assessment methodologies in ways that add genuine value to organisations, teams and individuals. Having delivered work across the globe, she has a good appreciation of a variety of cultures.

Sebastiaan van Silfhout
Sebastiaan van SilfhoutCommercial Leader

Sebastiaan is an accomplished professional with expertise in commercial and general management. He thrives in dynamic environments that require adaptability and strategic thinking. His ability to analyze complex situations allows him to identify key opportunities and issues, resulting in effective decision-making and execution of winning commercial strategies. Throughout his career, he has been driven by his passion for building high-performing organizations that not only deliver results but also thrive through strong collaboration and continuous learning. Sebastiaan takes pride in developing and coaching talented individuals, creating a positive and engaging work environment that fosters growth and success. Sebastiaan has a unique blend of analytical expertise, leadership skills, and passion for organizational development to make a meaningful impact.

Chaya Mistry
Chaya MistryHuman Leadership and Communication

Chaya is a human leadership and communication expert with over 20 years’ experience of strategic change communications, ranging from multi-national scale transformation to team culture alignment. She specializes in leadership communications and strategic planning that is focused on human mindset, heart-set and behavior change.

Her experience in STEM industries, including sustainability, energy, engineering, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and more. She is a professional certified coach and human-skills trainer, supporting leaders and teams to communicate for meaningful connection and with intention and care for people.

Pascal Kruijsifix
Pascal KruijsifixHuman Interaction, Leadership and Learning

Pascal believes that people and organizations can fulfill their true purpose, make a greater contribution to this world, when they place effective human interaction and behavior at the heart of what they do every day. It is his mission to help them become more fluent in this, and in particular young people who will shape the future.

Boryana Boshnakova
Boryana BoshnakovaCommercial Transformation and Capability Building

Boryana brings together passion for people development, human-centred change, business growth and operational excellence. She has a diverse background, life and professional experiences, curiosity and creativity in combination with positive energy and optimism. You can enjoy a conversation about vertical development and digital transformation while co-designing a team effectiveness workshop. Coaching certificates are in good company with continuing education ones and CI/Lean Yellow belt. 

João Queirós
João QueirósOrangeCoat Partner Iberia

João is an accomplished leader with over 25 years of expertise in complex project execution, and service delivery within asset management environments. Specializing in identifying and mapping value opportunities for forward-thinking organizations pursuing transformational change. João has a proven track record in operational excellence, performance management, and consistently aligning human capital with strategic business objectives to drive sustainable value. Outside of his professional life, João is an avid cyclist, drawn to the sport for the mind-and-body conditioning and the sense of accomplishment.

Silvia de Jong
Silvia de JongSupply Chain Leader
Silvia is an agile end to end Supply Chain Leader with an innovative mindset, strategic enterprise thinking and over 30 years experience driving customer and commercially focused supply chains. Creative, persistent and people-oriented with a proven track record within multinationals in Europe & MEA. Self-motivated and energetic with a passion for both professional and personal success.
Ingrid van den Brink
Ingrid van den BrinkHR & Organisational Change Lead
Ingrid is a results-oriented organisational professional with a passion for guiding organisations through complex transformation processes. She combines expertise in HR organisational development, project management, and leadership to achieve concrete results and sustainable improvements.
With a pragmatic mindset, Ingrid quickly creates clarity, challenges the status quo, and develops enduring strategies that contribute to a company’s long-term vision. Her approach consistently prioritises the human element at its core, ensuring that organisational changes are not only effective but also considerate of the people involved.
Halil Kaynak
Halil KaynakProject Manager & Marketing Lead

Halil has just finished his Master in Business Administration: Leadership and Change. He brings a wealth of experience from managing a family business to holding numerous leadership roles in student organizations. He is a confident professional with a humble approach, driven by a curious nature and a passion for learning. His exceptional communication skills and solution-focused mindset have allowed him to effectively navigate complex challenges and continuously grow and improve. Halil has a passion for mentoring and developing people. At OrangeCoat we look forward to helping Halil develop his Programme Management skills by working alongside experienced leaders.

Andrea Mantineo
Andrea MantineoChange Manager

Andrea is a recognized global organizational change partner working with leaders and program teams to concretely bring high level strategies to life – identifying the impact a strategy has on all levels within an organization and to external partners. She works seamlessly across functions to engage stakeholders and create an open environment to consider/design options for driving acceptance.   She believes the transition and ownership of sustaining the transition is vitally important to the business success and ensures internal change leads have the skills and confidence to continue the way forward.

Antonio Gutierrez
Antonio GutierrezVirtual Producer

Antonio originally comes from the Finance sector where he has held positions in Asset and Portfolio Management. After moving to The Netherlands, he developed his activities in volunteering and entrepreneurship. He is an experience producer of virtual training programmes, delivering effective learning experiences to participants.

Nina de Vries
Nina de VriesProject Manager

Nina has an entrepreneurial degree and background. She is our ultimate Project Manager and forward thinker. Her focus is on the objective and the solutions. She is accurate and structured in her work. Nina is a delight to work with because of her energy, enthusiasm and empathy.

Florjan Osmenaj
Florjan OsmenajCyber Security Engineer

Florjan has worked with OrangeCoat since the start. He specializes in web development, graphic design, digital marketing, cyber security, information security, cloud management, computer networking and network support. Florjan is developing himself further as an all-round IT consultant.

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