Wiljan Van VugtFounder & 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.
Andrea van DuijseFounder & 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.
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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 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 NelemansPartner & Contracting and Procurement 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 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.
Nick van KeulenPartner & Procurement and Supply Chain Leader
Nick is a dynamic senior leader with 20+ years’ experience in procurement & supply chain roles across organisations ranging from start-ups to multinationals. His strong technical background enables him to unlock value by connecting technical and commercial worlds. Proven expertise in leading teams, negotiating complex multimillion-dollar contracts, driving digital transformation (including ERP implementations), crafting procurement/supply chain strategies and growing supply chains. Driven to leverage procurement for innovation, business value and sustainable practices.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Raoul BollenOrganisational Performance & Strategic HR Leader
Raoul is a strategic human resource leader, who ensures the people agenda creates business value. He has a track record of aligning workforce strategies with changing business models. Raoul has twenty five years international experience, living and working in four different continents. Raoul is passionate about learning and development and wildlife conservation.
Kees GroenewoudPartner & Data and AI Leader
Kees is an experienced manager, management consultant and entrepreneur. In recent years, he has served as both entrepreneur and CEO of Cmotions BV, a company that grew to 75 FTE and specialises in data science and AI. His core expertise lies in data management, data science and AI. Kees has extensive experience in organising and applying data in a valuable way. Both technically and strategically.
One of his key strengths as an entrepreneur and executive is combining business growth with the preservation of quality, while maintaining a strong focus on the interests of colleagues and clients. Enabling people to fully utilise their talents is a central principle in his approach.
Kees has published regularly on topics within the data domain and is also a speaker at professional events. He is affiliated with Beeckestijn Business School as a lecturer and curriculum developer. He has experience across multiple sectors: government (UWV, Rijkswaterstaat, Water Boards), the financial sector (including both banks and insurers), media (particularly publishing), energy and telecom. Since 2024, Kees has been a certified AI compliance officer.
One of his key strengths as an entrepreneur and executive is combining business growth with the preservation of quality, while maintaining a strong focus on the interests of colleagues and clients. Enabling people to fully utilise their talents is a central principle in his approach.
Kees has published regularly on topics within the data domain and is also a speaker at professional events. He is affiliated with Beeckestijn Business School as a lecturer and curriculum developer. He has experience across multiple sectors: government (UWV, Rijkswaterstaat, Water Boards), the financial sector (including both banks and insurers), media (particularly publishing), energy and telecom. Since 2024, Kees has been a certified AI compliance officer.
Laura TolenOrganisational Change Lead
Laura creates clarity and momentum in complex environments — whether seizing opportunities or responding to urgent challenges. With a broad background spanning Sales, Operations, People, Projects and Programme Management, she delivers results that are both ambitious and sustainable. She quickly grasps the full organisational landscape connecting strategic priorities with day-to-day realities and brings people along by fostering ownership, trust, and collaboration.
Laura has led large-scale transformation and change across diverse sectors, from healthcare and logistics to utilities and politically sensitive environments. A natural connector and problem solver, she has a track-record in stakeholder engagement and effective people management. Her sharp insight into organisational and commercial dynamics, combined with a calm, structured approach, makes her a valued partner in organisations facing change.
Laura has led large-scale transformation and change across diverse sectors, from healthcare and logistics to utilities and politically sensitive environments. A natural connector and problem solver, she has a track-record in stakeholder engagement and effective people management. Her sharp insight into organisational and commercial dynamics, combined with a calm, structured approach, makes her a valued partner in organisations facing change.
Joep GoddingPartner & Commercial Excellence
Results-oriented professional with broad experience in Commercial Excellence, Marketing, and M&A, combining strategic vision with strong empathy to build enduring relationships and drive high-performing teams. Driven by ambition and a focus on results, with a proven track record of achieving growth and meeting challenging goals. Skilled at translating market insights into commercial strategies, seizing opportunities, and leading transformational change to future-proof organisations, with core strengths in commercial excellence and growth strategies, marketing and positioning, mergers and acquisitions, relationship and stakeholder management, leadership and team development, and a goal-oriented, results-focused mindset.
Alfonso DozziMarketing Communications Leader
Alfonso is an experienced marketing and communications leader with a strong track record in the (renewable) energy and retail sectors. He has developed impactful B2B and B2C campaign strategies, driving business development, lead generation, and brand reputation. His experience—from global corporates to agile scale-ups—enables him to build strong brands, craft compelling value propositions, and professionalize marketing functions. Alfonso is a strategic, results-driven co-creator who fosters shared vision and collaboration. Known for inspiring teams and building strong partnerships, he excels at developing solutions that deliver measurable growth and impact.
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.
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 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 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.
Serge De BockSenior IT Programme Manager
Serge is a highly accomplished IT professional with over 35 years of experience at Shell, excelling in programme and project management, IT service management, and IT audit management. Known for his strong leadership, resilience, and rapid decision-making in complex IT projects, Serge has consistently delivered results by driving his teams to achieve excellence. He has a proven track record of leading IT audits across various business lines and managing enterprise ERP and MI analytics delivery programmes.
Julia Brouwers-WeteringsOrganisational Change Lead
Julia’s drive is to illuminate hidden dynamics and transform them into tangible growth. Leveraging a Master in Change from INSEAD Business School and an interdisciplinary background spanning psychology, philosophy, education, law, and finance, Julia excels at bridging leadership gaps and facilitating strategic transformations. Through conflict mediation, scenario planning, and empathic yet results-oriented coaching, Julia helps foster better decision-making, stronger team effectiveness, and heightened organisational resilience.
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 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 OsmenajCyber Security Consultant
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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