Arnold Klok MBA
Selbstständig, Maker of Ideas, Aldorn Solutions
Amsterdam, Niederlande
Über mich
I am a leader of people and maker of ideas. Sharing success, empowering and inspiring teams with vision, energy, imagination and confidence is how I serve the business. People enjoy my informal interaction and intuitive communication, inclusive and positive demeanor, and creative problem-solving. My career includes 20 years of general business, development and operations management advancing businesses in IT services and solutions, software, talent management, and hospitality.
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Berufserfahrung von Arnold Klok MBA
Bis heute 11 Jahre und 9 Monate, seit Okt. 2012
Maker of Ideas
Aldorn Solutions
With every breath we change, it’s the most natural thing we do. So, to transform we don’t really need to do anything, we are already change. I help organisations listen really, really well, so they can discover breakthroughs or even break-outs. That’s practical, strategic agility.
6 Jahre und 6 Monate, Juni 2016 - Nov. 2022
Deputy Director
Yarden BV
Hospitality, Funerary services and facilities ~ Responsible for operational management - organizational transformation - business optimization - innovation and new business development - general management ~ Achieved consistent 9+ customer satisfaction (B2B and B2C) - return to positive EBIT - €100m revenue
1 Jahr und 4 Monate, März 2015 - Juni 2016
Sales Director Europe
Turnitin
eLearning, LMS, interactive Education Software (SaaS), focused on formative feedback and originality checking (anti-plagiarism) ~ Responsible for transformation and development of sales organization in Europe - multi-cultural leadership - key accounts - scale-up ~ Achieved growth and development across 45 countries - sales revenue €20m
4 Jahre und 4 Monate, Juni 2008 - Sep. 2012
Director EMEA, Manpower Professional
ManpowerGroup Talent SolutionsGlobal Talent Management and BPO Solutions for professional expert and management positions in IT, finance, engineering and healthcare ~ Responsible for strategic planning and implementation - business development in 27 countries in EMEA ~ Achieved business line revenues up to $500m From 2010 I was a leading member of the global team responsible for the strategic transformation for all professional business lines into the $2.5 billion global brand Experis ~ Completed implementation in 2012
5 Jahre und 8 Monate, Sep. 2002 - Apr. 2008
General Manager EMEA
Akibia, Inc. (a Zensar company)
Global Infrastructure Management, Outsourced Data Centre Solutions, Virtualization and IT Security ~ Responsible for transformation and development of pan-European operations - scale-up - sales leadership - general management ~ Achieved return to profitability in 18 months - annual growth over 20% - start-up of security and virtualization business in The Netherlands - overall P&L $100m (EMT).
1 Jahr und 2 Monate, Juli 2001 - Aug. 2002
Vice President Sales & Marketing
Cyberguardian SA
Internet Security, Virtualization and Website Quality of Service assessments (SaaS), technology start-up ~ Responsible for business development - sales management - strategy and deployment ~ Achieved first year revenue of $1m
6 Jahre und 11 Monate, Aug. 1994 - Juni 2001
General Manager Europe
Vanco Euronet Ltd.
Managed Network Solutions and Network Support Centers ~ Responsible for £25m revenue - sales and business development in Europe - start-up and scale-up - overall operations - general management - strategy ~ Achieved 30-40% annual profitable growth - started 7 new business operations across Europe
Ausbildung von Arnold Klok MBA
2013 - 2015
MBA Strategy & Transformation
NCOI University of Applied Sciences
2005 - 2005
Financial Management
London Business School
1993 - 1994
Marketing Management
NIMA
1986 - 1988
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hogeschool Utrecht
Sprachen
Niederländisch
Muttersprache
Englisch
Fließend
Deutsch
Gut
Französisch
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