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Adriaan Zijlstra

"Is your business ready for its next growth phase? Whether that growth calls for a sharper strategy, a stronger business model, new markets or a more professional organisation, Adriaan helps you make that step. With broad experience in chemicals, electronics and construction, gained in start-ups, SMEs and multinationals, he combines strategic insight with a pragmatic approach. As a sparring partner for entrepreneurs and management teams, he connects people and interests, with an eye for customers, employees, partners and sustainable growth."
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Course

  • Experimentele Natuurkunde, RULeiden
  • Executive Leadership Program – IMD Lausanne
  • Advanced Governance Program – Hemingway Professional Governance
  • Strategic Management – China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai
  • Strategies for Enhanced International Business Operations – Singapore

Experience

  • Strategy & Growth Acceleration
    Helping businesses make the step to their next growth phase.
  • Business Development & Market Development
    Developing new markets, applications, propositions and commercial partnerships.
  • Organisational Development & Professionalisation
    Strengthening management teams, clarifying responsibilities and making organisations scalable.
  • Internationalisation & Transformation
    Realising international growth and guiding organisations through complex change and integration processes.

Description

The next growth phase for organisations, large and small, often requires more than ambition alone. Strategy, business model, market approach and organisation must grow along with the company. It is precisely at that transition that an experienced sparring partner can make the difference.

With experience in chemicals, electronics and construction, across start-ups, SMEs and multinationals, the focus lies on realising growth and strengthening the organisation that must carry it. Challenges may relate to strategy, scalability of the business model, market development, internationalisation, professionalisation of the organisation or strengthening the management team. Experience is also available for carve-outs, integrations and other complex transformations.

The approach is pragmatic and hands-on: setting direction together with the entrepreneur and management, making choices, connecting people and delivering on execution. Trust, ownership and collaboration form the foundation.

The goal: making a business stronger, unlocking growth potential and preparing the organisation for its next phase.

Activities

Board experience: supervisory board member at Vamafil; board member of Stichting Anders Leren; various advisory and entrepreneurial activities.
Interests: entrepreneurship, technology, sustainable growth, aquaculture, golf, sailing

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