Profiel Frans van Duivenboden
Introduction
Frans is an experienced CIO, COO, acting in roles in both executive teams as well as supervisory roles. With his experience in consulting, operations, finance and technology Frans has proven experience in helping (inter)national organizations building strategies, realizing successful change, connecting business and IT, and introducing innovation and sustainable solutions whilst keeping current business running.
Enthusiastic, where required hands on leader with excellent people management skills. Inspirational leader, team builder, communicator, mentor and motivator.
Professional experience
Key roles of Frans:
- Accenture, working in Retail, CPG and FMCG, helping in both strategy development and implementation of change programs
- Edah/Konmar/Laurus: Head of administration and information manager at Edah, Finance Director Finance of Konmar and Director IT of Laurus, assuring the IT merger of the 2 former companies, supporting 3 different chains with one IT landscape
- Office Depot: CIO and VP IT International, merging Viking Direct/Office Depot with Guilbert, both 2 billion Euro companies serving in over 15 countries
- Office Depot and Tech Depot: VP E-Commerce, enabling the transition from a traditional call centers to a multi-channel organization with full e-commerce suite (websites, social, EDI, …), and implementing a B2B web only sales company for IT equipment and peripherals
- Mediq: CIO, creating one IT organization from scratch for both pharmacy and medical supplies companies in 7 European countries
- Cyclomedia: COO, globally responsible for the planning, operations and IT of the image collection, secure storage and accessibility for customers
- Vion Food Group: CIO, strategy development and implementation, innovation, M&A and divestments, re-building and re-connecting IT teams in NL and GE, re-establishing relationships with business
Next to the regular job:
- Member of the supervisory board of Beko cooperation, wholesaler in bakery products
- Chairman of field hockey club EMHC and after the merger HC Oranje-Rood, co-leading the merger
- Member of Rainbowrun040, organizing 3 “color-runs” with over 5000 participants each, fundraising to develop a cure for ALS
- Member of the Customer Board of several large suppliers such as SAS and Oracle
Leadership and Technical Experience
Building and managing successful (multinational) teams in complex environments
- Developing and implementing business and digital strategy, transformation and change programs.
- (Out)sourcing of infrastructure and applications where appropriate
- Innovation strategy and implementation (blockchain, image recognition, cloud)
- (Cyber) Security strategy development and implementation
- Mergers and Acquisitions as well as Divestments, including TSA (temporary service agreements)
- Working in international environments with local business unit management with local P&L, and workers councils in Netherlands, Germany and France
- Several governance structures such as Private Equity, cooperations, stock listed, family
Education and Credentials
- Industrial Engineer/MBA, Technical University, Eindhoven
- Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
- Supervisory Board Member, TIAS
- Social hygiene for café’s and licensed liquor retailers
- Speaks Dutch, English, German and French
Personal Interests
Frans enjoys sports (skiing, golf, hockey), music, voluntary work, Provence – France.
Frans is married, has 2 daughters and lives in Waalre, just south of Eindhoven
Is open for
Fractional CIO/COO (interim) roles
Fractional Program Manager roles
Mentoring and Coaching roles
Trusted Advisory roles
Digital and IT advisory roles
Supervisory or advisory board roles
Is not open for
Full time (interim) CIO/COO or Full time Program Management

