More than two decades turning new technology into results.
A career across fintech, marketplaces, e-commerce, digital transformation, digital government, enterprise platforms and AI.
01
Fintech
Sep 2001 – Aug 2002
London, UK
Centradia
Business Development
Early in my career, I worked in business development at Centradia in London. The role put me close to the practical side of introducing new financial technology to established institutions and corporate buyers.
Sales contribution
Contributed to approximately £4M in sales.
Market exposure
Worked with more than 50 banks.
02
Marketplaces
Jul 2003 – Apr 2005
London, UK
Amazon
I joined Amazon during the early expansion of its third-party marketplace in Europe. My work involved helping retailers understand and adopt a new distribution model that was still unfamiliar to many established businesses.
Retail clients
Worked with more than 150 retail clients.
Marketplace context
Marketplace listings grew from approximately 3.7 million to 7.2 million during the period I was there.
03
E-commerce
Sep 2005 – May 2009
Munich & London
Pangora
Head of Business Development
At Pangora, I led business development across Munich and London, working with distribution partners, affiliate networks, technology companies and media agencies.
UK revenue
New deals I was responsible for generated approximately 20% of Pangora.com UK revenue in 2008.
04
Digital Transformation
Jul 2009 – May 2017
Dutch Caribbean
Expandeer
Founder
I founded Expandeer in 2009 and built it into a digital consultancy serving organisations across the Dutch Caribbean. Representative clients included Marriott Resort & Casino, Harley-Davidson, Aruba Bank and Post Office Aruba.
Expandeer was sold to Deloitte Dutch Caribbean in 2017 and became part of Deloitte Digital.
Marriott Resort & Casino, Harley-Davidson, Aruba Bank and Post Office Aruba.
Exit
Sold to Deloitte Dutch Caribbean in 2017.
05
Digital Transformation
Jun 2017 – Mar 2020
Dutch Caribbean
Deloitte
Senior Manager, Digital
After Deloitte Dutch Caribbean acquired Expandeer, I joined Deloitte as Senior Manager, Digital. The move took the work from an entrepreneurial consultancy context into a larger professional-services environment.
Deloitte Digital
Transition
Joined Deloitte following the sale of Expandeer in 2017.
06
Digital Government
Apr 2020 – Sep 2022
Aruba
Futura Innovation Lab
Digital Transformation Lead, e-Government
At Futura Innovation Lab, I was responsible for Aruba’s e-government programme and digital-transformation capability across government. I led a multidisciplinary team of seven and coordinated a wide stakeholder landscape across government, policy, technology vendors and international partners.
Six initiatives entered strategic planning, covering digital identity, interoperability, legal and privacy frameworks, citizen-service design and national digital strategy.
Managed 45+ senior internal and external stakeholder relationships.
Strategic planning
Six initiatives entered strategic planning.
07
Enterprise Platforms
Oct 2022 – May 2023
Reykjavík, Iceland
KPMG
Manager, Digital Advisory
At KPMG in Reykjavík, I worked in Digital Advisory. Part of the role involved the commercialization of ServiceNow and helping clients connect enterprise platforms to wider transformation goals.
Platform
ServiceNow commercialization.
08
AI
Mar 2024 – Present
Reykjavík, Iceland
GrowthApp
Founder & CEO
I began work on GrowthApp in March 2024 and incorporated the company in November 2024. The platform is designed to help founders move from ideas to validation and execution, and has been used in entrepreneurship programmes with accelerators and universities.
Building GrowthApp keeps me close to the practical realities of AI product design, adoption, founder behaviour and commercialization.