Curriculum Vitae
Name: A.A. (Bram) Hulsebos
Address: Fransche Bloemweg 16
Willemstad
The Netherlands Antilles
Tel: Cell:+599*-***-****
E-mail: *********@*****.***
Date of Birth: December 29, 1961
Summary:
A surely very experienced manager/entrepreneur with a strong focus on
solving problems or building opportunities. Creative and highly motivating
people. Hands-on and pragmatic.
Worked and lived around the globe, speaks 5 languages and gets the job
done.
20 over year experience on executive level, managing director, CEO or
similar.
Management Experience:
2010-2011 CEO PAY IBA, Curacao, New York (USA)
Location: Curacao, Antilles, New York USA
Company: New bank brand, now ready for introduction
Assignment: Building company. Founder
Assignment type: Finance
2010-2011 CEO Primrose Capital, Curacao
Location: Curacao, Antilles, New York USA
Company: Venture Capital, stock exchange listings, Spin outs, fund
management.
Assignment: Building company. Founder.
Assignment type: Finance
2007-2011 CEO HoverSmeight (Trust) NV, Curacao
Location: Curacao, Antilles, Santiago Chile, Sao Paolo Brazil
Company: HoverSmeight Trust, mainly client asset protection, tax
structuring
Assignment: Building company. (sold 50% 2010) Founder
Assignment type: Finance
2006-2008 CEO E-Trading House NV, Curacao
Location: Curacao, Antilles
Company: ETH NV, Providing offices, tax exempt status, offshore
companies, tax advice.
Assignment: Building Curacao (head) office.
Assignment type: Finance
2006- COO Global E-trading NV, eFresh.com Curacao, France, NL,
UK
Location: Curacao, Antilles
Company: GET NV, B2B E-zone Internet Portal for Fresh produce Industry
eFresh.com
Assignment: IPO (AIM London) preparation, new investors, (15) mergers and
acquisitions, COO operational tasks. Managing Director
Curacao+ Clearing+ Futures companies
Assignment type: INTERNET
2003-2005 CEO Toren Invest Holding, Netherlands, Belgium, UK
Location: The Netherlands, Belgium, UK
Company: Toren Invest, Holding company of 16 companies. 120.
Manufacturing of communication devices GSM/GPRS, satellite
communication. Tracking and tracing devices.
Assignment: Total shake up of all related companies. Complete
turnaround, new investors.
New strategy. New products. From loss position back in to
profit situation. Through UK interim cie.
Assignment type: TECHNOLOGY, INVESTMENTS, FINANCE
2000 till 2002 Commercial Director EDS The Netherlands, USA
Location: the Netherlands, USA, UK
Company: EDS, worldwide 140.000 employees, NL 2000 empl..
Turnover Netherlands US$ 200 mln. NYSE rated. IT
services.
Assignment: Change organization. Growed revenues. All disciplines.
Commercial policy.
Achieve new business opportunities with world top 500
companies. Boardroom level. Company management.
Assignment type: IT (OUTSOURCING)
Dec. 1999-June 2000 Interim COO Chief Operations Officer //hot-
orange.com, NL
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Company: //hot-orange.com, E-commerce first mover.(B2C)
Assignment: Start-up of the entire org.; all disciplines. In 5 months
from 3 to 60 empl..
Responsible for all managerial tasks except PR.
Turnover from zero to several millions. Interim.
Assignment type: indirect through Deloitte & Touche Interim
management
INTERNET E- COMMERCE
Aug. 1999-april 2000 Interim CEO KPNQwest Belgium SA
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Company: KPNQwest NV . Telephone Company. Stock exchange rated
Assignment: Migration and combining KPNQwest Belgium with KPN
Belgium.(Unisource) Migration Ping (Internet Service
Provider) to Planet Internet. Migration Eunet NV to KPN
Belgium. Ending Belgium organisation (120 empl.) also P/L
responsible. Guided through IPO.Turnover US$ 400 mln.
Complete shake up and 100% turnaround
Assignment type: indirect through KPMG Interim Management
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Also: President ISPA ( Internet Service Providers Ass.)
Belgium
1999 Interim manager Optimix N.V, NL
Location: Amsterdam NL
Company Optimix venture capital, private capital management.
Assignment Design of full commercial policy.
Assignment type: indirect through KPMG Interim Management
INVESTEMENTS/ ASSET MANAGEMENT
1998-1999 interim CEO van Dijk Studieboeken B.V., NL
Location: Kampen The Netherlands
Managing/commercial director
Company: Van Dijk Studieboeken. Turnover US$ 50 mln. 200.000 mail-
order customers 1200 empl. Bookstore/publishing study books
Assignment All Managing Director tasks. Change commercial policy.
Commercial strategy.
Turnover / profit increased by 50% net. Turnover P/L
responsibility. Assignment type: indirect through KPMG Interim Management
MAILORDER CONSUMER
1997- 1998 interim manager Hagemeyer/ Freetime Outdoor Hong Kong
Location: Hong Kong, The Netherlands, UK, Germany, France
Company: Hagemeyer, trading company. Turnover fl. 15 billion.
Freetime daughter of Hagemeyer is world's largest supplier of
outdoor products. (US$ 100 mln TO). Stock exchange listed
Assignment: Change of commercial strategy of Freetime Outdoor in full
marketing and sales organization. (moved from B2B to B2C)
All MD tasks.
Complete new and central distribution warehouse, including
all automation.
12 new sales offices in Europe, Africa, Australia and
America.
3 Brand introductions and 1 new product line.
Turnover, P/L and ROCE (ratio) responsibility.
Assignment type: TRADING
1996-1998 interim managing director Brunel/ Euromatch, NL
Location: Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Antwerp (Belgium)
Company Brunel, interim high educated personnel Turnover US$ 110
mln. Euromatch, Daughter company of Brunel. Interim non-
technical high educated personnel. (Multec technical
personnel) Turnover US$ 20 mln. Turnover/ profit
responsibility. Stock exchange listed
Assignment: All MD tasks. Preparation for stock exchange listing. (IPO
Euronext)
+ Member of Multec Management team.
Newly developed: Executive search. P/L resp.
Assignment type: PERSONELL SERVICES, HR
1994-1996 CEO McDowell Dinx BV/SA, NL, Belgium, France
Location: Etten-Leur (Netherlands), Gent (Belgium)
Guise (France)
Company: Mail-order company in car-accessories
Newly build concept for mail ordering in car-accessories
Franchise construction.Own company.
Dealer network of 190 dealers.
Import of products. Own brand products.
Assignment: own company. Company sold to tire-importer.
1993-now consultant several companies NL, UK, USA, F
Shorter or longer period consultant in marketing, sales and/or
organization.
E.g. DeLuxe Inc. (NYSE rated) USA,UK, Sage Financial Software New Castle
(UK), Pegasus Software (F), Quadrant (King software) NL, Rekenmeester
(Accountview software) NL .
1993 commercial manager Exact Software NV
Location: Delft (The Netherlands)
Company: Exact Software financial and logistic software. Turnover
US$ 190 mln.
Assignment Restructuring and managing commercial department (200 man/
women).
All aspects of commercial management .
Personnel motivation .Managing 1200 dealer network.
1987-1993 Managing director and owner of several companies in The
Netherlands, United Kingdom and Denmark
1987-1993 Advertising agency, MCP Parcelys', Groningen, Gouda,
Zwolle.(NL)
1988-1993 Marketing agency, Atson Grand Ltd. Colchester UK.
1991-1993 50% of Maxi AS Copenhagen (DK)Advertising agency.
1991-1993 Holding, real estate.
1992-1993 Private Schools, 4 sub's Boerhave B.V. NL.
1992-1993 50% Aluex aluminum molding NL.
In 1993 sold all companies to Investment Company
1985-1987 marketing manager De Wit Instruments Roden NL
Company: De Wit produces instruments for pressure-, temperature-
and humidity control. Turnover fl 45 mln.
Established marketing department.
Introduced DTP.
from 1998-1999: consultant for Freetime.
from 1999-:2003 consultant/advisor advertising agency.
from 2000-2004: Member advisory Board Merchandisingdirect.com +
shareholder
from 2000-: consultant for informal investor
from 2000-2004: Shareholder //hot-orange.com
from 1999-2000 President Internet Service Providers Ass. ISPA
from 2008-: Chairman of the board Mobile advertising company The
Netherlands
from 2008-: Member of advisory board USA internet E-commerce
platform
1984-1985 Officer Military Counter Intelligence
Education
1982-1983 State University Groningen
Business Administration Propadeuse 1983.
Dutch Law Propadeuse 1983.
1981-1982 Nijenrode, university for business administration
Languages:
Fluent in Dutch and English, well in French and German and (very) basic
Spanish.