Raymond van Eck

Fairphone is committed to creating a fairer, more sustainable electronics industry. As a key player in ethical consumer electronics, Fairphone develops long-lasting, repairable smartphones and audio products to pioneer more sustainable practices and inspire the industry to act more responsibly.

Key responsibilities:
Overall strategic direction, leadership, P&L, and operational success of Fairphone, ensuring the company's mission for sustainability and ethical practices is central to… Meer weergeven

Fairphone is committed to creating a fairer, more sustainable electronics industry. As a key player in ethical consumer electronics, Fairphone develops long-lasting, repairable smartphones and audio products to pioneer more sustainable practices and inspire the industry to act more responsibly.

Key responsibilities:
Overall strategic direction, leadership, P&L, and operational success of Fairphone, ensuring the company's mission for sustainability and ethical practices is central to driving business growth and innovation.

Main achievements:

* Successfully orchestrated the global launch of The Fairphone Gen. 6, establishing a new industry standard for sustainable design and repairability in consumer electronics.
* Spearheaded a strategic brand repositioning to enhance Fairphone's market position and reputation as the leader in ethical technology.
*Secured significant new funding possibilities by engaging with key investors and financial partners, ensuring the company's long-term financial health and capacity for innovation.
* Drove substantial improvements in operational efficiency across the organization, including optimizing international supply chain management to align with core business objectives.
* Championed and improved a mission-driven organizational culture, fostering strong employee engagement and alignment with Fairphone's core values across its international teams.

The CEO reports to the Board of Directors and serves as the primary representative for Fairphone towards shareholders, partners, and other key external stakeholders. Minder weergeven

The expert jury of the Koning Willem I Stichting evaluates submissions for the 'Plaquette voor Duurzaam Ondernemerschap' (Plaque for Sustainable Entrepreneurship), announcing a shortlist of 12 companies. From this list, the jury nominates three finalists to the Foundation's board, which then selects the ultimate winner.

Supervisory Board (Toezichthouder) at Stichting INSEAD Non-Executive Directors, which aspires to contribute to better governance and life long learning by training INSEAD alumni on the issues of corporate governance

As former Yellow Pages, Youvia is a marketing online service organization (top 3 player in The Netherlands) providing digital services to SMBs and entrepreneurs.

Key responsibilities:
General management and overall P&L responsible.

Main achievements:
* Restructuring and transforming the company, creating customer focus by implementing customer experience, new sales channels and embracing a data driven approach and growth hacking mindset.
* Rebranded from DTG to Youvia… Meer weergeven

As former Yellow Pages, Youvia is a marketing online service organization (top 3 player in The Netherlands) providing digital services to SMBs and entrepreneurs.

Key responsibilities:
General management and overall P&L responsible.

Main achievements:
* Restructuring and transforming the company, creating customer focus by implementing customer experience, new sales channels and embracing a data driven approach and growth hacking mindset.
* Rebranded from DTG to Youvia and repositioned the company as the online marketing one-stop-shop for SMEs and entrepreneurs in The Netherlands and reintroduced the Gouden Gids brand in 2023.
* Multiple external recognitions and awards, f.i. Emerce100 Best Companies in E-Business 2021 of The Netherlands as well as individually ranked #94 in the ‘Top 100 Beste Marketeers van Nederland’ (Top 100 Best Dutch Marketers 2021).
* Successfully sold Youvia’s parts Klantenvertellen, Kiyoh and Patientenvertellen to the German strategic party eKomi and acquired assets like the website customer portfolio of Varias.
* Successfully exited Youvia in March 2022 from European Directories/Triton ownership to FCR Media Group.

Youvia is formerly known as DTG (De Telefoongids and Gouden Gids) and since March 2022 a part of FCR Media Group (before March 2022 part of European Directories Group which is owned by Triton Partners, a private equity investment company). Minder weergeven

Powerpeers is a clean-tech scale-up company.

Key responsibilities:
General management and overall P&L responsible.

Main achievements:
* Repositioned the brand and the proposition to have accessibility for customers; triple digit% increased acquisition through new channels and partnerships, customer NPS: +22
* Multiple external recognitions and awards, f.i. runner-up at CHARGE Energy Award 2019 in category Best Green Brand Worldwide as well as individually ranked #63 in… Meer weergeven

Powerpeers is a clean-tech scale-up company.

Key responsibilities:
General management and overall P&L responsible.

Main achievements:
* Repositioned the brand and the proposition to have accessibility for customers; triple digit% increased acquisition through new channels and partnerships, customer NPS: +22
* Multiple external recognitions and awards, f.i. runner-up at CHARGE Energy Award 2019 in category Best Green Brand Worldwide as well as individually ranked #63 in the ‘Top 100 Beste Marketeers van Nederland’ (Top 100 Best Dutch Marketers 2020).
* Restructuring team and responsibilities, creating customer focus by implementing customer experience and embracing a data driven approach and growth hacking mindset
* Making Powerpeers and its proposition ready for a successful integration into the broader Vattenfall group

Powerpeers is a part of Vattenfall AB. Minder weergeven

General Management and Commercial Management. Involved in start-up businesses and new business development as well as serveral general management assignments.

easyEnergy is a disruptive utility provider, launched by Maarten Roelfs and Raymond van Eck. easyEnergy is part of the easy family of brands.

Key responsibilities:
Beside co-founder and shareholder, general management and responsible for all commercial and operational activities.

Main achievements:
* Through entrepreneurship have set-up a full service utility company from scratch, including financing, structuring, supply permit by the Dutch regulator (ACM), operational… Meer weergeven

easyEnergy is a disruptive utility provider, launched by Maarten Roelfs and Raymond van Eck. easyEnergy is part of the easy family of brands.

Key responsibilities:
Beside co-founder and shareholder, general management and responsible for all commercial and operational activities.

Main achievements:
* Through entrepreneurship have set-up a full service utility company from scratch, including financing, structuring, supply permit by the Dutch regulator (ACM), operational processes and customer journeys, market introduction and daily operations
* Customer NPS: +50, first year churn < 11%
* Multiple external recognitions and awards, f.i. nominated for a CHARGE Energy Award 2018 in category Best Challenger Worldwide; Ranked #1 in 2018 as most sustainable energy supplier in The Netherlands by Greenpeace/ Consumentenbond/Natuur & Milieu/WISE

Successfully exited and sold the company to NieuweStroom in July 2018. Minder weergeven

Key responsibilities:
eCommerce strategy development, online sales management, customer journey, digital innovation, digital marketing, data strategy and implementation, emerging channels, in- and external partnership management, business planning, budget management, business development, regulatory compliance, resource management and people leadership.

Member Executive Board of Hoyhoy.nl. Shared P&L responsibility for our Dutch activities.

Furthermore responsible for HR… Meer weergeven

Key responsibilities:
eCommerce strategy development, online sales management, customer journey, digital innovation, digital marketing, data strategy and implementation, emerging channels, in- and external partnership management, business planning, budget management, business development, regulatory compliance, resource management and people leadership.

Member Executive Board of Hoyhoy.nl. Shared P&L responsibility for our Dutch activities.

Furthermore responsible for HR Management and Office Facility Management.

Main achievements:
* Remastering of the online car insurance and health insurance customer journey.
* Successfully executed interim roles for Director Marketing, HR and Office Facility Management.
* Transformation of hoyhoy.nl into an agile delivery organization.
* Successfully executed closure of business and M&A process.

Hoyhoy.nl was part of the BGL Group (www.bglgroup.co.uk) until the business was sold to Pricewise in February 2016. Minder weergeven

Project Lead for the cross-border implementation of the Coordinated Customer Interface (CCI) project for the Business Unit Sales B2C Europe and the forthcoming reorganization of this unit into Consumer Sales Europe. Double-hatting role with Manager Small Business at Nuon.

Main achievement: Delivered a successful reorganization of Vattenfall Sales (Sweden, Finland, Germany and The Netherlands) into customer centric oriented units.

The goal of Amsterdam Partners is to promote and improve the image of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area on an international level. For this it uses ‘I amsterdam’ as a city brand.

After the successful reorganization of Amsterdam Partners with 'Amsterdam Toerisme & Congres Bureau' and 'Amsterdams Uitburo' into 'Amsterdam Marketing' the Advisory Board was dissolved.