Wouter de Vreeze

Interim | Advisor | Strategy, Operations & Organisation at devreeze.co

Wouter de Vreeze is an experienced professional specializing in strategy, operations, and organizational transformation. Currently serving as an interim advisor at devreeze.co since January 2018, Wouter provides strategic advice focused on e-commerce, retail, renewable energy, and purpose-driven organizations. Wouter held the position of Associate Partner at Het Strategiekantoor, a consultancy home to former leaders from top consulting firms, from January 2018 to November 2024. Prior experience includes leadership roles at bol.com and strategic consulting at Booz & Company, along with business development and investor relations at Accell Group. Wouter's career began in legal practice at Stibbe, focusing on corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. Wouter holds an MBA from IESE Business School and a Masterโ€™s degree in Corporate Law from Leiden University.

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โœฑ ๐Ž๐›๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž It is my objective to help leaders and leadership teams to make smart, substantiated and supported decisions. To improve, enhance and expand businesses in order to achieve better results and transform towards a sustainable future. โœฑ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž I have 20+ years of relevant experience in Business Strategy, Leadership, P&L Responsibility, Business Development and M&A. IESE MBA, Barcelona. โœฑ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ โ˜› Structured, fact-based & analytical, number skills and people skills, collaborative approach โ˜› Business strategy, organization design, sustainable business model innovation, program management, transformations, ESG, sustainability, interim COO assignments โ˜› Retail, E-commerce, Consumer Goods, Renewable Energy, Non-profit โœฑ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ โœ‰ wouter-at-devreeze.co โ˜Ž +31 6 3975 6565 โœฑ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ Sunrock, Enstall Solar Group, InnoEnergy, Natuurmonumenten, Land Life Company, The Pollinators, Rivean Capital, VVV Gift Cards, Kramp Groep, Groupe Lemoine, SPORT2000, Euro Caps, DoxFlow Legal, IMA, Wereldhave, QLEVR. โœฑ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ (๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ) โ˜› ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘”๐‘ฆ ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก: "The market develops rapidly. Competition is increasing and sales are under pressure. We need to sharpen our direction, or even set a completely new one. We have all sorts of ideas, but canโ€™t connect the dots. Where do we start? How do we get better overview and insight? How do we make the right choices? How do we integrate the knowledge and expertise of our employees? And how to structure the process?" โ˜› ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘”๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›, ๐‘’๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ: "We know where we want to go and how to differentiate. But we need to formulate and substantiate our plans for shareholders, potential investors and/or the supervisory board. How do we do that in a coherent way that appeals to them? How do we ensure financial substantiation?" โ˜› ๐‘‚๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘™: "Our mission, strategy and objectives are well established.