Jaap van Riel

Jaap van Riel currently serves as Chief Technology Officer at KnitWell Group, a position held since August 2023. In addition, Jaap is an Advisory Board Member at Ometria, contributing expertise to a customer data and experience technology platform since April 2024. Previous roles include Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Talbots from July 2018 to August 2023, and Vice President of Information Technology at Tiffany & Co. and Avon during 2016-2018 and 2009-2015, respectively. Jaap's earlier career includes positions at Wrigley, Penfolds, Deloitte, and Atos, culminating in extensive experience across various areas of IT leadership. Jaap holds an Executive MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management and a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Haagse Hogeschool/TH Rijswijk.