Frans is a 30+ years strategic consultant to foreign based multinationals with special (governmental) projects in the Netherlands, and 15+ years turn-around manager for private equity companies. Recent position: Chairman Supervisory Board of a Rotterdam and USA based company specialized in production of filter systems for cleaning of hydraulic- and gearbox oils, sold in 2014 to a Singaporese stock-listed company, whereby the USA operation was sold early 2017 through a MBO to the USA management. Chairman of two Foundations and shareholder in a number of smaller companies and start-ups.