Matthias van Ardenne

Matthias Van Ardenne has a diverse work experience spanning several industries and roles. Matthias began their career as a Product Experience Manager at Ericsson in 1999 and later worked as a Product Marketing Manager at Essent. Matthias then moved to Philips Consumer Lifestyle, where they held various positions, including Senior Global Consumer & Marketing Manager, Director Business Development & Portfolio Management, Sales Director EMEA Value Added Resellers, and Marketing Director Personal Care/Health & Wellness Benelux.

After leaving Philips, Matthias became the Managing Director for Gibson Innovations Benelux and UK/Ireland, leading the disentanglement from Philips and integration with Gibson. Matthias then served as the Managing Director of Remeha NL, responsible for growing a >100M business in smart climate and sanitary hot water solutions.

Matthias also worked as a Strategy Advisor & Business Growth Consultant while being self-employed. Most recently, they held the position of SVP Sales International at Viessmann, where they led international business growth in the regional sales areas and served as the Product Line Leader for Heat Pumps. Matthias is currently the SVP Multi-Brand P&S Residential Heating at Carrier.

Matthias Van Ardenne earned a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Business Administration & Electrical Engineering from the University of Twente, completing their studies between 1993 and 1999.