AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, Aug. 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CLEVR today announced the
appointment of Tim Claes as its new
Chief Executive Officer, effective September
1st, 2024. Tim will replace Jeroen Hanekamp, who will be appointed to the
Supervisory Board to ensure an effective transition of leadership
and continue supporting CLEVR's growth ambitions as a leading
digital transformation partner in manufacturing optimization and
digitalization.
Tim brings tremendous experience, having spent more than 25
years in the ICT sector.
He has held various senior management positions – both in sales
and in operations.
For the last 4 years, Tim was Chief Commercial Officer at
9altitudes, a leading European system integrator, present in 9
countries, specialized in the full end-2-end digital thread
including solutions from Microsoft (such as ERP, CRM, BI, Low-Code)
and PTC (such as CAD, PLM, IOT and VR). He spearheaded the
company's growth resulting into a strong footprint in the European
manufacturing, wholesales & distribution and technical services
industries.
"Technology is changing the world faster than ever, but in
the end, it is all about people! I feel blessed I had the
opportunity to work with so many different people across different
regions. I can't wait to get acquainted with the people from CLEVR.
Together, we will continue to build a better tomorrow." –
Tim Claes
Tim started his career as entrepreneur within Axias, and later
joined Realdolmen as Business Strategy Manager. In that function he
was responsible for sales and strategy within the Enterprise
Solutions division. During 2012-2013 he joined Astadia for
almost
2 years, where he was first active in the UK as VP EMEA, and later
as COO for their American operations. In November 2013 he rejoined Realdolmen as Managing
Director for the Business Solutions division, and later was
promoted to Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing sales, marketing
and internal communications.
Tim has published several management books, sharing his valuable
insights on leadership and digital transformation. Tim understands
as no other that a successful digital transformation is much more
than only digitalisation. He holds his own digital
transformation community, under the umbrella name of Trends
Applied.
CLEVR's Chairman Robert Pijselman
said: "We are delighted to welcome Tim as our new Chief
Executive Officer. Tim is a dynamic, values-driven business leader
who has a strong commercial accumen and an excellent track record
of delivering digital transformation solutions to mid-market and
enterprise customers across Europe
and Americas. He has exceptional leadership capabilities, proven
go-to-market effectiveness, and strong experience in building
organizations that help customers optimise and automate their
business processes. The Board looks forward to Tim realising the
full potential of CLEVR as a winning digital transformation
business which delivers long-term growth and value for all its
stakeholders."
"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Jeroen
for his leadership of CLEVR. The changes he has made to the
company's strategy, structure and organisation leave CLEVR far
better positioned for success. Jeroen will continue to support
CLEVR by joining the Supervisory Board and being a voice of
expertise and knowledge amongst our partners, such as Siemens and
Mendix."
Tim said: "I am delighted to join CLEVR. CLEVR is a leading
expert in digital transformation that is uniquely positioned in the
Siemens and Mendix ecosystem to serve its customers in
manufacturing optimization and Low-Code digitalization. We have a
talented and ambitious team that is very customer focused and makes
a true difference every day. In the time I have spent getting to
know the business and its customers, I have only become more
convinced by the strength of CLEVR's fundamentals and of its clear
growth potential. The team and I are fully committed to proof that
we are the trusted advisor of our customers when it comes to
enabling their digital transformation. We have an exciting journey
ahead of us.''
About CLEVR
CLEVR delivers digital transformation at scale by implementing
Siemens and Mendix solutions to serve industries like
manufacturing, retail, energy, and more. We leverage PLM, MOM/MES,
and Low-Code technologies for manufacturing optimization and
business process automation while ensuring seamless integration
with other core systems like SAP, IBM and Salesforce. CLEVR brings
together technology and industry expertise to provide strategic
solutions that streamline operations, drive efficiency, and enable
digitalization to fit market demands.
For more information about CLEVR, please visit www.clevr.com and
follow CLEVR on LinkedIn
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