December 2004
An accidental conversation
An accidental conversation 2003, Fall. I was on my way to my office at Desso HQ in Dendermonde, Belgium; when i ran into one of my former colleagues at
December 2007
One of Stef’s great insights
One of Stef’s great insights During the first decade of the 21st century, all eyes were on synthetic turf. Reinforced grass was doomed to disappear… Desso at that time was
December 2008
Feeling, planning, action!
Feeling, planning, action! I predicted this reaction already during my discussions with Stef… our first and most important customer to convince about our hybrid grass system were… our own internal
Chapter two
Chapter two In the mean time Ralf had persued other challenges and i was working on my own, executing the plan that was established back in 2007. As i
December 2009
The tandem bicycle
The tandem bicycle Helga Webers. We were colleagues as of Spring 2004. I started as Benelux Sales Director for Desso Sports, she was already working in that part of the
December 2010
2010. a mile stone year.
2010. a mile stone year. In those days, the reïnforced grass business of Desso Sports represented only 10% of the total turn over. I could not expect our sr
December 2012
Associations… a vitale part of my business
Associations… a vitale part of my business As the attention for what i was doing grew in the market, people started to ask me to engage more on a
December 2014
Pioneer becomes evangelist
Pioneer becomes evangelist I admit. I felt lonely on many occasions. In the early days i felt like i was the only one to believe in the ‘makeability’ of
December 2020
What’s next…
What’s next… 2020. Corona. Lockdowns. Video meetings in stead of travelling. Mouthcaps in stead of hugs. 2021 is the year of change. I have changed directions. 55 and still
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