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Executives who accelerate success

Challenge your beliefs

At this very moment, global trends in technology, climate change and political disturbance, are extensively transforming business models, revolutionizing the way we think and disrupting entire industries. Now more than ever, visionary executives are instrumental in guiding businesses through continuous, fast-paced change. We need smart, strategic thinkers. Dedicated to teaming up with their fellow team members, strengthening and enhancing their company’s performance, mitigating all kinds of risks, supporting sustainable growth and executing buy & build strategies successfully while at the same time, propelling the business as a force for good.

Staatsen Executive Search understands the delicate art of identifying and attracting these highly ambitious, intelligent, visionary executives for CEO, CFO, COO, supervisory board and other high-impact positions.

We have ample experience in strategic and finance-related (non) executive positions, in-depth knowledge of and practical experience with your core markets and a broad and relevant international network of great minds. We understand your business needs.

Together with our business partners, we are a team of game changers, innovators, challengers and connectors and we deliver within weeks, days or even hours, if you wish.

Take a look at our track record

We know your Future Leaders

Expertise

Permanent & Interim Solutions

Tech & Digital
Impact & Sustainability

Positions
CEO's and COO's
with Strategy background
CFO's and direct reports
(base salary 100k+)
Advisory / Supervisory Board Members
with Finance or Strategy background
Landing spots
for (former) top tier strategy consultants
Clients
Listed
PE-Backed
VC-Backed
  • "On several occasions Staatsen has proven to be a valuable business partner in finding the right and long-term match with candidates."
    Former Country CFO
    KPN
  • "Staatsen delivers extraordinary, dedicated service. Always on, very focused and continuously driving for optimal result of the search. They really go the extra mile."
    Floris Jan Cuypers
    Founder & Managing Director ZAMRO
  • "Staatsen has the best female leadership network in the Netherlands."
    Mijke van Ballegooijen
    CEO BYBORRE
  • "Staatsen has proven their excellent reputation by guiding companies and top talent candidates in their search for greater success always providing the best people available in the market."
    Dennis Romijn
    Managing Director Finance - Liberty Global
  • "Building a high-performance management team takes talented people with diverse personalities that share the same values. Staatsen gets our culture and its importance. They fulfilled several key positions with lasting success."
    Siete Hamminga
    CEO Robin Radar

Track Record

Selection of Fulfilled Assignments

Blooming Buildings | B CorpTM

General Manager

Urban greening company, founder-led

i3D.net

CFO ad.int. and CFO

Global hosting company, part of listed game developer Ubisoft

RS Finance

Managing Director

Scale-up in professional services, founder-led

Robin Radar Systems

CFO, COO and Finance Manager

International scale-up in bird and drone radar - previously owned by VC investors Inkef Capital, SHIFT Invest and ABP, now by PE Parcom

LeydenJar

CFO and Finance Manager

Deep tech battery scale-up, founders-led, main investors ABP, Invest-NL, Extantia, BOM, TNO

Attero

Head of Strategy & M&A

Waste management - PE-owned by 3i Infrastructure Fund; sold to Ardian Infrastructure

Joulz

Head of Strategy & Business Development

Integrated energy service provider - PE-owned by 3i Infrastructure Fund

CarNext.com

Director of Group Finance

Major European B2C used car marketplace - PE-owned by TDR Capital

Resilient Group

CFO - Lisbon, Portugal

Renewable energy scale-up in solar manufacturing, hydrogen solutions and grid services, founder-led

Platform24

Managing Director / CCO NL

Swedish HealthTech scale-up - PE-owned by Stena Sessan & Patricia Industries

Inkef Capital

Associate Technology

Venture Capital fund in Tech & HealthTech, active throughout Europe

Circ Energy

Head of Finance ad.int and Head of Finance

Dutch renewable energy start-up, founder-led, angel-backed

Circ Energy

COO ad.int and COO

Dutch renewable energy start-up, founder-led, angel-backed

Swapfiets

CFO

European transport scale-up, VC-backed by Move Energy

Tiny Miracles | B CorpTM

COO

Social enterprise that disrupts the poverty cicle in communities in India

Charlie Temple

CFO / COO and eCommerce Director

Online prescription eyewear, VC-backed, later sold to Grand Vision (HAL Investments)

EuroParcs

CFO and two strategic interim assignments

Premium holiday parcs across Europe (buy & build), owned by Waterland Private Equity

Springest

COO

European online learning platform, previously PE-owned by HAL Investments, sold to Studytube

VMN Media

CFO

B2B media company (publishing and events), now PE-owned by Bencis Capital Partners

NPM Capital

Senior Investment Manager

Private Equity company, backed by family-owned SHV Holdings

Broadview Holding

Group Controller and Finance Business Partner

International Production Company (buy & build), PE-owned by HAL Investments

Nuts Groep

CFO

Energy services in Benelux, often operating under Budget Energie, backed by Waterland Private Equity

Blendle

CFO

Online kiosk for magazines & newspapers, then VC-backed by Inkef Capital, now part of French Cafeyn Group

Onefit

CFO

Online aggregator for gyms & yoga studios, then VC-baked by Inkef Capital, later bought by German Urban Sports Club

Northland Power Europe

Director of Finance & Control - Hamburg, Germany

Offshore wind parks, European/Taiwanese branch of Canadian renewable energy company

Emesa

CFO

Dutch ecommerce company with popular platforms such as vakantieveilingen.nl and actievandedag.nl, acquired by Talpa Network

Gemini Offshore Wind Park

Finance Manager (MT)

Owned by Canadian renewable energy company Northland Power

ZAMRO

CFO ad.int and CFO

European start-up in B2B eCommerce in industrial supplies, then owned by SHV Holdings

Liberty Global

Several Senior Finance positions

Largest international TV and broadband company (NASD)

Microsoft

Country CFO NL and FP&A Manager

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Ordina

BU Director and Manager Strategy

IT and digital business consulting firm, then still listed

Performed Searches in

  • Amsterdam
  • Berlin
  • Brussels
  • Dubai
  • Dublin
  • Düsseldorf
  • Hamburg
  • Hong Kong
  • Houston
  • Istanbul
  • Kampala
  • Liège
  • London
  • Munich
  • Paris
  • Shanghai
  • Singapore
  • Stockholm