Freek
Koopmans
business consultant
Freek Koopmans worked 25 years in the Stryker* International Group. Over these years this business grew 100-fold from $ 30 Million sales in 1988 to $ 3 Billion in 2013.
Freek held various leadership positions at Stryker varying from Regional Finance & Operations Manager Europe and Managing Director Southern Africa to Group CFO International.
*Stryker Corporation offers a diverse array of innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. Stryker is active in over 100 countries around the world.
The consistent rapid growth was achieved through a solid execution on strategic focus areas like:
Acquiring, developing and engaging talent
Customer satisfaction focus across the organization
Acquiring adjecent businesses as well as changing Go-to-Market channels
Delivering strong sustainable financial performance with focus on continuous profitability and cash flow improvements
Expanding market shares through geographical penetration and expansion and continuous introduction of innovative products
Upgrading Functional capabilities, systems and processes as well as evolving functional and tax effective supply chain business models (Shared services or outsourcing; decentralized or centralized)
The unique set of skills and experiences acquired in his career makes Freek best positioned to help companies to grow their business in a sustained fast pace by applying a focused and adaptable strategy.