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Market Entry
Growth Acceleration
Partnership Development
Growth Acceleration
Partnership Development
Matthijs
de Rave
hi@ibasho.io
DUTCH MARKET ENTRY
@ TELUS HEALTH
AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS)
2022-2023
Key achievements
- Accelerated growth in the Benelux market by securing €400K in total contract value within the first 6 months.
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Developed a preferred provider position with the largest broker in the EU market.
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Built a pipeline representing €1.7M in new business opportunities within the first 6 months, spread across multinational corporations and universities.
FOUNDER
@EXPAT VALLEY
ROTTERDAM (NETHERLANDS)
2020-2023
Key achievements
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Successfully launched and sold a start-up striving towards establishing a harmonious relationship between multinational corporations and their international workforce, most importantly their children.
- Developed and implemented a range of products and services for the largest corporate client representing €350K in revenue.
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Built a global ecosystem of partners, experts, distributors, and clients to catalyze systemic change.
GROUP SALES DIRECTOR,
EUROPE & GENERAL REPRESENTATIVE
@BUPA GLOBAL
ROTTERDAM (NETHERLANDS)
2017-2020
Key Achievements
- Successfully established the Dutch branch for Bupa Global in the Netherlands including an effective governance operating model allowing Bupa to distribute its products in the Netherlands and enabling Bupa to hire staff locally.
- Recruited and built a new, professional and confident European commercial team across multiple sites (UK, Benelux, Nordics) which significantly contributed to regain Bupa’s status as ‘go-to’ provider and subsequent growth in identified key European markets.
- Meeting market expectations by developing and launching a new medical product for SMEs, adding €1M in new business premium in year 1.
SALES DIRECTOR, BENELUX
@CIGNA GLOBAL HEALTH BENEFITS
THE HAGUE (NETHERLANDS)
2013- 2016
Key Achievements
- Successfully managed and provided strategic oversight with regards to the largest corporate win for the European region ever, adding 28.000 insured members.
- Accomplished exponential growth in the Benelux region as Sales Director from €24M in 2013 to €88M in 2016.
- Three-time winner of the Olympian Award recognizing the highest performing members of the global Sales and Client Management teams.
VARIOUS SALES ROLES
2002- 2013EDUCATION
ROTTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, ROTTERDAM
BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTANCY,
1997-2002