After a career as Marketing Director at what is now Diageo (Smirnoff, Baileys, and many other major brands) and Managing Director at an internationally active company in the home and garden industry with clients in 63 countries, I have gained over 20 years of experience in (interim) management across various industries. This includes the startup of new country organisations, periods of reorientation, CEO absence or during joint ventures and acquisitions. My clients, where disclosed, include General Electric Energy (Turkey), Spliethoff (Bilbao and Delfzijl), Royal Auping (Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands), Royal Ahrend (Spain), Nedtrain (Spain) and SVZ / Royal Cosun (Spain and Morocco).