Jan Gerrit Doets
Date of birth: 23rd Januari 1966, Hoofddorp Netherlands
Marital status: married, no children
PERSONAL PROFILE:
A versatile and experienced business manager with strong financial and administrative abilities. I take pride in having a professional and diligent approach to my work.
KEY STRENGTHS
Project Management
Leading project teams whilst working with industries where the consequences and costs
of downtime can be enormous.
Negotiating
Dealing with suppliers and banks, negotiating and enforcing payment terms with
customers, dealing with credit control and finance issues.
Problem
Solving
Finding practical solutions and showing creativity when working in environments where the right materials and or skills may not be immediately available.
Motivation
Leading by example, working with staff from widely different educational and social
backgrounds, empowering a workforce to get a job done.
Stakeholder management
Liaising and coordinating between different people and entities who often have different priorities and divergent goals.
Decision making
Leading and managing a business where everyone depends on you to bring in the business and sort out the problems. Working in remote area’s and challenging environments where you do not necessarily have a support structure to back you up in the event of a problem.
EDUCATION
- Financial Controlling 1985-1992
- SPD I & II 1992, bachelor degree
WORKING EXPERIENCE
- 2013-current - Founder and owner of Hurricane Trading. An international trading and consultancy company, based in the Netherlands, specialized in international trade & consultancy. Also a registered supplier for the United Nations.
- 2008-2013 - Founder and owner of Plant & Equipment Hire Ltd, a planthire company in Ghana. In 2013 this company was sold to a multinational from South Africa.
- 2004-2013 - Founder and co-owner of ITSC Ghana Ltd; a technical trading company in Ghana. Main business based on supplies to (gold) mining and power producing companies in Ghana and neighbouring countries. My share in the company was sold in 2013 to a multinational.
- 2003-2013 - Founder of Wiegersma Ghana Ltd; a machine rental company based in the Netherlands with activities in one of the main export ports in Ghana. As managing director responsible for finances, admin, taxes, staff, (local) governmental issues and day to day operation in the port, including managing of a Dutch engineer.
- 2013 - I assisted in the execution of a due diligence, after which the company was sold to a Belgium multi-national.
- 1998-2002 - West African Mills Co Ltd; a German-Ghanaian cocoa-processing company in Takoradi Ghana, as financial controller/deputy managing director. (400 staff) Co-responsible for production (quantity and quality), finances, budgeting, reporting and the implementation of new financial software. In 2001 and 2002 also responsible for cacao purchases, cleaning and export from neighbouring country Ivory Coast.
- 1994-1998 - Neckermann Reizen Diemen, Netherlands. Head of administrative department; responsible for 25 members of staff.
- 1989-1994 - BDO Camps Obers, Public Auditing, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1988-1989 - AKZO Nobel, Internal Auditing Coatings Divisie, Netherlands
- 1984-1988 - Walgemoed & Co Public Auditing, Netherlands
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES-EXPERTISE
- Conducting & supporting Due Diligence for European multi-national
- Implementation & design of ERP system for factory
- Investment advice West Africa, concerning taxes and finances for Dutch investors
- Tax advice for Dutch and German companies and/or individuals
- My 17 years of experience in West Africa made me a versatile professional, capable of working with many different types of people with different backgrounds.
- Together with my Dutch wife, we can easily adapt and adjust to new circumstances outside the Netherlands
- I prefer to be “hands-on”, formal if needed, in-formal where possible
REFERENCES
Available on request:
- ITSC Ghana Ltd
- West African Mills Ltd
- Wiegersma Ghana Ltd
- JKC Consultancy
CONTACT DETAILS
Address: Zuiderdiep 179
Postal code: 7876 AJ
City: Valthermond, Netherlands
Mobile: +31 (0) 6 50 584 310
Email: info@hurricanetrading.eu
Website: www.hurricanetrading.eu