The founders of Service2Media gained their knowledge and intimate experience of the app industry building world-leading mobile messaging and internet systems for mobile operators at CMGs Wireless Networks Division (later LogicaCMG, now Acision).
The founders of Service2Media, Geert Kolthof and Peter Broekroelofs, gained their knowledge and intimate experience of the App industry for smart phones and tablets building world-leading mobile messaging and internet systems for mobile operators at CMGs Wireless Networks Division (later LogicaCMG, now Acision). Their vision and understanding of mobile and the technical and operational ability to deliver best-of-class solutions puts Service2Media in the forefront of App innovation.
Geert Kolthof, CEO & Co-founder
Geert brings over 20 years of experience in management, sales, R&D and operations in the IT and telecoms segment. As one of the pioneers at LogicaCMG, Geert significantly contributed to building the Wireless Networks division into a global leader in mobile messaging and data solutions with more then 200 customers and Euro 300 million in revenues. During his 12 year tenure there, Geert served as Sales Director, Senior Vice President R&D and Operations and Executive Vice President Mobile Internet and Messaging. Geert also held management and engineering positions at Proftech Systems, an industrial automation company, during his 6 years with them.
Peter Broekroelofs, CTO & Co-founder
Peter has over 18 years experience in the IT and telecommunications industry, 11 of which he spent at LogicaCMG. In his last position as Vice President Marketing and Strategy within Wireless Networks and before, he served the global mobile telecommunications industry with messaging and mobile data solutions in management, strategic marketing, product management, business development and market communications roles. Peter has demonstrated the ability to drive new products such as the Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) from initial concept to commercial success. He was also leader of the CMG product management team that defined the world’s first global 3G messaging solution. Peter holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Twente.
Richard Schreutelkamp, CFO
Richard has over 13 years experience in the IT and telecommunications industry, 8 of which he spent at LogicaCMG. The first 4 years as Finance Director R&D and Operations and the remaining 4 years at LogicaCMG Richard served as Finance Director for the AsiaPacifc Region. Richard significantly contributed to building LogicaCMG’s AsiaPacific Telecom division into a leader in mobile messaging and data solutions in the region with more than 75 customers and Euro 100 million in revenues. Besides Finance, during his years as LogiaCMG Richard was also responsible for Purchasing and Sales Operations. Richard also held the senior Finance position at Flection International (refurbishing and remarketing used IT and Telecom products) and ACN Europe (Telecom services and products).
Jeroen Platvoet, VP Operations
Jeroen has more than 16 years experience in services management positions in the software industry. The last 11 years he worked in international senior management positions within Open Text ( leader in Enterprise Content Management software) leading regional and global divisions. At Open Text he worked as Director Operations EMEA, VP Technical Services, VP Global Services and VP Learning Services. Jeroen has demonstrated the ability of being a bridge builder between cultures creating effective and efficient cooperating global divisions. He led many successful integrations of acquisitions and change management initiatives. He has a track record in transforming a service concept into global acting commercially successful divisions. Jeroen holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Twente.
Lisette Sens, Senior VP Sales
Lisette has over 15 years experience in the IT and Telecommunications industry. She worked in sales leadership positions for two leading US software companies out of London. Most recently at Vignette, a leader in web experience management, delivery and content management she was responsible as Director Channels and Alliances for the European Partner Program. At Electronics for Imaging (EFI), a market leader in the imaging software industry, she had the overall responsibility for the UK, Ireland and South Africa. Lisette started her career at Royal KPN where she held several sales leadership positions. In her last position as Vice President Partner Program she was responsible for building out the European channel and alliances business for KPN’s international broadband activities. Lisette holds an MBA degree in International Business and Marketing from the University of Oregon, USA and an undergraduate business degree from Nijenrode University in the Netherlands.
Mark Offenberg, Senior VP Sales
Mark brings more then 20 years of sales experience in several branches. For the last 14 years Mark has been the owner and leading director of his own publishing and marketing company. in addition to his own ‘glossy’ magazine, with an overall expansion in the whole country, his company is also responsible for delivering a variety of services and products to well known brands, such as PON, Free Record Shop, AKO and several partner publishers. Before starting his own company, Mark worked as an International Area Manager at O’Neill for 4 years. Within this international outdoor fashion company he was responsible for sales and marketing in more than 20 European countries. Mark is trained in holistic thinking, which he applies on a national as well as an international level. This enables him to share and advise in all fields of product-, market- and sales development.
Nathan Kotek, VP Marketing & Analyst Relations
Nathan brings over 15 years experience in strategy, marketing and sales management in IT and telecommunications. As the first sales person of Forrester Research Europe in Amsterdam, Nathan significantly contributed to commercially building their European presence nurturing a variety of start-ups, and dealing with venture capital firms and corporations advising on growth strategies. He then held different business development positions at system integrator Sogeti/ CapGemini, helping to set up their offshore partnerships and establishing their activities in the utility market. More recently he served as VP Business Development at Yankee Group, a Boston based analyst firm focused on the mobile industry. Nathan also has extensive experience as an independent growth consultant helping various high potential technology companies with their go-to-market strategy, marketing messaging, and building their marketing & sales organizations.
Wim Wedershoven, Senior Product Manager
Wim has over 15 years experience in mobile telecommunications. He was involved in setting up Logica’s billing and customer care global competence centre in the early days of GSM. After joining CMG he took a leading role in setting up its Mobile Internet product business. He conceived a range of successful innovative Mobile Internet products, including the Mobile Email Platform, and the Wireless Service Broker consisting of a WAP gateway, an iMode gateway as well as an SMS gateway. Wim led the global roll-out of these products, securing CMG’s position as one of the market leaders in Mobile Internet solutions. Wim then took product management responsibility for the entire CMG product portfolio covering SMS, Mobile Internet, Billing & Rating as well as Business Intelligence solutions and services. He was responsible for the post-merger integration and consolidation of CMG’s and Logica’s product portfolios in the mobile space. Prior to joining Service2Media, Wim was responsible for LogicaCMG’s innovation in the area of IP and (IP Multimedia Subsystem) IMS messaging services.
Martin Gandar, Research Fellow & App Evangelist
Martin has over 30 years’ experience in the IT industry, from software architect through to Head of IT for a major Lloyd’s of London Insurance members agency. He founded the UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) and was Deputy Secretary General of the (EOUG). He then moved into marketing where he established and grew the UK arm of a Dutch Software Company Comtecno becoming their European Marketing Director ( of USoft) on its sale to Unisys. He has helped launch and support many new Software Companies and propositions over the last ten years.
