Coen Van Niersen

Coen is a seasoned business leader with a proven track record of delivering results across commercial, operational and strategic disciplines in complex international environments. He has led organizations of various sizes, from start-ups and scale-up to multinational firms, helping them to capture and create value.

Previously, Coen worked as COO at a London’s leading food & beverage provider, overseeing an €80 M operation, where he led a team of +1,000 employees. During his tenure, he increased turnover by 12% annually and increased profit contribution by 28% across the company’s flagship sites.

He also worked as General Manager, operating and opening various 4 and 5 star international luxury hotels for Marriott Hotels & Resorts, most notably the flagship W London Leicester Square hotel.

Recently Coen was a Managing Director for The Commons Project Foundation, an NGO med-tech company. There he implemented personalized centric healthcare, putting in place standards to enable easier cross border travel, in the wake of Covid for >350M people. In that role, Coen led all corporate business development efforts and managed all key accounts existing of most global players in the travel, entertainment, and hospitality industry.

He considers his strengths to be operational management, people leadership and driving results through active ownership of the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow. Currently, he is committed to becoming an owner/operator of an enduringly profitable SME.

Coen has a global outlook having lived and worked in the EU, UK and North America. He is an avid cyclist and skier and is an advisory board member of ExpectMe. Mr. Van Niersen holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD.

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coen.vanniersen@truenorthsearch.io
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