“In 1990 I moved from the US to Europe and had the good fortune to find a job in Amsterdam. The job was awful but I met Erwin Bergsma there. Though much younger than I, Erwin was a fine colleague and an enormous professional help: he patiently improved my lousy Dutch and helped me navigate between technology and EMEA commerce.
A gifted problem solver, Erwin grasps complex issues rapidly and has a remarkable ability to express them simply. He once set a memorable example of how to shepherd BI software effectively through the forcefields of (large) international customers', colleagues' and company interests. Most recently he assisted my company (translation industry in which he had no prior experience) by applying his rapid analysis and practical hands-on approach to database-marketing.
First a colleague, later a competitor, Erwin has become a friend. I've valued his feedback and friendship through the years.
Any company seeking a talented leader/cooperator in an international technical marketing role would do well to hire him.”
E.C. Herman III
Owner / Managing Director
The Word Counter
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“With his pragmatic and efficient approach, Erwin developed and implemented two solutions for my company in a short period. These solutions allow me to handle a series of administrative and analytical processes quicker, simpler and at a much higher level of quality than before.
I’m saving a significant amount of time and have intelligence about my business performance that before was hard to get at, if at all. In addition I’m getting very positive compliments from various government bodies I have to deal with, something that is rare in the environmentally challenging business of metal recycling.
The results are so satisfying that I’m already considering hiring him to solve other inefficiencies.
Sebastiaan Been
Owner
H.Been & Zn
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“Erwin has a great business acumen and has always been very dedicated to our projects.
He challenged in a very positive way the current business practices and is very proactive.
He is very astute in identifying opportunities and provided several solutions to improve the way our buying and merchandising
department operated.
Our many discussions always delivered great value.”
Luc Lauwers
Director Category Management
ISPC International
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“Erwin is a driven, supportive, and passionate individual. He combines strategic insight with a pragmatic "let’s do it" approach in
which he’s not above getting his own hands dirty with "simple" work too.
The Category Management project we worked on provided tremendous opportunities for inventory reductions and improvements in the new
product-listing process, and was a solid basis for better alignment of the assortment with customer requirements.
Erwin was never shy to challenge the Category Management team, but always remained professional and constructive. He was particularly
good at facilitating the process of defining solutions by asking the right questions and coaching people to think things through.
I believe that Erwin would be an added value to any organization that brings him onboard.”
Véronique Decoster
Category Manager Non-Food
ISPC International
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“Erwin has the gift of getting things done while remaining very professional and motivating for the people around him.
Combining his sharp analytical skills with years of international business experience and an easy-going way of talking to a
variety of people, he often provided surprising insights in how our business and people worked.
His key-strengths are in translating business opportunities into products and services, and arranging / managing the organizational
processes required to deliver these.
As Erwin has that rare mix of understanding technology while still being client 'savvy', he is the perfect person for any challenge
in the IT marketing world.
Last but not least, even though he is very results oriented, he’s fun to work with and I look forward to the next opportunity to do so.”
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Client Services Director Europe
Vision Information Logistics
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“I worked with Erwin on an international product development project.
He quickly understood the challenges we were facing and showed strong commitment do find solutions to overcome these and deliver the
elements needed to launch the service.
I can recommend him to anybody who needs support in translating a market opportunity into a product or service.”
Joaquin Ruiz Sevilla
Senior Project Manager
The NPD Group Spain
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“Over the many years I worked with Erwin we have always had an excellent relationship.
Erwin is an extremely hard worker, very committed, thorough and timely in his work and was key to our joint success at ACNielsen.
I would not hesitate in the future to work with Erwin again.”
Rob Selwah
VP Product Development
PAR Springer-Miller
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“I know Erwin as a reliable team player, always delivering on promises.
He's got strong strategic and analytical skills, always focusing of getting things done.
Although culturally sensitive, he will expect nothing less of his peers constantly pushing people for results.”
Roar Smith
Sales & Market Manager
Tradesolution (Norway)
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“Erwin is an exceptionally bright and intuitive professional who takes great pride in achieving positive results.
He takes his responsibilities seriously and is committed to the organization that hires him, and the people he reports into.
He is responsive and has high personal integrity standards.
I would highly recommend Erwin as a colleague, or as a service provider.
Working with Erwin was a pleasure and he would be an asset to any organization.”
Roger B. Fouch
former Director MS Europe
The Nielsen Company
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“I have been working for Erwin during 4 years when he was Global Product Manager in ACNielsen Merchandising Services.
During this period, Erwin was an excellent manager and a good advisor for me; giving me inspiration and guidance for excellent service in the
area we were working on back then.
He was highly respected by the clients and by the European community that I was part of, his management style was efficient, consistent,
fair and motivational."
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“Erwin has the ideal combination of excellent business knowledge, a solid technical experience and last but not least the capability
to transform his idea’s into real-life projects.
Together we developed several European products which, based on their success, were also implemented throughout the global market-place."
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“Erwin is very client-focused and results-oriented.
Under his Product Management and Marketing guidance the development team was able to turn a struggling product-portfolio around
to become world-class and a significant contributor to financial success of business unit.
I highly recommend Erwin for his work and leadership skills."
Roger B. Fouch
former Director MS Europe
The Nielsen Company
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