Leading by example

Phill Robinson

Chief Executive Officer

With over 30 years of experience in the software industry Robinson knows the potential of companies, products and technological trends to recognize before another does. Not only did he program himself, he also worked in various roles for many successful software companies. In management teams from Oracle, Sybase and Siebel in the United States, as well as Chief Marketing Officer at Salesforce.com.

Back from the US, the British Robinson went back to his homeland where, from 2007, he was successively CEO of Velocix, board member by Tideways Systems and Chairman at IRIS Software. In 2017, while travel has not yet been forgotten, Robinson will act as CEO of Exact in Delft.

Paul Ramakers

Chief Operating Officer

Ramakers, Chief Operating Officer and member of the Executive Board since 2017, is no stranger to Exact. Ramakers has been working at Exact since 1995 and has been responsible for the Mid-Market organization in recent years. In his current job, he is responsible for the sales, consultancy and customer support departments and he wants Exact to grow further.

Alexander Rahusen

Chief Financial Officer

Rahusen is Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board since January 2020. Prior to that, he was Head Private Clients Europe at ABN AMRO. During his 23-year career at this bank, Rahusen held various positions. He was head of the Strategic Decision Support team, CFO Retail & Private Banking and interim CFO. Rahusen: "Exact is a great company with Dutch roots and an international footprint that operates within a dynamic and strongly growth-oriented sector, that's what attracts me.

John Dillon

Chief Marketing Officer

John Dillon, from London UK, is the clear, visionary thinker who directs marketing and brand communication within Exact. As an international technology executive, he has an excellent track record in product management, product marketing, business development and marketing communications for various technology companies such as Akamai Technologies and Alcatel-Lucent.

Florien de Nijs

Chief HR Officer

De Nijs became Exact's Chief HR Officer in December 2019, coming from KPMG where she was HR Director. Previously she held top positions in Human Resource for many years. She completed her MBA at Erasmus University. Florien de Nijs: "I can contribute even more to an organization if I know the core of the company. Exact believes in culture as a vital ingredient to achieve growth ambitions and I'm proud to support a strong brand like Exact."

Jeroen van der Heijden

Chief Technology Officer

Jeroen is no stranger to Exact; from 1991 to 2005 he held various IT management positions at Exact. He was a member of the engineering team that worked on Exact Globe and previous versions of it. After this, the group developed the first version of Exact Synergy. Jeroen also cooperated with the team that made the earlier versions of Exact Online. In 2005 Jeroen set up his startup Yuki with two former Exact employees. Three years later he started working at Q-go (which is now part of Oracle). He then switched to HR software supplier Raet as CTO. In the past two years, Jeroen CTO was from cegeka-dsa. Jeroen van der Heijden returned to Exact as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) on 1 August 2018.

In this role, he is responsible for stimulating technological innovation and software development for both current and future Exact products.