Leading by example
Deriving from our entrepreneurial roots, Exact combines the energy of a startup with the benefits of a multinational. The company is growing under the guidance of some of the most experienced executives in the business.
Paul Ramakers
Paul is Exact’s Chief Executive Officer, having been appointed to this position in November 2020.
He joined Exact in the late 90’s and has held many leadership positions across the business. Paul was promoted to Division Director and member for the Board of Managing Directors in 2015. In 2018 he became Exact’s Chief Operating Officer, responsible for worldwide sales and support functions.
Paul possesses an in-depth knowledge and understanding off Exact’s products, the needs of its customers and has a proven track record of driving commercial success. His broad career experience at Exact has prepared him well for his role now as CEO.
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
Originally from London (UK), Chief Marketing Officer, John Dillon, has an outstanding track record as a technology executive. His work for large, international technology companies, such as Akamai Technologies and Alcatel-Lucent, has proven invaluable when it comes to product management & marketing, marketing communications and business development. Today, John is the visionary leader guiding all of Exact’s marketing and brand communications.
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.
Wiegert de Vos
Chief Commercial Officer
Wiegert has been working for the company since 2008. In his current position, he manages the sales organization of Exact which is focused at the small business & accountancy markets in the Netherlands & Belgium and servicing mid-market customers all over the world. Previously, Wiegert has held (senior) management roles in program management, proposition development and B2B marketing at Exact and KPN. He is working with the talented sales team, ambitious portfolio companies and the broader Exact ecosystem, to help new customers to choose for Exact and to build out the valuable relation with existing customers, accountancy partners and value add resellers.
Marcel van de Sandt
Chief Customer Success Officer, Marcel van de Sandt has been with Exact since 1992. After working at an Exact reseller, he started as a sales representative and worked as a project manager for Euro and Y2k. He quickly moved up through the ranks garnering knowledge and international experience along the way.
Marcel has held various management positions over the years in areas as diverse as consultancy, product marketing, support, and product management & development. He spend a significant part of his Exact career developing the company’s flagship cloud platform, Exact Online.
In his current role he is responsible for all touchpoints in the customer journey including improving customer satisfaction and retention.
Joep Hoeks
Joep Hoeks was appointed Chief Product Officer at Exact in March 2021. The executive team now consists of eight members. Before starting at Exact, Joep worked for software company Unit4 Business Software, which he joined in 2011. He held various management positions in services, software development, product management & operations. He held the position of Chief Technology Officer at Unit4 Business Software from May 2019 onward. In his role as CPO at Exact, he is responsible for the strategic management of the various product lines, where functionality and ease of use are of paramount importance. Joep: “I have found Exact to be a people-oriented organisation that focuses strongly on fostering team spirit and supporting each other. That fits me like a glove.”
