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
Chief Executive Officer
Ramakers, Chief Executive Officer since November 2020 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 previous job, he was 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.
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 started at Exact in 1992 and has a lot of knowledge and international experience in many disciplines like consultancy, product marketing, support, product management and development and deployed this in various management positions. He was project manager for Euro and Y2k in the earlier days of his career at Exact and more recently deeply involved in the development of Exact Online. In his role he is responsible for all touchpoints in the after-sales customer journey and driving programs to improve customer satisfaction and retention.
