Startlife Mentor
Otto van Harmelen is founder and owner of CORE-UP.
During my career in Retail, Wholesale and FMCG of more than 35 years working in 38 different countries all-over the globe, I have implemented many business model migrations. As a member of the board I recognized challenges moving big corporate organisations forward towards the fast-moving technological market environments and its changing customer behaviors.
The last few years I worked in and out the corporate environment together with startups and scale-ups and supported them in further growth and developments in their business and earning models.
Skills & expertise
- Retail Executive
- Innovation management
- Business and earning model development
- Collaboration Corporate and Startup
- Training, management development and team building
Background
| 2017-present | Owner and founder of CORE-UP – Startup and Corporate innovation and integration |
| 2015-2017 | Vice President Metro AG – Head Buying International Expansion MCC – Feasibility studies Worldwide on New Territories |
| 2014-2015 | Vice President Metro AG – Head of New Products and Services Metro Business Innovation |
| 2012-2014 | Vice President Metro AG – Director Executive Projects |
| 2011-2012 | Vice President Metro AG Procurement and Merchandising Director NF – Makro C&C; United Kingdom |
| 2009-2011 | Regional Officer Customer, Marketing, Offer, Own Brand |
| 2008-2009 | Head of Corporate House of Training Asia |
| 2006-2008 | Procurement and Merchandizing Director – Makro C&C Czech Republic and Metro C&C Slovakia; Prague |
Offer and interest (startups)
I want to share my international and commercial business experience helping you gaining further insight in your organization and customer approach. I would like to support you in improving business and earning models to accelerating your business.
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