Board & NED profile
Board judgment from someone who has carried the operating responsibility.
Michel brings board-level perspective from building companies, leading full operating responsibility and establishing governance across Dutch and DIFC structures. He is relevant where technology, institutional markets, capital decisions and international delivery need to be considered together.
Contribution
Where the contribution lands.
Strategy
Technology commercialisation, institutional growth, international expansion and founder-to-scale transition.
Governance
Board process, shareholder alignment, authority structure, cap-table discipline and corporate documentation.
Technology
Deep technology, enterprise data, applied AI, digital twins, geospatial systems and partner ecosystems.
Risk and capital
Capital allocation, operating-cost control, financing structures, customer-finance channels, restructuring and execution under pressure.
Direct experience
Governance held, not observed.
- DIFC board chairmanship since April 2024.
- Formal board process, company secretary and minuted shareholder and board proceedings.
- Founder-built Dutch governance foundation including shareholder process and authority rules.
- Current CEO perspective across team, capital, technology, customer and delivery decisions.
- Currently leading the company through a structured restructuring and recapitalisation.
Available for board, supervisory board, NED and advisory roles subject to fit and conflict review.
Board-level leadership, proven in institutional markets.