Willem Bulthuis
Education
University of Twente
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Educational Science & Technology 1982-01-01 - 1987-01-01
University of Twente
, Computer Science 1981-01-01 - 1982-01-01
Gymnasium Celeanum, Zwolle
, 1975-01-01 - 1981-01-01Work Experience
Corporate Ventures Advisory
Current
Corporate Ventures Advisory
YTLAR
Current
YTLAR
D2XCEL
Current
D2XCEL
Better Building Initiative
Current
Better Building Initiative
Teamaturity
Current
Teamaturity
AATec Medical
Current
AATec Medical
WBX Ventures
Current
WBX Ventures
Tech Tour
Current
Tech Tour
High-growth technology business community
Current
High-growth technology business community
European Patent Office
Current
European Patent Office
Skills
Summary
30 years of experience in Global High-Tech industries as Executive at Philips Electronics, NXP Semiconductors, Giesecke & Devrient, secunet Security Networks AG. Driving innovation, digitization, growth, internationalization and change management in high-tech industries. Now dedicated to creating meaningful partnerships between innovative B2B Ventures, established Corporations and Investors. Focus on meaningfull innovations in Mobility, Logistics, Energy, Water, Agriculture, Materials, Construction, and other sustainability fields. Held Executive positions as Member of the Board of Management of a stock listed company, as SVP Global Sales (1B$ turnover, over 300 staff), Group CTO, Corporate Alliance Manager and Board Member and Investor at Start-Ups. Global C-level leadership skills from working in different industries, regions, company sizes and ownership structures. Lived in USA (Seattle, Silicon Valley), Germany, grew up in The Netherlands. Extensive hands-on experience with General Management, Global Sales, Partnership Management, Innovation, Change Management. Building bridges between business partners, cultural teams, between large corporations and fast startups, between technology and sales and between Board and workforce. Motto: “Appreciate history, manage the future.”
