European Sales Leadership

Get your product, service, or technology into European markets.

Twenty years of B2B sales, channel development, and territory leadership across the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the DACH region, and the Balkans. If it sells through people, I have probably sold something like it.

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20+
Years selling B2B
across Europe
4
Countries lived in:
NL, UK, BG, DE
4
Languages spoken:
NL · EN · DE · BG
8+
Industries served
retail, tech, FMCG & more
What I do

Senior commercial work for companies who want to sell more in Europe.

Whether you make a product, deliver a service, or sell technology — the bottleneck is rarely the offer. It is access, distribution, and the conversations that turn interest into purchase orders. That is the work.

01 / RETAIL & CHANNEL

Get your product into European retail and B2B channels.

Direct selling, territory management, key account development, and channel partner recruitment. Two decades calling on garden centres, gift retailers, salons, care providers, independent stores, and trade buyers across the UK, Benelux, and DACH.

Territory management Trade shows Key accounts Merchandiser oversight
02 / MARKET ENTRY

Expand into the Netherlands, the UK, the DACH region, or Bulgaria.

For brands entering a new European country: competitive landscape, pricing benchmarks, channel mapping, local sales recruitment, regulatory orientation, and your first customer wins. Done by someone who actually lives in the markets you are entering.

Market scan Soft landing Channel build Local hiring
03 / DUTCH–BULGARIAN CORRIDOR

A specialist focus on Dutch–Bulgarian trade and investment.

Board member of the Dutch–Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce. Warm introductions, trade missions, member network access, and structured market entry between two markets that most generalist consultants do not know how to bridge.

Chamber introductions Trade missions Member network Bilingual representation
04 / DATA & TECHNOLOGY

Databricks delivery support and digital infrastructure for SMBs.

Through Cosmos Thrace, supporting Databricks Account Managers and Field teams across Benelux & Nordics with delivery capacity for migrations and AI initiatives. Through BonusGroup, websites, hosting, and owned digital products for European SMBs since 2012.

Databricks partner Account management Websites & hosting Owned SaaS products
Industries served

Sectors where I have opened doors and built business.

Senior B2B selling translates across categories. The buyers change, the proposition changes, but the discipline of building a pipeline, qualifying serious buyers, and closing deals does not. These are the sectors I sell into today, and where I am actively building new business.

Garden centres & horticulture
7 years selling into UK garden retail
Gift & lifestyle retail
Active client work with UK independents
Salons & beauty
Channel building & product placement
Care homes & elder care
Group purchasing & supplier introductions
Independent food & specialty
Regional distribution & trade buyers
Hospitality & tourism
Camping, glamping, leisure operators
B2B SaaS & technology
Account management across EMEA
Data & analytics
Databricks partner ecosystem
Your sector not listed? Senior B2B sales is largely sector-agnostic — the discipline travels. If you have a product or service that sells through retailers, distributors, or named accounts in Europe, the conversation is worth having.
How we work together

Engagement models that match your stage and your risk tolerance.

Different companies need different things. A pre-launch brand needs a market scan. A growing one needs ongoing commercial leadership. Below is how engagements are typically structured — happy to design a hybrid that fits your situation.

Track record

Twenty years across four countries and a dozen verticals.

A senior CV is the best filter for a senior conversation. The career below — the patterns matter more than the line items.

2020 — Now
Sales Director, Databricks Delivery Partner
Cosmos Thrace · Benelux & Nordics. Supporting Databricks Account Managers with delivery capacity for data migrations, analytics modernization, and AI initiatives.
2012 — Now
Founder & Owner
BonusGroup · The Netherlands. Web design, hosting, and digital products for European SMBs. Owned plugin and SaaS portfolio across multiple verticals.
2014 — 2019
Senior Account Manager, EMEA
ReadyTech Netherlands BV. Enterprise SaaS account management across EMEA. Virtual training labs for corporate, education, and reseller clients.
2010 — 2014
Territory Manager (Area Sales)
Mr Fothergill's Seeds Ltd · United Kingdom. Direct selling into UK garden centres and horticultural retail. Trade shows, key account management, merchandiser oversight across nine reports.
2008 — 2010
Sales Executive — Reader Offers
Newmarket Promotions · United Kingdom. Negotiating product placement and reader-offer space with national newspapers and consumer magazines.
2006 — 2007
Sales Executive
Arvato Entertainment Europe (Bertelsmann). B2B sales into the music and entertainment supply chain. Service level agreements and customer-facing business development.
2003 — 2004
Sales Coordinator
Tyco Electronics UK Ltd. Trilingual order management, customer enquiries, and pricing for the Energy Division across NL, UK, and DE markets.
Languages spoken in meetings
Dutch Native
English Native
German Professional
Bulgarian Elementary
Get started

Book a 30-minute call.

The fastest way to work out whether we should work together. Thirty minutes to understand what you sell, where you sell it today, and where the bottleneck is.

By the end of the call you will have either a clear next step or a clear reason not to take one. No follow-up sequences, no pressure.

Useful conversations
  • Brand or manufacturer looking for European distribution
  • Retailer or buying group seeking new product lines
  • Tech or SaaS company expanding into a new European market
  • Dutch–Bulgarian trade, investment, or partnership
  • Databricks opportunity needing delivery support
  • Website, hosting, or digital infrastructure for your business
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