{"id":5790,"date":"2025-08-01T15:51:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T14:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=5790"},"modified":"2025-08-05T09:13:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T08:13:49","slug":"preparation-and-sale-of-it-specialist","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/en\/portfolio\/preparation-and-sale-of-it-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparation and sale of IT specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"370\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4873\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Schermafbeelding-2022-06-01-om-19.40.25-1024x370.png\" style=\"object-position:50% 0%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 0%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Schermafbeelding-2022-06-01-om-19.40.25-1024x370.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Schermafbeelding-2022-06-01-om-19.40.25-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Schermafbeelding-2022-06-01-om-19.40.25-768x278.png 768w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Schermafbeelding-2022-06-01-om-19.40.25-1536x555.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Schermafbeelding-2022-06-01-om-19.40.25-2048x740.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-badge has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Company sale<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparing for, and selling of IT-Infra specialist.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shareholders had the ambition to sell IT infrastructure specialist E-Storage. To this end I led the accelerated development of both business and organization in all relevant aspects. Resulting in a successful sale in June 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Status<\/em>: Organization with appealing but stable customer base within the corporate segment. Proposition, revenue model, go-to-market, and organizational model however were outdated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Challenge<\/em>: Prepare the business and organization for a profitable sale and guide the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Approach: <\/em>Leveraging insights from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/en\/focus-on-customer-value\/\">customer value model<\/a>, the proposition, revenue model and go-to-market strategy were renewed: From Storage to Demonstrable Recovery, from On Premise to Cloud, and from One-off Resell to Recurring Services. Along with this, the talent-performance model was used to align individual and team capabilities with the new direction. As a result both customer base and profitability grew significantly, while providing positive outlook for both the company and its employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Koen Timmermans:\u00a0<\/em>\u201cIn 1.5 years from Storage integrator to Cloud &amp; data recovery specialist!\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Jeanine Damen:<\/em>\u00a0\u201cFrom product to services with talent management!\u201d\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Frans Bank:<\/em>\u00a0\u201cData recovery instead of customers having to pay Bitcoin!\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Guus van Kollenburg:<\/em>\u00a0\u201cWith detailed view on the figures towards profitable growth!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Teaming with an M&amp;A specialist resulted in the successful sale of the company to PQR (part of the German stock market-listed Bechtle group).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-8-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom  testimonial is-style-shadow has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Xelero-MT.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1619\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Xelero-MT.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Xelero-MT.png 1619w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Xelero-MT-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Xelero-MT-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Xelero-MT-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Xelero-MT-1536x1025.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1619px) 100vw, 1619px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-badge has-ast-global-color-8-background-color has-background\">Company sales<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Fast-track business and organizational renewal leading to successful company sale in 1.5 years!&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>E-Storage MT <br><sub>(Guus van Kollenburg &#8211; CFO, Koen Timmermans &#8211; Sales Mgr, Jeanine Damen &#8211; HR Mgr, Frans Bank &#8211; Operations Mgr )<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-0-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color\">Let&#8217;s talk!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Let&#8217;s discover whether I can help you accelerate business growth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-0-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/en\/contact\/\">Send me a message<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-color has-ast-global-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:0031654676176\">Give me a call +316 54676176<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:278px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jord-profiel-rond-wit.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jord-profiel-rond-wit-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jord-profiel-rond-wit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jord-profiel-rond-wit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jord-profiel-rond-wit-270x269.png 270w, https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jord-profiel-rond-wit.png 428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-5790","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":[],"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Jord","author_link":"https:\/\/www.xelero.nl\/en\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Preparing for, and selling of IT-Infra specialist. 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