About
Making clear what is unclear. Since 1987.
Most organisations know what they want. They just don't know how to get there. That is where I come in.
I started Crystal Clear Company in 1987 as a one-man business: strategy, marketing and sales for consumer brands. The name was the promise even then. Advice you understand at once, numbers that add up, and no story to hide anything. That promise has not changed; the work has: Benelux market entry for foreign companies, growth at startups and scale-ups, faster revenue growth with AI, and managing my own investments.
I have sat on both sides of the table: as the marketing and e-commerce director who had to deliver, and as the investment director who judged whether the story held up. As interim country manager I launched Olympus in the Netherlands and grew revenue from €20m to €31m. At DELA, market share grew from 29 to 51 percent in six years. At Rituals, e-commerce revenue nearly doubled in one year. I founded nine companies and realised three exits. And I sell myself, in Dutch.
Hans Voorn on LinkedIn‘Advice that needs explaining is not finished yet.’
Clear
One message per document. No jargon.
Honest
Including the uncomfortable part. Numbers without cosmetics.
Open
Method, fees and doubts are on the table.
Loyal
I stay when things get tough.
Track record
Marketer and commercial leader, usually with final responsibility. Strong at turning strategy into execution.
9
startups founded, 3 exits
9
supervisory and advisory board roles
20
investment transactions
29 → 51%
DELA market share in six years
Career
Board and other roles
- Openingstijden.nl — supervisory board member
- Fello — non-executive director, informal care (2023 – 2026)
- Prikkl — supervisory board member, financial wellbeing (2024 – 2025)
- Salarise — director, financial wellbeing (2023 – 2026)
- Dutch Interactive Awards — jury member
- Emerce — journalist
Education
- INSEAD — International Directors Programme
- Nyenrode Business University — Business Administration (drs)
- Hogeschool Utrecht — Information Science (ing)
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