Composition of our Senior Leadership Team
The information below refers to the members of the Senior Leadership Team as of 2 April 2024.
JEROEN HOENCAMP
Chief Executive Officer
Male, 1966, Dutch
Statutory Director
Jeroen Hoencamp has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VodafoneZiggo since its formation on 1 January 2017. Jeroen has worked at Vodafone since 1998 and occupied various senior executive positions, including CEO of Vodafone Ireland (2010–2012), CEO of Vodafone United Kingdom (2013–2016) and CEO of Vodafone Netherlands (2016). Earlier in his career, he held various senior marketing and sales roles at Canon Southern Copy Machines, Inc. in the United States and Thorn EMI/Skala Home Electronics in the Netherlands. Jeroen is a former officer in the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps. He holds a BBA degree from Nyenrode Business University and obtained an MBA at the University of Georgia in the United States.
Ancillary positions: Trustee of the Vodafone Group Foundation and Supervisory Board member of PostNL.
Jeroen Hoencamp announced that he will depart his role as CEO as of 1 May 2024.
ROBIN KROES
Executive Director Consumer Market
Male, 1975, Dutch
Robin Kroes has been the Executive Director Consumer Market of VodafoneZiggo since September 2022. Previously, he had held the position of Executive Director of Strategy, Insights & Integration since the formation of VodafoneZiggo. Robin was the VP of Strategy & Integration at the time of the merger of UPC and Ziggo in 2014, before which he was VP of Strategy & Corporate Development and a member of the Management Team at UPC Netherlands from 2012. Prior to UPC, Robin held various positions at Chellomedia, including VP of Commercial, Operations and Corporate Development. Robin obtained an MSc in economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Ancillary positions: Chair of the Vodafone Foundation and member of the Advisory Board of Kunstmuseum Den Haag
RITCHY DROST
Chief Financial Officer
Male, 1974, Dutch
Statutory Director
Ritchy Drost has been the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of VodafoneZiggo since its formation. Before that, he was the CFO and a member of the board of directors of Ziggo since 2015. Ritchy held various roles at Liberty Global since 1999, including CFO of the former European division of Liberty Global, as well as CFO of UPC Netherlands. After obtaining a master’s degree in business economics, Ritchy worked as an auditor at Arthur Andersen.
Ancillary positions: Supervisory Board member and chair of the audit committee at the NEMO Science Museum, Board member and treasurer at Stichting Uitmarkt Amsterdam and Supervisory Board member and chair of the audit committee De Balie.
JOHN VAN VIANEN
Executive Director Business Market
Male, 1969, Dutch
John van Vianen has been the Executive Director Business Market of VodafoneZiggo since its formation. He held various management positions before being appointed CEO of iBasis in the United States in 2009. In 2011, John became CEO of KPN Business Market and a member of the KPN Executive Committee. John has a master’s degree in business economics, specialising in marketing, from Tilburg
University, and a master’s degree in business telecommunications from Delft University of Technology. In 2014, he completed the New Board Program at Nyenrode Business University.
Ancillary positions: Member of the Economic Board of Utrecht
BARBARA DE KONING GANS
Executive Director Customer Operations
Female, 1972, Dutch
Barbara de Koning Gans has been the Executive Director of Customer Operations of VodafoneZiggo since August 2021. Before this, Barbara worked for Rabobank where she was the Executive Vice President Customer Service. Her previous positions include Chief Commercial Officer at Independer, General Manager of Bergman Clinics and various roles at the ING Group. She has a master’s degree in business administration from the Erasmus University Rotterdam and obtained an MBA in Switzerland.
Ancillary positions: Board member of Stichting Vestingeiland in Naarden
THOMAS MULDER
Executive Director Human Resources
Male, 1978, Dutch
Thomas Mulder has been Executive Director Human Resources of VodafoneZiggo since July 2018. Prior to the VodafoneZiggo joint venture, he was appointed HR Director of Vodafone Group Enterprise in December 2016. Before joining Vodafone in January 2012, he worked for Accenture, where he was HR Director for Benelux. Thomas obtained a global executive MBA at the Rotterdam School of Management.
Ancillary positions: Board member of VNO-NCW, Board member of WENB and Board member of Anders Reizen
THOMAS HELBO
Executive Director Technology
Male, 1972, Danish
Thomas Helbo has been Executive Director of Technology of VodafoneZiggo since January 2024, bringing a wealth of experience from the telecom sector. His career includes notable roles such as CTO at Stofa, Group CTO at Tele2 and COO at JT Global. Most recently, Thomas served as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at TDC. He holds degrees in Computer Science and International Marketing, equipping him with a unique perspective on both technological and market challenges in the industry.
Ancillary positions: None
FLEUR VAN BEEM
Executive Director Strategy, Insights & Digital Transformation
Female, 1977, Dutch
Fleur van Beem has been Executive Director Strategy, Insights & Digital Transformation of VodafoneZiggo since September 2022. This position also entails responsibility for innovation, content and Ziggo Sport. Prior to this, she held the position of Executive Director Digital Transformation at VodafoneZiggo starting from October 2021. Before that, Fleur was a partner at the strategic consultancy firm Bain & Company, where she advised Dutch and international organisations in the telecommunications and financial sectors. Fleur has a master’s degree in finance from the University of Amsterdam.
Ancillary positions: None
ANNE HUSTINX
Executive Director External & Legal Affairs
Female, 1978, Dutch
Anne Hustinx has been Executive Director of External & Legal Affairs of VodafoneZiggo since 1 January 2024. Before that, Anne worked for nine years at Schiphol Group, where she fulfilled various roles including, most recently, General Counsel and Chief Procurement Officer. Before Schiphol, she worked at TNT Express and as an attorney at DLA Piper and CMS. Anne studied Dutch law at the University of Groningen.
Ancillary positions: None
