INTERNATIONAL
ABS Laundry Business Solutions (ABS), a worldwide leading provider of laundry ERP software services and solutions, recently announced changes to its senior leadership team. Gerard van de Donk, pictured, the current CCO, has been appointed as the new CEO. Gerard will succeed Anne de Boer, founder of ABS, who announced his intention to retire from ABS by the end of 2023.
Van de Donk has worked for 32 years at ABS in a variety of roles including strategy, leadership, marketing, and sales. Gerard was instrumental in enhancing profitability while placing a consistent focus on improving the customer experience by emphasizing best-in-class quality software and service. His laundry industry background and experience working throughout the ABS organization will help him lead the company into the future.
Van de Donk said: "My ambition lies in the continuation of expanding ABS Laundry Business Solutions to maximize our potential for our customers and organisation worldwide.
ABS Laundry Business Solutions consists of 175 team members that are all experts in their domain, with whom we focus on continuous investments in new technology and functionality, to support expanding the partnership with our customers and continued growth. Embracing the opportunities related to our Secure Cloud Hosting Services, advancing our SaaS offering and recognising the strength of our dedicated team, this will be a solid basis for the organic growth of our company. We see great potential here and I am very excited and honoured to give direction to realise these goals."
Marien van Bezooijen has been appointed as the new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of ABS Laundry Business Solutions.
Van Bezooijen brings over 20 years of experience in IT services with executive roles at Managed Services & ERP Solution providers, including the Managing Director position at Gotli Labs during the last five years. Van Bezooijen’s profound expertise in the IT sector combined with commercial talent and leadership will be essential for further developing the proposition and building a versatile worldwide sales organization at ABS.
Van Bezooijen said: "This is a great time to be joining ABS. Our market is changing rapidly, and customers' expectations are increasing. This presents huge potential and opportunities for innovative companies like ABS. Through several Sales and Management positions I have experienced the key drivers for a successful commercial strategy and execution. The stated ambition and high level of enthusiasm at ABS provide a strong foundation for realizing the growth ambition. I am convinced that ABS offers a winning team & proposition and I look forward to expanding and leading the commercial team to continue to grow ABS worldwide.”
