Executive Committee
Arjen Linders
Arjen Linders has been appointed Chief Executive Officer as of March 1st, 2024, ushering in a new era of leadership and vision for our company. Prior to assuming his new role as Mediq’s CEO, Arjen was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in June 2023. Before that, he served as EVP Benelux from August 2019; in September 2022, Arjen was announced to lead the DACH cluster alongside his responsibilities for Benelux. Arjen worked for Philips for 20 years, recently as Senior Vice President & Market Leader of Personal Health and Sleep & Respiratory Care for Philips North America and before that as Cluster Leader Central and Eastern Europe. Starting his career in marketing, he expanded into sales and e-commerce. He moved into general management roles internationally, where he played a key role in organic sales and market share growth, as well as online growth, digital transformation, and direct-to-consumer business model creation. He has worked and lived in the USA, Czech Republic, and the Netherlands. Arjen holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Tilburg. Nationality: Dutch
Mark Mattern
Mark joined Mediq in December 2023 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Mediq, Mark led a successful practice as a management consultant, offering expert commercial advice to a diverse range of SMEs across the globe. Previously, Mark held the position of Global Head of Commercial Finance at AkzoNobel, where he managed an impressive €10+ billion in annual revenue (for all global business units), driving growth, profitability improvement, transformation, and other high-impact initiatives. Before AkzoNobel, Mark's career spanned several key roles at Philips, including CFO for North America, primarily overseeing the business's medical devices, software, and services sectors and other senior finance roles. Prior to his tenure at Philips, Mark worked in public accounting at Arthur Andersen, where he served as a manager. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Additionally, he has completed a number of executive education modules at Harvard Business School, focusing on Corporate Value Creation, Portfolio Management, and Strategic CFO responsibilities. Nationality: American and Dutch
Rory Batt
Rory Batt joined Mediq as Chief Digital Officer in August 2022. Rory has an extensive experience in digitalization and digital transformation. Prior to Mediq, Rory spent a decade at the global brewing company AB InBev, most recently as Head of Digital Transformation for the Europe & Middle East business. He has held various leadership roles across multiple markets, leading high growth businesses, delivering large scale business transformation across multiple functions, and massively increasing digital products revenues. Rory holds a master’s degree from Bristol University, where he has won numerous awards, most significantly, Rory has been awarded a best master's dissertation focused on computational modeling of the climate change impact of human emissions & ozone production. Rory is a published scientific author with several publications in Atmospheric Environment. Nationality: British
Alex Jonker
Alex Jonker has been appointed Mediq's Chief Operating Officer in April 2023. He joined Mediq in July 2015 as Executive Vice President Supply Chain. Prior to joining Mediq, Alex was Supply Chain and E-commerce Director and a member of the board of directors at HEMA. Alex spent the majority of his career at HEMA and has over 20 years of experience in retail Supply Chain management on a European scale. Under the leadership of Alex, Mediq has built a state of the art fulfilment centre in Bleiswijk, Netherlands, and merged 7 former smaller warehouses into this new high tech operation to serve customers at the highest level. Alex holds a University degree in Economics and completed a management program at Insead Business School. Nationality: Dutch
Stefaan Kindekens
Stefaan Kindekens joined Mediq as CIO in September 2014. Prior to joining Mediq Stefaan was CIO of Barco. During his tenure he delivered the process and systems landscape turnaround for the OneBarco business model transformation program. Previously Stefaan was the Managing Director & owner of a SAP boutique implementation partner in Belgium. He also held positions at The Coca-Cola Company as Global SAP competence center leader and KPMG Consultants as Delivery Director serving various clients across the Benelux. Stefaan started his career in Finance at Procter & Gamble in 1992. Stefaan holds a Masters degree in Finance from the University of Leuven. Nationality: Belgian
Henrik Helmer Hansen
Henrik Helmer Hansen joined Mediq as Chief Transformation Officer in May 2022. Prior to joining Mediq, Henrik served as Vice President Strategy and Commercial Excellence at Atos Medical. In his 7 years tenure at Atos Medical, Henrik led the development of Atos Medical as a direct-to-consumer MedTech company and completed two successful private equity sales processes. Prior to his assignments at Atos Medical, Henrik worked for Maersk and McKinsey & Company. Henrik is an experienced leader with a strong background in strategy, commercial excellence, and transformation. He holds a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Copenhagen and a master’s degree in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics. Nationality: Danish
Eveline de Wit
Eveline de Wit joined Mediq as Chief HR Officer in June 2018. Before joining Mediq, Eveline worked for Thermo Fisher Scientific as Vice President of Human Resources for their pharma division, Patheon. Besides her HR responsibility, she supported inorganic growth with diligences and integrations in the US and Europe, as the business doubled. Prior to this she worked in HR leadership roles for Univar, GE Capital and Heineken. Eveline holds a Masters degree in business administration from the University of Nijmegen, and a Bachelor degree in hotel management. Nationality: Dutch
Guido Mouws
Guido Mouws stepped into his role as Chief Product Officer and Executive Committee member at Mediq in April 2024, leveraging a distinguished career in procurement and supply chain innovation. Guido joined Mediq as Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer in 2021, driving procurement transformation with a focus on strategic partnerships and supplier innovation. Previously at Philips, he led as Senior Director, enhancing procurement strategies for Global Solutions & Services and the Benelux region. His tenure at Signify and Bosch Security Systems before that laid the groundwork for his expertise in operational excellence and strategic sourcing. Guido’s career showcases a commitment to excellence, innovation, and sustainable healthcare solutions. His educational background includes a Master of Business Administration, underlining his strategic approach to leadership and operational excellence. Nationality: Dutch