About me | Nicoline Spruijt

About

Inspiring leader acting with mental agility.

Genuinely passionate about entrepreneurship, purpose and people.

Bringing the best of both worlds: fresh eyes in a (new) industry as well as transferable skills from a 3 decades’ career.

Certified INSEAD Board Director with strong interest in non-executive roles and active in several Board Director Associations, both profit and non-profit.

Performance

3 decades of experience

Proven track record in getting results in difficult and different market contexts: growth agenda, transformation and cost optimization

Magic combo of strategic ventures and operational challenges

Leading diverse groups of people through and in periods of change

Education

INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France) 2019

International Directors Programme (IDP) / Certified Board Director.

Member of the INSEAD Alumni Association, IDN and INSEAD Mentorship program.

Harvard Business School (Boston, USA) 2018

On site program on Strategy, Execution and Post-Merger & Acquisition Management.

Vlerick Business School (Belgium) 2019

Digital Transformation Leadership.

University of Antwerp (Belgium) 1986-1990

Master’s Degree in Applied Business Economics.

Networks

Part of the Executive Committee of

Women on Board: build thought leadership for Women on Board as it is unanimously recognised that strong female presence in Boards supports long-term value creation.
womenonboard.be

BoardCompanions.org: steer though leadership, awareness on strong governance in the not-for-profit business world.

boardcompanions.org

Member of Rotary Antwerp Metropole

Active member of Rotary since 2006 with 5 years Fundraising (raising: €80k), 3 years International Relationships and 1-year Presidency (July 2015-June 2016). Active in Board (2020-2021).

antwerpen-metropool.rotary2170.org

Member of

INSEAD International Directors Network (“IDN”)

insead.edu

Harvard Business Alumni

alumni.hbs.edu

Topvrouwen.nl

topvrouwen.nl

Guberna

guberna.be