Ton Mens

Ton is a business economist with over 30 years of experience in top financial positions within the accountancy, capital goods and FMCG industries, both listed and the larger family business. Thanks to his training and experience as a chartered accountant and chartered controller and his experience at various financial levels, he fully understands administrative processes.

Ton always looks for the story and the process behind the figures, which is helped by a great interest in technology. He has led various ERP implementations and knows how important it is to understand both the process and the role of the people within the process, before it is automated.

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