Jordy Kool

CEO

Monte Carlo, Monaco32 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Scaled a company from €55M to over €1B in revenue.
  • Executed 50+ M&A deals across various sectors.
  • Active investor with 30+ direct investments globally.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic advisor and investor in the IT and Telecom sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Investment StrategyAdvisory

Other Skills

investingcapital raisinginternational expansionM&Aturn around managementgrowing businessesTeam BuildingBusiness StrategyChange ManagementIntegrationTeam LeadershipLeadership DevelopmentMergersMentoringNew Business Development

About

Entrepreneur. Investor. Advisor. Board Member. I have worn all four hats in different geographies, in different sectors, in different sizes and complex settings (public equity, privately owned, family settings, complex shareholder constructions) while helping companies grow across borders, while also supporting founders and leadership teams through advisory and strategic mandates. In a career spanning 32+ years, I have spent 18+ of them in executive board roles, leading transformations across IT, media, fitness, health, and human capital sectors. One of the companies I helped scale grew from €55M to over €1B in revenue. This is one example of several big growth stories. I have executed 50+ M&A deals, sold xx companies for between €15M and €425M, opened offices in 25+ countries, was active on 4 continents and made 30+ direct investments globally. Since 2014, I have focused on helping founders, boards, and leadership teams raise capital, scale internationally (organically and through M&A), and unlock their full potential. I regularly take on advisory engagements and act as a sparring partner and strategic advisor, drawing from real operational experience. Explore how I support companies, boards, and business owners — including advisory engagements — at: www.jordykool.com My family office invests in public markets, real estate, and 20+ global VC/PE firms alongside our 30+ direct company investments. www.jadeholdings.org Outside of business, I founded IT4Kids, a foundation that donates refurbished IT hardware to create opportunities for children to participate in sports.

Experience

32 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
13 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Urban gym group

3 roles

Chairman advisory Board / Owner

Oct 2022Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Owner / co-CEO

Jan 2021Oct 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

Investor / advisor

Nov 2016Jan 2021 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Trib3 international

Board Advisor / Shareholder

Apr 2022Present · 4 yrs 1 mo · Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Fhcg - future human capital group

Founder / Shareholder

Dec 2019Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

  • The Future Human Capital Group (FHCG) was founded in 2019 in The Netherlands, as an investment vehicle for companies operating in Consultancy, Recruitment and Sales Outsourcing. FHCG consist of 5 brands: In4Leads, Intrameo, Sc Tiger, Bincy & Fresh Minds, with a strong focus on human capital which in our view always make the difference in the services we offer. Each of our companies focus on niche markets within IT, Sales and Telecom.
  • We offer a full service high-end IT staffing, recruitment & consulting services for IT, Sales en Telecom organizations and the people working within these sectors. We connect highly skilled professionals with organizations.
  • We believe people make the difference, in our companies and at our clients and partners. People choose to work with us because they can be who they are, get opportunities to develop themselves, and get exciting assignments at partners/clients. With focus on the human role within the markets that we operate in, we believe we can deliver the perfect match between professionals and organizations.
  • Since the start of the group we have grown to a +/- 300 professionals overall with offices in Holland, Belgium and Turkey.

Noordwest ziekenhuisgroep

Member Of the Hospital Supervisory Board

Jul 2019Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Alkmaar Area, Netherlands

  • Northwest Clinics is a hospital organization with 4000 employees and 325 medical specialists with locations in Alkmaar, Den Helder, Heerhugowaard, Limmen, Schagen and Texel. Northwest Clinics stands for good quality of service and care. The patients can count on the best treatment possible and good service under all conditions.
  • Unfortunately we parted ways because i could, due to partially living abroad in 2021, working more abroad due to international advisory work and plans for a sabatical in 2022 while travelling the world, no longer attend all the board meetings face to face which was a must have in this role.

Refurb a/s

Non Executive Board Member / Advisory board member

Apr 2019Jun 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Denmark

  • I was an advisor to this company since 2019, helped prepare the company for a sale to SKF, subsequently became a board member untill the company was sold to Egiss in june 2022

Infotheek group

4 roles

Shareholder

Jul 2018Present · 7 yrs 10 mos

  • Former CEO of the Group
  • Chairman of the STAK
  • Owner
  • Chairman of the audit committee
  • Member of the remuneration committee
  • Infotheek group is a group consisting of multiple IT companies operating under two divisions, Centralpoint and Flex IT Distribution. Centralpoint was sold to Dustin, a Stockholm stock listed Nordic VAR in June 2021 for 425M euro.

Chief Executive Officer / Owner

Promoted

Jan 2013Jul 2018 · 5 yrs 6 mos

  • Responsible for an international IT organisation of +900 FTE with a revenue of €800 Million
  • Grew the business from €55 million in 2009 to €400 million in 2016 and 800 Million in 2017
  • I became a shareholder and board member in 2009.

Chief Operations Officer / Owner

Jul 2011Dec 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos

Chief Commercial Officer / Owner

Jun 2009Jul 2011 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Flex it distribution

Shareholder

Jul 2018Present · 7 yrs 10 mos · Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

  • Former CEO of the Group
  • Chairman of the STAK
  • Owner
  • Chairman of the audit committee
  • Member of the remuneration committee
  • Infotheek group is a group consisting of multiple IT companies operating under two divisions, Centralpoint and Flex IT Distribution of which Centralpoint was sold to Stockholm stocklisted company Dustin which paid 425M euro for Centralpoint.

Centralpoint

Non Executive Director / Owner

Jul 2018Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos · The netherlands

  • Former CEO of the Group
  • Chairman of the STAK
  • Owner
  • Chairman of the audit committee
  • Member of the remuneration committee
  • Infotheek group is a group consisting of multiple IT companies operating under two divisions, Centralpoint and Flex IT Distribution. Centralpoint was sold to Dustin, a Stockholm stock listed Nordic VAR in June 2021 for 425 million euro.

Jade holdings

Chairman

Nov 2016Present · 9 yrs 6 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Chairman, Family Office Infinity & Iron Asset Management (since 2016)
  • Since 2014, I have been active as an investor and advisor, driven by a passion for helping companies, teams, and individuals unlock their full potential. Through my family office, we invest directly as well as through international VC and PE firms, alongside public markets and real estate.
  • Iron Asset Management focuses on investments in companies with €1–5 million EBITDA, across three key sectors:
  • Telecom, IT & Media
  • Human Capital
  • Sports, Fitness, Health & Wellness
  • As an advisor since 2018, I support international companies in IT, Telecom, and Media—specializing in strategy, finance, funding, M&A, sales & marketing, and international expansion.
  • Select advisory and investment highlights include:
  • Infotheek Group (Europe - sold to Altor)
  • Centralpoint (Benelux - sold to Dustin)
  • Refurb Aps (Denmark – sold to SKF, then Egiss)
  • BE Networks (Belgium – sold)
  • Accu / TeleHealth (USA – sold)
  • Freshminds (NL - mbo)
  • Channel Engine (Netherlands – active)
  • TRIB3 (UK, Spain, Netherlands – active)
  • Active across diverse sectors and geographies, I bring hands-on experience scaling companies and driving growth.
  • www.jadeholdings.org
  • www.jordykool.com
investingadvisorycapital raisinginternational expansionM&AInvestment Strategy+1

Iron advisory mc

Advisor

Jan 2016Present · 10 yrs 4 mos · Monaco

  • Since 2014, I have been active as an investor and advisor, driven by a passion for helping companies, teams, and individuals unlock their full potential. Through my family office, we invest directly as well as through international VC and PE firms, public markets, and real estate.
  • Iron Asset Management focuses on investments in companies with €1–5 million EBITDA across three core sectors:
  • Telecom, IT & Media
  • Human Capital
  • Sports, Fitness, Health & Wellness
  • Since 2018, I have advised international companies in IT, Telecom, and Media—specializing in strategy, finance, funding, M&A, sales & marketing, and international expansion.
  • For more information or if you're interested in working with me as an advisor, please visit www.jordykool.com.
investingadvisorycapital raisinginternational expansionM&AInvestment Strategy+1

Stichting it4kids

Founder / Chairman

Jan 2013Present · 13 yrs 4 mos · Noordwijk, the Netherlands

Relx group

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Jan 2008Jun 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos

Hewlett packard

4 roles

Manager Sales, Sales support & Customer service

Promoted

Feb 2006Feb 2008 · 2 yrs

Country implementation manager

Sep 2005Apr 2006 · 7 mos

Defence team segment manager

Jul 2004Feb 2006 · 1 yr 7 mos

Account director Ministry of housing, urban planning and environment

Jul 2001Jul 2004 · 3 yrs

Liberty global

Key account sales manager national sales a.i.

Jun 2000Jul 2001 · 1 yr 1 mo

Kpn

Acting sales manager

Jun 1999Jun 2000 · 1 yr

Tnt

Marketing specialist: project manager

Jan 1999Jun 1999 · 5 mos · Troisdorf, Cologne, Germany

Bodyfit

Assistant manager, Fitness Instructor

Sep 1995Dec 1998 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Royal military academy

Officer's trainee Marine Corps

Aug 1993Sep 1995 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Education

IMD

Leading digital and AI transformation

Dec 2025Dec 2025

IMD

High Performance Boards Program

Jan 2018Jan 2018

Harvard Business School

Making corporate boards more effective

Jan 2017Jan 2017

London Business School

Masterclass in private equity — Masterclass in private equity

Jan 2018Jan 2018

IMD

Family Business Focus Series

Jan 2018Jan 2018

IMD

LFO: Leading Family Office

Jan 2017Jan 2017

IMD

Advanced High Performance Leadership

Jan 2015Jan 2015

IMD

High Performance Leadership

Jan 2014Jan 2014

IMD

Finance for Executives

Jan 2015Jan 2015

IMD

Orchestrating Winning Performance

Jan 2014Jan 2015

Harvard Business School

Executive Education

Jan 2012Jan 2012

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Executive MBA

Jan 2003Jan 2004

IPADE Business School

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2004Jan 2004

University of Cape Town

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2003Jan 2003

FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2004Jan 2004

Fort Lewis College

Bachelor's degree — International Business

Jan 1998Jan 1998

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor's degree

Jan 1995Jan 1998

Royal Military Academy

undergraduate

Jan 1993Jan 1995

Oosterlicht College

VWO

Jan 1987Jan 1993

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