Our Industry Export Executives

Raymond Smid

Managing Partner
ExportConnect Group
Projects & Executive Search
Interim & Business Development.

Marc van Alphen

FMCG Food (retail) & Food B2B
International Food Executive and Commercial Agent.

Rick Boeijen

Building Materials & Medical Products
International sales executive.

Ben van der Steen

Hospitality & Industrial Supply
Export Management Consultant

Maarten Wijnheijmer

Machinery Technology & OEM
International Sales Manager

Rian van Velzen

FMCG Non Food & Cosmetics
Entrepreneur.

Maarten Smit

Agriculture Products & Systems
International Business Development Consultant.

All industry export executives are independently affiliated with ExportConnect. They used to work as a former export manager and bring the right industry expertise. Under ExportConnect, a strong synergy of market knowlegde is established by these industry export experts to provide practical, hands-on export support for various markets and countries. They guarantee an industry-specific approach in the best interest of the client-exporter. In this way, “inside” market knowledge is easily transferred, and new contacts with customers and/or partners can be easlily made.

Using our IndustryFocus® approach, we currently have 13 industry segments that could share the same interests in market structure and potential customers or local partners. Each segment is being supported by an industry export consultant:

  • Agriculture equipment.

  • Agriculture (other).

  • Chemical / Building materials.

  • Fmcg Food.

  • Fmcg Non-food.
  • Food ingredients.

  • Horticulture.

  • Hospitality products B2B.
  • Industrial supply products.

  • Machinery OEM.

  • Machinery (other).

  • Medical care /devices

  • Utility buidling products.


Contact ExportConnect:

Raymond Smid
Managing Partner
Tel: +31 (0)26 3764581
Mobile: +31 6 20398378
Email: r.smid@exportconnect.nl

Our lead export executives with IndustryFocus® expertise: