AMS-IX Board
AMS-IX Board members, as of December 2019:
| Name | Organisation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bart van der Sloot (chair) | LeaseWeb | ||
| Eric Loos (treasurer) | BICS | ||
| Michael Ourabah | BSO Network | ||
| Jan Thielemans | Arcadiz | ||
| Bernhard Pusch | Telstra |
Management Team
AMS-IX Management Team:
Peter van Burgel
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
"With a passion for developing teams and individuals I joined AMS-IX in February 2018 to help accelerate the execution of the strategy and quickly felt at home with a team of professionals proudly serving the Internet community as one of the leading Internet Exchanges. The world around us is changing at an ever increasing pace - 'the only constant is change' – and the Internet is at the heart of it all. At AMS-IX we are working hard to embrace the high pace of technology developments to continuously create value for our members and customers while keeping a keen eye on the human element of change. Personally, I am interested in how technology can help solve issues and problems, both in business and real life and am constantly looking for ways to bridge the inevitable gap between the tech team and the ultimate users of the technology."
Ruben van den Brink
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Ruben proudly joined AMS-IX in 2021. With an academic degree in mathematics, he started his business career in media broadcast IT. He held several management positions at Technicolor and Ericsson, focussing on network and datacenter services. In 2016, Ruben decided to join the SURFnet executive management team, leading the network department. At SURFnet, the Dutch national research and education network, he was responsible for the development and automated deployment of SURFnet8, as well the innovation programme for network services. Ruben: “AMS-IX helped to define the internet and will continue to develop it in the future. I am proud to be working with a team that is so knowledgeable and passionate about connecting everybody and everything!"
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Iris Vonk
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Iris started her career in 1995 as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers and subsequently held several senior financial management positions in the media and entertainment industry in the Netherlands and the UK. Prior to joining AMS-IX, Iris worked for 5 years as the CFO at Platform 161 B.V. Iris says: “AMS-IX operates in a rapidly changing environment and I look forward to work with a team of proud professionals and support them in delivering the company’s growth objectives.”
Mike Baron
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
At CGI, Mike held several positions since 2004. Mike has a Technical Software Engineering and IT consultancy background which enables him to easily relate to both Information Technology and Technical Infrastructure topics. Mike held the position of Director Consulting Services at CGI Group Inc before joining AMS-IX. He says: “It’s an exciting time to work for AMS-IX. The worlds of Business, IT and connectivity are merging rapidly. I am excited to start and execute the commercial part of the long term strategy of AMS-IX.”
Tim Vriend
"In 2014, I joined the AMS-IX family as Installation Engineer within the Technical team, bringing in 10 years of experience in data centres, hardware & cabling installations and project management. Within my first 5 years at AMS-IX, I have been promoted to Project Coordinator, Team-leader Engineering and since May 2019 I have the shiny new title of Manager Delivery & Operations".
AMS-IX People
We are a group of dedicated professionals with one common goal: be at the forefront of every innovation and market development to deliver the best interconnection services possible.
Develop
"It’s all about perception."
Mariya, Steven, Maxx, Priscilla, Gloria and Eric
Network Operations
"Engineering is building and maintaining our physical infrastructure, while NOC is responsible for the network management and operation, as well as for the stability and evolution of all AMS-IX exchange points worldwide."
Konstantinos (manager), Mohamed, Garry, Michael, Rony, Donny, Stavros, Bart, Tiago, Dave, Tom and Winston
Software Development
"Automating AMS-IX: providing software support for projects and operations with elegant solutions for complex situations."
Igor (manager) and Petros
Systems Engineering
"Taking the pulse of the infrastructure systems."
Enrique and Miguel
Information Security
"Guarding Information Security on all fronts."
Thomas
Technical Content Development
"Enhancing consistency and optimizing clarity throughout our technical documentation."
Katerina
Products and Services
"Managing the product life cycle, Go-To-Market strategy and taking care of our most important asset: our customers."
Aleksandar (manager), Natalja, Helena and Inga
Innovation
"Thinking together to create the next new idea"
Elena
Sales
"Sales is not about selling, but about building trust and educating the market."
Onno (manager), Noha and Emrah
Business Development
Nico, Wouter and Dimitar
Marketing & Communications
"Positioning and promoting AMS-IX both internally and externally to increase brand awareness and to support the companywide strategy."
Petra (manager), Bram, Henrica and Julia
Regulatory, Risk & Compliance
"Minimizing business risks through risk and compliance management, while maximising opportunities and innovation to fit regulations."
Alex
Human Resources
“We provide the organisation with the ability to meet business needs through managing the company’s most valuable resources, its employees.”
Mona (manager) and Chantal
Finance
"Providing financial support; supervising financial processes; purchasing all supplies."
Jaap (manager), Bert, Mihaela, Maartje, Aleksandra and Yvette
IT
"Providing support and powering solutions that help our employees maintain and optimize the efficiency of our IT operations."
Rob (manager), Harald, Branda and Jelena
Support
"Tools and insights to ensure operational excellence."
Luisa and Elisabetta
Facilities
"Supporting people and building: MT Assistant, Front Office and Facilities, Catering."
Adrienne (manager), Mientje and Sieneke
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