Steven Koolen
Partner
Sector Lead Consumer Goods, Industrial Goods & Services, Energy
Leveraging his extensive experience across consumer goods, industrial, and energy sectors, Steven guides multinational clients at SparkOptimus through the transformation of their core businesses. Previously a McKinsey project manager and founder of Treelz.com, Steven brings a unique blend of entrepreneurial spirit and software engineering expertise to his role. A passionate advocate for knowledge sharing, Steven thrives on guiding companies like Nestlé, Henkel, Greif, Sanofi, and Mitsubishi Eneco through strategic evolution, with a particular focus on the practicalities of execution. He firmly believes strong organizational structures are the foundation for successful strategy implementation. Outside of work, Steven enjoys an active family life with his wife and two children, embracing sports like skiing, ice skating, sailing, and swimming.
Helping companies to use technology to achieve business objectives - IT as enabler and changing the view of how to do business. IT is still considered as too cost based and restrictive, while it can support and accelerate growth when properly deployed.
Steven Koolen