Business Leaders
Meet the Team
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| Jim van Leenen / CEO and President |
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Jim van Leenen is Flash’s CEO and President. Jim brings to Flash a successful track record as business leader in a number of different countries. Jim, a native of the Netherlands, speaks four (4) languages and has enjoyed international assignments in the Logistics Industry in The Netherlands, UK, France and Canada in addition to the USA. Jim’s broad business experience includes senior leadership roles at GE Capital Equipment services in Canada (Vice President & General Manager) and in Europe (Vice President Operations and Managing Director Corporate Integrations), and Sirva, Inc. where Jim was President Canada as well as President of the International division with operations in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Jim carries a Six Sigma Green Belt and a strong track record of achievement into his role as CEO at Flash.
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I am absolutely intrigued by globalization;…having people from different cultures and countries, with different languages work together toward one common goal based on respect, trust and the recognition that differences determine identity. Respecting those differences can enhance the quality of collaboration. In my business environment I live by, “Hire people who are like you, not who look like you”…diversity is strength and a blessing. |
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| David Bertsch / VP Global Client Services |
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David Bertsch joined the Flash team as Vice President of Global Client Services. David has 13 years of experience in the Mission Critical parts and Partner Relations space while developing and executing supply chain strategies throughout the globe with positions at Cisco and Juniper Networks. During his tenures, his focus was to seek out and capitalize on state of the art solutions in order to improve global operational efficiency, scalability, and flexibility in diverse regions. David was able to achieve highly sought after results in some of the most challenging markets in the world. His success is attributed to performing thorough assessment of the regional business landscape, diligent process and policy development, and fortitude in driving changes when appropriate. More importantly David believes excellence in business is a result of the investment in developing committed and resilient relationships. David holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Information Systems from DeVry Institute of Technology in Phoenix and a Masters of Business Administration - Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.
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Flash Global Logistics is dedicated to being the leader in the market by having an intimate understanding of our customers, their business needs, the industry, and best available tools and practices. Fundamentally critical to building successful business is the investment in developing robust relationships. A primary contributor to our being the industry authority is mastering open, collaborative, and thought provoking communication with our customers. The result – custom, innovative solutions that yield obvious competitive advantages and market differentiation for Flash’s customers. Our goal is to ensure that our customer’s expectations are continuously and consistently exceeded and that Flash directly contributes to the value chain. |
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