Mike Janse was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the Executive Board of DLL in May 2018. In this capacity he is responsible for the company’s country organizations.

Janse joined DLL in 2004 and has successfully held several leadership roles within Finance and Operations, as well as international assignments in Europe (Iberia) and Latin America (Brazil, Argentina). Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President for the Latin American Region, overseeing all business activities and operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. During his tenure, the region grew substantially, exhibiting strong commercial and financial results and exceptional scores in both customer satisfaction and employee engagement.

Prior to joining DLL, Janse spent over 7 years working at KPMG, a global audit, tax and advisory firm, with assignments in both The Netherlands and Brazil. During that period he was also a part-time university lecturer at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) in Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics and Econometrics.

Janse holds a Master’s degree in Business Studies, and a post-graduate degree in Charter Public Accounting from Erasmus University, The Netherlands. More recently, he has continued his education via programs at Tilburg University, The Netherlands and the London Business School, United Kingdom.