Tom Kaars Sijpesteijn was appointed Director of Atradius Netherlands in April 2013. As Director, he is responsible for Account Management, sales through the broker channel, banks and direct sales, Claims, Finance, Control, HR, Marketing and Communications, and Facilities. In addition, he has a coordinating role for the entire organization in the Netherlands. Before becoming Director of the Dutch organization, Tom worked for Atradius in Amsterdam, London, Zurich, and again in Amsterdam. He has held various commercial positions, most recently as Regional Director for our Multinational Business Unit Global, where he was responsible for five countries. Tom Kaars Sijpesteijn studied law at the University of Amsterdam. He has worked in the financial and insurance sector for more than fifteen years.