Jos Sluys (1963) founded Saffelberg Investments, a leading investment fund based in Gooik, Belgium, with a focus on helping entrepreneurs create value. Until 2007, Jos Sluys was CEO, Director & majority shareholder of ARINSO International, listed on Euronext Brussels. In July 2007, ARINSO was acquired by Northgate Information Solutions (LSE: NIS) for 375 million euro.
Jos Sluys developed ARINSO from a local Belgian SAP-HR implementation company with 20 staff and a turnover of 1.5 million euro in 1995, to a group operating in 27 countries in EMEA, the Americas and AsiaPac, with consolidated net sales of 220 million euro and over 2,500 staff.
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Until 1994 Jos worked as HR sales manager for SAP Belgium, and managed the localisation of SAP-HR for the Belgian market. Prior to joining SAP, Jos worked at Unilever, where he gained significant practical experience in supply chain management and consumer marketing.
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Jos Sluys is considered an expert in IT Services and Business Transformation, and sits on the board of numerous companies across various industries. He has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Brussels (VUB 1986) and a MBA from the Vlerick Management School (RUG 1987).
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