Arjen Heeres

Arjen began his career at Esso and later worked for a subsidiary of Capgemini, where he specialised in knowledge-based systems and artificial intelligence. In 1997, he became Managing Director of Imtech IT Systems, a Dutch provider of IT services.

In 2000, he moved to the position of COO and co-owner of Quintiq, a software company headquartered in the Netherlands that provides advanced planning and optimisation solutions. As COO of Quintiq, he grew the company from a start-up to a worldwide leader with more than 1,000 employees and a presence in all major markets. In 2014, Quintiq was acquired by Dassault Systems, the second largest software company in Europe.

In July 2019, Arjen became the CEO of the Spanish artificial intelligence and analytics company Decide4ai. Arjen has been President of the Supervisory Board of the Planon Group since 2016.