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Executive Management Team

Peter Ankerstjerne

Peter Ankerstjerne

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of Planon North America Board

As CEO, Peter holds the overall responsibility for the company's strategic direction, management, and performance. In addition, he is Chairman of the Planon North America Board. Peter joined Planon in 2021 and has an extensive record of workplace and facility management experience, including senior management positions with leading companies such as ISS and JLL. Peter has also served on the IFMA (International Facility Management Association) Board of Directors for a seven-year period, including a two-year term as the Chairman of the Board.

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Peter Ankerstjerne

Peter Ankerstjerne

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of Planon North America Board

Edwin Klijsen, CFO at Planon.

Edwin Klijsen

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Edwin Klijsen has been Chief Financial Officer of Planon since 2018. As CFO, Edwin is responsible for the Finance, IT, Legal, FM-NL and Information Management departments within Planon.

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Edwin Klijsen, CFO at Planon.

Edwin Klijsen

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Henk Laracker

Henk Laracker

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

As CTO, Henk Laracker leads the technology strategy and innovation of the integrated Planon platform. He drives Planon’s cloud-agnostic platform and ecosystem growth, enabling scalable enterprise software with continuous delivery through Planon Live.

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Henk Laracker

Henk Laracker

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Irina Mladenova, CPO at Planon

Irina Mladenova

Chief Product Officer (CPO)

Irina Mladenova joined Planon in 2026 as Chief Product Officer, holding responsibility for the product vision and strategy, including AI innovation, as well as the portfolio roadmap of Planon. Before joining Planon, she held various senior product leadership and strategic roles across the built-environment technology sector.

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Irina Mladenova, CPO at Planon

Irina Mladenova

Chief Product Officer (CPO)

Sylvain Lamy, CRO at Planon

Sylvain Lamy

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) for Facilities and Field Services

Sylvain Lamy joined Planon in 2025 as the CRO for Planon Facilities and Field Services, with global responsibility for the key commercial areas that shape the customer journey and drive long-term value delivery. Before joining Planon, he led the Schneider Electric Software Enterprise team as Enterprise Software VP, Digital Energy, which also acts as a Planon reseller.

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Sylvain Lamy, CRO at Planon

Sylvain Lamy

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) for Facilities and Field Services

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Klaas Bosma

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Planon Real Estate

As Chief Revenue Officer for the Planon Real Estate business line, Klaas is responsible for Planon’s comprehensive Real Estate Management software business.

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Klaas Bosma

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Planon Real Estate

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Marcel Groenenboom

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Planon Facilities and Planon Field Services

Prior to joining Planon, Marcel worked in various management positions at HP Netherlands. Following that, he spent more than nine years at SAP Netherlands, five of which as a member of the management team serving in various roles, including Sales Director and Director of Ecosystem & Channels.

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Marcel Groenenboom

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Planon Facilities and Planon Field Services

Annemarie Tuinstra, CHRO at Planon

Annemarie Tuinstra

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

Annemarie Tuinstra joined Planon in 2026 as Chief Human Resources Officer and is responsible for leading the global HR organization and activities. Annemarie previously held senior HR positions at multinational organizations across multiple industries.

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Annemarie Tuinstra, CHRO at Planon

Annemarie Tuinstra

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

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John Vos

John Vos

General Manager Emerging Markets, Facilities & Field Services

John has been with Planon for more than 27 years. His current role is General Manager for the business area Emerging Markets, where he is responsible for all sales activities. The International business area covers all operations associated with facility management service providers and business conducted in countries where Planon is indirectly active via resellers.

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John Vos

John Vos

General Manager Emerging Markets, Facilities & Field Services

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David Stillebroer

VP Solutions

David Stillebroer joined Planon in 2002 as a consultant and now serves as Vice President of Solutions with more than 20 years of experience. He oversees all solution centers and innovations at Planon, and has played a key role in recent developments in energy and sustainability, IoT, lease accounting and business intelligence solutions.

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David Stillebroer

VP Solutions

Iwan van Eldijk, Planon's Vice President of Partnering & Alliances.

Iwan van Eldijk

VP Partnering & Alliances

Iwan van Eldijk has been Planon’s Vice President of Partnering & Alliances since 2017. He joined Planon in 1999 as an Implementation Consultant, after which he had several positions in the leadership team, including Director Business Consultancy.

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Iwan van Eldijk, Planon's Vice President of Partnering & Alliances.

Iwan van Eldijk

VP Partnering & Alliances

Planon's General Manager Services BA International, Wido Jansen.

Wido Jansen

Senior Vice President, Global Services

Wido has been with Planon since 2007 and is currently serving as the Senior Vice President of Global Services. In this role, he is responsible for delivering successful implementation projects for Planon customers, and ensuring that Planon’s solutions continue to deliver ongoing benefits to our customers.

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Planon's General Manager Services BA International, Wido Jansen.

Wido Jansen

Senior Vice President, Global Services

Stephan Mau, Executive Vice President for Real Estate Management software solutions at Planon

Stephan Mau

Senior Vice President SAP Business Development

As SVP SAP Business Development, Stephan leads the efforts to maximize the full potential of the Planon and SAP partnership.

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Stephan Mau, Executive Vice President for Real Estate Management software solutions at Planon

Stephan Mau

Senior Vice President SAP Business Development

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Dr. Christopher Brennan

General Manager Europe Central, Facilities & Field Services

Christopher Brennan joined Planon in November 2024 as General Manager Europe Central, Facilities & Field Services. He brings extensive experience as a sales leader, general manager and non-executive board advisor in the EMEA IT and cybersecurity industry.

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Dr. Christopher Brennan

General Manager Europe Central, Facilities & Field Services

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Kimberly Castle

General Manager North America, Facilities & Field Services

Kimberly Castle is a workplace technology expert with 30+ years in corporate real estate. Having worked on both the client and consulting side, she brings knowledge of client needs and delivers strategic solutions that drive workplace transformation.

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Kimberly Castle

General Manager North America, Facilities & Field Services

Planon expert Frank Bögel

Frank Bögel

VP Product Lines

Frank Bögel is VP Product Lines at Planon and responsible for Planon's software solutions for building owners and users. He has more than 25 years of experience in designing and implementing IWMS projects and products. Frank Bögel joined Planon in April 2018. Previously, he worked for many years in management and as an executive board member for various software companies, including Aconex AG and Conject AG.

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Planon expert Frank Bögel

Frank Bögel

VP Product Lines

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