Arjen Schouten

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Member of The Supervisory Board at TenneT Reinsurance N.V.

The Randstad, Netherlands

Overview

Arjen Schouten is the Chief Financial & Risk Officer at Univé, leveraging extensive experience from roles at ABN AMRO Verzekeringen, NIBC, and PwC. He focuses on financial policy, risk management, and advancing the cooperatives strategy. He has completed executive programs at Nyenrode Business University and London Business School.

Beyond his finance career, Arjen is deeply committed to charitable work, serving on the supervisory board and as treasurer for Stichting Hartekind, a foundation for children with heart defects. His personal mission is to empower his team, emphasizing collective success and a human-centric approach in his leadership.

He is the co-founder of the ShareAndWonder Foundation with his wife, which supports charity projects in East Africa.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Demanding

Judgemental

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Cooperative Business Models
As CFRO of Univé, a cooperative without a profit motive, he champions its unique DNA and value proposition for its members and society.
Team Empowerment
States his personal mission is to facilitate his team's growth, believing that the collective team result is the central focus for success.
Children's Health Advocacy
Actively involved with Stichting Hartekind as a board member and treasurer, passionately advocating for children with heart conditions.

Media Appearances

Arjen has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2024
Member of The Supervisory Board at TenneT Reinsurance N.V.
7-2021
CFRO at Univé
4-2016
Founder at Vi Ducere Financieel Management en Consultancy
7-2023 - 11-2025
Lid raad van toezicht at Stichting Hartekind
12-2020 - 7-2023
Penningmeester at Stichting Hartekind

Education

2016 - 2017
New Board Program from Nyenrode Business University
2011 - 2011
Executive programme from London Business School

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Exp : 9 Location : The Randstad, Netherlands Job Level : Leadership Designation : Member of The Supervisory Board at TenneT Reinsurance N.V.
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Insights For Selling To Arjen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Arjen is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Arjen

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Arjen move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Arjen take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Arjen

Personality Compatibility


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