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Frank Verlaan

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Channel Sales Director - France and Benelux at Microsoft
📍 Mijdrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Frank Verlaan is Microsofts Channel Sales Director for France and the Benelux. He is focused on accelerating cloud revenue and building an AI-first partner business by collaborating with top System Integrators. He is an alumnus of Nyenrode Business University and Northwesterns Kellogg School of Management.

Outside of his tech career, Frank is deeply involved in youth sports as an assistant soccer coach and event organizer for SV Argon, a Dutch football club. He is passionate about introducing children to football in a fun and engaging way, developing their skills from a young age.

He has a background as a strategy consultant at Boer & Croon before moving into his extensive career at Microsoft.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Channel Sales Director - France and Benelux
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Mijdrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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AI Partner Strategy
A primary focus of his role is "building an AI-first partner business" and he frequently promotes Microsoft's AI tools like Copilot to partners.
Cloud Revenue Growth
His responsibilities consistently highlight driving "breakthrough cloud revenue growth" through the Microsoft partner ecosystem in France and the Benelux.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Channel Sales Director - France and Benelux
Microsoft
3-2025 - 8-2025
Partner Channel Lead - Microsoft The Netherlands
Microsoft
9-2020 - 3-2025
Partner Solution Sales Lead - Microsoft The Netherlands
Microsoft
1-2012 - 5-2013
Assistent soccercoach
SV Argon
1-2005 - 4-2011
Strategy consultant
Boer & Croon
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Education
2017 - 2017
Touching the Community Soul
Nyenrode Business University
2012 - 2012
Virtual Kellogg On Marketing Course
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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