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Ibo Derin

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Director Commercial Relations & Operations at Archipel Academy
📍 Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

Ibo Derin is a seasoned operations leader with over 25 years of experience scaling retail and SaaS companies. He specializes in turning strategy into execution for large teams and has managed P&Ls up to €200M. People often describe him as solution-oriented, ambitious, loyal, and inspiring.

Outside of his professional life, Ibo is interested in personal well-being and explores concepts like "Bodyfulness" to balance effort and relaxation. He enjoys playing golf and uses his network to support personal causes, such as raising awareness for stem cell donation.

He developed the "I. B. O. - method" for leadership, which focuses on three core elements: Inspiring, Binding, and Developing teams.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Director Commercial Relations & Operations
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
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Operational Excellence
He focuses on turning strategy into repeatable execution using Lean structures, KPIs, and OKRs to drive measurable performance and build momentum in large-scale operations.
Leadership Development
He has designed and implemented leadership and onboarding programs for management, and created his own leadership method centered on inspiring, binding, and developing people.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Director Commercial Relations & Operations
Archipel Academy
1-2019 - 8-2022
Global (Director) Operations manager - Retail Expansion & Growth
Action
2-2016 - 1-2019
Regional operations - excellence manager
Action
3-2014 - 9-2020
Coach and owner I.D. Business & Coaching
I.D. Business & Coaching
12-2011 - 2-2016
Head of Logistic - Operations Excellence Manager / Lean-TWI consult
Jumbo Supermarkten
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Education
2024 - 2025
Certified Mental Mindset Coach
Mental Mindset - Revitage
2014 - 2016
HBO
ICM opleidingen & trainingen
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