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Robert Van Zanten

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CEO at Salta Group
📍 Blaricum, North Holland, Netherlands

Robert van Zanten is the founder and CEO of Salta Group, the largest private education provider in the Benelux. He started the company, originally NCOI, in 1996 from his mothers attic and grew it through a strategy of focus and acquisitions. He holds a doctorate from VU Amsterdam and a degree from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Outside of work, Robert is committed to philanthropy through the Globewise Foundation, which he founded with his wife, Marinel, in 2016. The foundation supports educational projects for underprivileged children and young people in Africa and Asia, aiming to provide them with better prospects through improved access to quality education.

A true advocate for his companys mission, he recently took an AI course at one of his own institutes to continue his personal "lifelong learning" journey.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Blaricum, North Holland, Netherlands
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Lifelong Learning
This is the core mission of his company, Salta Group. He promotes continuous personal and professional development, believing leaders must always keep learning to succeed.
Entrepreneurial Growth
Having built his company from a solo venture into a market leader, he actively mentors other entrepreneurs on how to accelerate growth through the nlgroeit platform.
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Career

Work history

1996
CEO
Salta Group
1995 - 1996
New Product Development / Marketing Department
Friesche Vlag Nederland
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Education
1990 - 1994
drs.
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Doctor (dr)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
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