He launched his sales career with Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) and had success at MatixOne, the leading independent product lifecycle management vendor, which was acquired by Dassault Systemes in 2006. At Matrix One, he led the Benelux and Nordics operations with major customers such as Philips and Nokia — his region was a key driver for Europe’s growth numbers.

Erik was also Vice President of Sales Europe for LogMeIn, where he set up the European headquarters, drove strategy and execution, and grew the European business exponentially. Recently, he was with enterprise mobile startup Vervio, where he was Vice President, Sales EMEA. Erik holds a degree in business economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.