Douwe Engelsman

As Partner of EO Executives in the Netherlands, Douwe Engelsman is specializing in placing executives who not only demonstrate professional excellence but also make an impact from day one. His expertise lies in key roles in Finance that are critical to a company’s success in post-deal, scale-up, and turnaround situations.

His clients include private equity firms, multinational corporations, publicly listed companies, and family-owned businesses. They operate under intense performance pressure and require leaders who can deliver immediate impact. Douwe Engelsman knows that simply hiring the apparent best executive is not enough. What matters is whether they can deliver results in the specific environment. 

“A CFO must do more than report numbers. He or she leads people and organizations safely through transformations. My goal is to find the personalities capable of meeting that responsibility.”

This mindset is why he supports companies in critical phases of change, fills key positions with precision, and ensures that leadership teams become effective without delay. His recent projects include placing CFOs, Global Heads of FP&A, Vice Presidents of Finance Transformation, and Group Controllers. Across all assignments, his focus is not on the résumé but on the contribution to business performance.