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EO Executives Strengthens Board and Senior Leadership Expertise in the Netherlands with Jasper de Jong as Partner

Written by EO Executives on April 20, 2026



Jasper de Jong has joined EO Executives as Partner in Amsterdam, adding further depth to the firm’s work at board and senior executive level. With more than 20 years of experience in executive search across Industry, High Tech, Wholesale & Distribution, he supports companies in high-stakes situations.

Cologne/Amsterdam, 20.04.2026

Filling a leadership role is one thing. Ensuring it actually delivers impact is another. With Jasper de Jong, EO Executives adds a Partner who focuses exactly on that. Based in Amsterdam, he advises private equity–backed companies, family-owned businesses, multinationals and listed organizations on critical appointments at CEO, COO, CCO, and board level.

Douwe Engelsman, Jasper de Jong, Patric Kistner and Stephan H. Aschenbrenner

Over the past two decades, Jasper has worked across Industry, High Tech, Wholesale & Distribution markets where operational performance and organizational alignment are closely linked. His mandates typically sit in situations where expectations are high, conditions are evolving, and early decisions carry disproportionate weight.

His perspective is shaped by experience at the intersection of search, business development, and organizational reality. He brings a structured way of working, combined with a pragmatic understanding of how decisions translate into execution, particularly in environments where multiple stakeholders and competing priorities need to be aligned.

Douwe Engelsman

“Jasper has a strong instinct for where leadership decisions break down in practice. He focuses less on profiles and more on the conditions that determine whether someone will actually deliver. That makes his work particularly valuable in situations where execution really matters.”

Douwe Engelsman
Partner & Cluster Leader, EO Netherlands

This becomes especially relevant in private equity contexts and in situations where value chains are being reshaped. Here, clarity on expectations, timing, and early priorities is often the difference between momentum and delay.

Looking ahead, he will place increasing emphasis on COO roles in technology-driven environments. At EO, Jasper joins the Netherlands Cluster led by Douwe Engelsman.

Jasper de Jong

“I’ve always been drawn to roles where execution really matters. Not just defining strategy, but seeing what actually holds up once things get messy. My job is to understand where a leadership role will be won or lost, and to make that explicit before a decision is made.”

Jasper de Jong
Partner, EO Netherlands

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