The people shaping team.blue

Our passionate executive and non-executive board members reflect the entrepreneurial spirit that brought about team.blue and remains at the heart of how our business is evolving.

Leadership

Jonas Dhaenens

Founder & President

Jonas is a highly pragmatic, self-made entrepreneur with an impressive track record beginning when he was just 16 with the launch of Combell, a Belgium based web hosting company that continues to thrive today.

Group CEO

As CEO, Claudio Corbetta brings more than 25 years of experience to team.blue in leadership roles that have transformed brands meeting the online needs of the small business community.

Chief Finance Officer

Jonathan joined team.blue in April 2023, bringing with him over 30 years of experience from several senior telecoms finance and commercial roles at EE, Virgin Mobile Group and E.ON.

Chief Technical Officer

Kirk brings more than 26 years of experience leading global technology organisations, having started in application development with Oracle and moved through various leadership roles within Global IT service providers such as Digital, Compaq, HP, Siemens and IBM.

Chief Product Officer

Hans joined as group CPO in September 2021 to further strengthen the groupwide product strategy and the delivery of products that support entrepreneurs in their digital success. He can leverage his more than 30 years of experience in various leadership roles in the Information Technology industry.

Chief Revenue Officer

Stephen helps commercial teams work together across the group, supporting sales and marketing to achieve growth potential and to develop the team.blue brand.

Chief Corporate Development Officer

Lorenzo brings more than two decades of industry experience to his role as Chief Corporate Development Officer for team.blue, having previously served as Deputy Group CFO.

Chief Human Resource Officer

Sylvia joined team.blue in June 2022, bringing over 25 years of international HR experience with her. Before joining the group, she worked within the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industry, running many transformational people programmes to drive engagement and organisational growth.

Director of Transformation

Gaia joins us following her time as an associate partner in McKinsey’s Milan office, supporting clients in transforming their organisations, improving performance, and managing change.

Head of SaaS Portfolio Management

Miguel is responsible for the portfolio of SaaS companies at team.blue, from M&A stage to facilitating post-merger integration, overseeing companies’ strategic priorities, financial performance, value creation plans and coordinating involvement from central functions.

Dawn Marriott

Executive Chair

Dawn Marriott is the Executive Chair at team.blue, having joined in 2021. Additionally, she Chairs a Nordic based business, Geomatikk, is on the Board of Azets, a large European accounting firm, and Citation, an international HR and compliance business.

Hg Investor Director

Joris represents the Hg Funds shareholdings in team.blue. As a Partner at Hg, Joris invests in SME enablement and software solutions. 

Hg Investor Director

Nick represents the Hg Funds shareholdings in team.blue and as a Partner at Hg is focused on SME enablement and software solutions.  He is also a member of the Hg Investment Committee.

Hg Investor Director

Matthijs Deroo represents the Hg Funds shareholding within team.blue, and as principal at Hg's Genesis team, Matthijs focuses on investments in SME technology-enabled services and ecommerce technology.

AN Investor Director

Jeroen Hüpscher is a non-executive team.blue board member. He brings a broad expertise derived from an ongoing dialogue around customer, product and company needs.

Group CEO

As CEO, Claudio Corbetta brings more than 25 years of experience to team.blue in leadership roles that have transformed brands meeting the online needs of the small business community.

NED

Jon Wrennall is a non-executive team.blue board member. He brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in the technology sector in roles including HMRC’s first CTO, advisor to AppDynamics, CTO for Fujitsu and over 10 years at Accenture.

JD Investor Director & President

Jonas is a highly pragmatic, self-made entrepreneur with an impressive track record, beginning when he was just 16 with the launch of Combell, a Belgium-based web hosting company that continues to thrive today.

CPPIB Investor Director

Richa represents CPP Investment’s shareholding in team.blue and as a Managing Director in the Direct Private Equity group at CPP Investments leads their investments in the Technology sector in Europe.

Jessica Morris

CPPIB Investor Director

Jessica Morris represents the CPP Investments shareholding in team.blue. As a Principal within the Direct Private Equity team at CPP Investments, Jessica is responsible for European technology investments.

Anthony Keusters

Sofina observer

Anthony Keusters represents the Sofina shareholding within team.blue, and as investment professional at Sofina, he focuses on investments in technology. Anthony led Sofina’s recent investment in team.blue.

Vanessa De Waele

Corporate Secretary

As Group General Counsel & Sustainability Director, Vanessa brings legal experience along with a leadership approach that allows her to look at the broader system of how legal services connects with a wider range of business goals.