Michael van der Steen

Former VP Plan to Invoice and Strategy adidas

“Through sport we have the power to change lives.” - adidas

Michael has held several executive roles in the Order to Cash cycle at multinationals. In this role the focus is on delivering value and innovation to the customer. This resulted in successful programs to improve the process. This included the creation of shared services and the introduction of state of art global credit- and collection tooling. At adidas Michael is driving the introduction and implementation of an end-to-end vision in business-to-business and direct-to-consumer to deliver value to the customer.

After obtaining his MBA Michael successfully finished several trainings at INSEAD, IMD and Harvard Business School.

SSOWOMEN Leadership Day: May 13th, 2024

1:45 PM Achieving Diversity & Inclusion as a Team: The Role of Male Leaders in the Women's Leadership Conversation

It’s never us vs them; male leaders are not excluded in the women leadership conversation. In fact, we would keenly invite male leaders to join this dialogue with the female leaders.

·       How can male leaders become stronger allies to support their female colleagues and peers in their professional journeys?

·       What experiences can we learn from the leadership styles and experiences of women in the workplace

·       How do we develop a truly diverse and high-performing team together?

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Michael.

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