During his research positions in biology & biochemistry Paul was already attracted to business and governance. He changed though business education and character towards an organizational development management position at Dutch Post. Triggered by his entrepreneurial nature he started his own mid-size management consultancy & education firm in mid-eighties, last century.
As part of his personal development he took an Executive MBA in combination with Insead in France and Wharton in the USA and universities in Germany and The Netherlands.
Sharing strong beliefs in profitability of sustainable business and due to his personal development Paul retreated from this industry and initiated MatureDevelopment in 2000 and became advocate of voluntary contributions as well; a company with a strong emphasis on sustainable – & system innovation; especially on seafood and water quality.
Paul has excellent communication skills and he is in constant demand on important working groups, for organizations in R&D and education, like universities of applied science, vocational training colleges. In projects with the European Commission, his strategic programming processes assist greatly in priority setting in the Seafood Industry and Education. He is the Global Ambassador for Aquaculture without Frontiers.
He is providing with colleagues leverage and solutions in online education, aquaculture, sustainable development, system innovation and water quality. And focuses on action to add value and improvement.
Additionally, Paul has an excellent record in research, reporting and presenting.
He is extremely keen to assist younger people in their endeavors in the industry and tries to include them in all the work that he is engaged. To that end he has linked to several European Universities engaging in international internships and program accreditation also as member of Industry Advisory Boards at Universities.