Team

CEO: Karel van der Poel

Karel (Karl) van der Poel is CEO and founder of Mirror42. Before founding Mirror42, Karel van der Poel served as Vice President Strategy & Research of GorillaPark the pan-european business incubator. He was responsible for the investment strategy and involved in the seed-financing of more then 20 companies.

From 1994-1997 Karel van der Poel worked as a world-wide product manager and researcher at PROLIN Automation B.V. In 1997 Hewlett Packard Company acquired PROLIN. At HP Software Division Karel van der Poel continued to work as world wide product manager for IT Service Management software products untill 1999. As product manager he was responsible for define, build and market introduction of HP OpenView Service Desk in October 1999.

Finance & Legal: Arjen Pront

Arjen Pront is co-founder of Mirror42. Arjen Pront also co-founded Tornado Insider Group, an Amsterdam-based media company focusing on entrepreneurs and investors throughout the European high growth marketplace. Arjen Pront serves as Strategic Advisor to the board and management. Prior to co-founding Tornado Insider Group, Arjen Pront worked at Hewlett-Packard where he was on the management team of the IT Service Manager Business Unit in the OpenView Division. Arjen Pront was one of the key members in facilitating the integration of PROLIN Automation, B.V., after its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard. Arjen Pront served as a partner in the PROLIN organization. Before his tenure at PROLIN, Arjen Pront was a Director at Bank Mees & Hope in the Netherlands and the U. K. Arjen Pront has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Hyperion Associates, PROLIN Automation and Foundation Software (Ilion Plc), holds a Bachelors degree from HES in Amsterdam and a Masters from Newport University in the USA.

Product Management: Erik Hoffmann

Erik Hoffmann is co-founder of Mirror42. Erik Hoffmann graduated in Computer Science with a minor in Business Administration from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. He has spent his professional career providing the vital role as software architect between product management and software engineering in corporate environments and (Internet) start-ups. Erik Hoffmann began his career as an software architect at Dutch software startup PROLIN Automation B.V.. PROLIN provided software applications to support IT processes based on ITIL. After the company was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1997 he focused on integrating PROLIN’s software into HP OpenView’s product portfolio. In 1999, seeking new career challenges a startup would provide, Erik Hoffmann co-founded Moonshake Technologies and served as CEO. Moonshake provides bespoke software engineering for Internet-enabled company critical solutions. With his knowledge of and interest in IT process management he joined Mirror42 to run research and product development.

R&D: Lawrence Pit

Lawrence Pit has always been working on the creation of mission critical enterprise management applications. Before joining Mirror42, Lawrence founded two software development companies: Moonshake Technologies, where he served as Chief Software Architect, and later Boston IT where he was the managing director. He worked for companies such as Hewlett-Packard OpenView and Cisco Systems having the role of Lead Software Architect. He also worked several years for PROLIN, a company specializing in IT Service Management software. Lawrence Pit received a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Leiden.

Sales & Marketing: Frank Fidder

Before joining Mirror42, Frank Fidder held several sales management responsibilities at international software companies. As a Managing Director for Niku (currently CA Clarity) he played a crucial role in developing a successful market in the Benelux and the Nordics for their Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) offering. Prior to Niku, Frank Fidder worked for Applix (Service Management software), overseeing all sales activities in Northern Europe, Spain, Italy and South Africa. Before Applix, he served as Country Manager Holland at CODA, a UK based financial software company.

Professional Services: Pieter Goris

Pieter Goris co-founded Mirror42. Previously he worked as Senior Consultant in the field of IT Service Management at Westbury IT Services. Pieter Goris has over 10 years experience consulting many international clients on how to improve their IT Processes and align IT with the business. Pieter Goris is an expert in the field of IT Service Management, ITIL and CobiT.

Board

Karel van der Poel (Mirror42)

Karel (Karl) van der Poel is CEO and co-founder of Mirror42. Before founding Mirror42, Karel van der Poel served as Vice President Strategy & Research of GorillaPark the pan-european business incubator. He was responsible for the investment strategy and involved in the seed-financing of more then 20 companies.

Patrick Polak (Newion Investments)

Managing partner Patrick Polak is co-founder of Newion since 2000 and he is active as a venture capitalist since 1997. After his Aerospace Technology studies at Delft, he (co-)founded an IT company. At the end of 1996, he sold his interest in this company. Early in 1997, he joined N.V. NOM at Groningen where he was specifically responsible for investments in IT-related companies. In addition to the IT investments, he has invested in various other types of companies. Patrick was (or continues to be) member of various Non Executive Boards of Directors.

Herman DeLatte (Solid Ventures)

Herman DeLatte combines a strong international and operational software background with 6 years of venture capital experience. In 2000 he joined NeSBIC CTe Fund as general partner. He was previously CEO of ON Technology (Nasdaq:ONTC) in Boston for 3 years. Prior to ON Technology he was COO of Micrografx in Dallas for 3 years, after spending 3 years as senior VP and general manager of the same company’s international subsidiaries. Before joining Micrografx he served as Managing Director in major areas of Europe for Ashton-Tate Corporation. During the first 10 years of his career, he held various development, account management, sales and sales management functions at Control Data and co-founded 2 software companies in The Benelux, Ores and Madesu. Herman DeLatte holds a Graduate Degree in Computer Science from The Lindelei College in Belgium. He is a member of the board of several companies. Areas of expertise in the software business: Business Intelligence, Business Process Management and Network & Systems Management.

Arjen Pront (Mirror42)

Arjen Pront is co-founder of Mirror42 and manages finance and legal. Arjen Pront also co-founded Tornado Insider Group, an Amsterdam-based media company focusing on entrepreneurs and investors throughout the European high growth marketplace. Arjen Pront serves as Strategic Advisor to the board and management. Prior to co-founding Tornado Insider Group, Arjen Pront worked at Hewlett-Packard where he was on the management team of the IT Service Manager Business Unit in the OpenView Division. Arjen Pront was one of the key members in facilitating the integration of PROLIN Automation, B.V., after its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard. Arjen Pront served as a partner in the PROLIN organization. Before his tenure at PROLIN, Arjen Pront was a Director at Bank Mees & Hope in the Netherlands and the U. K. Arjen Pront has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Hyperion Associates, PROLIN Automation and Foundation Software (Ilion Plc), holds a Bachelors degree from HES in Amsterdam and a Masters from Newport University in the USA.