Wim Rutten is a 44-year-old Dutch senior consultant with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing, operations excellence, and lean implementation across various industries including chemicals, food, fibers, and pharmaceuticals. He has worked with major companies across Europe and the US, specializing in organizational design, productivity and quality improvement programs, and facilitating plant performance management systems. Recommendations from former clients highlight his hands-on approach, ability to identify root causes, drive sustainable results, and partner effectively through change processes.

1. Ir Wim Rutten
Position: Senior Consultant Age: 44 Nationality: Dutch
Professional experience & education Key assignments Client list Countries
1992 Chemical Technology – Delft • Design and implementation of World • Sara Lee NL
University of Technology Class Manufacturing / Operational • Danone PL, RU
Excellence / Lean • Akzo Nobel NL, USA, S
1994 Chemical Technology - Post- • Management of organizational design • Intervet NL
academic design – Delft University and development of site and plant • SVZ PL
of Technology organizations • Avebe S
• Management and implementation of • Invista NL
1997 Project Manager research productivity and quality improvement • FrieslandCampina NL
technology Akzo Nobel programs within process industry • Colbond NL
• Assessor of key losses & • Teijn Aramid NL
2012. Manufacturing consultant improvement potential in process • Biomerieux NL
‘97-’00 Akzo Nobel industry environment • PostNL NL
‘00-’09 ARV Group • Facilitator of plant performance mgt • Attero NL
‘09-‘12 Suresh Company systems
• Management coaching & personal
www.sureshcompany.nl development
phone | +31 6 29073120
Languages Industries Key competences
• Dutch • Food • Manufacturing / Operations management
• English • Chemical • Organizational design and implementation /
• Fibers change management
• Pharmaceutical • Industrial engineering
• Energy & waste • Technology
• Lean, WCM facilitation
• Performance management
• Systemic constellations
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2. Recommendations
"Wim supported me by facilitating the progress meetings with my projectleaders. Wim is very creative and
consistent in getting root causes of deviations to the surface. By his observations and gentle feedback I got
a clear view on the real reasons behind my dilemma's in steering my projectleaders."
— John van Haeff, was Wim's client
"If you are looking for that experienced guy that really understand your plant operation and knows how to
implement change processes in that same plant, than Wim Rutten is probably the one you are looking for.
With > 10 years of hands on experience he knows what it takes and is a reliable partner which whom you can
co-create !"
— Jeroen Verheijen, was with another company when working with Wim
"Wim is an excellent manufacturing change agent. He not only helped defining the change program of a
coffee factory, but was very instrumental in the implementation of it. Great results with a very pleasant style."
— Sluys, Jos, was Wim's client
"Wims in-depth understanding of production processes and hands on approach resulted in a sustainable
increase of production output on our most profitable production line."
— Jac Bolt, was Wim's client
"Wim has a very strong results driven approach, is very structured and truly knows what productivity
improvement work is and requires from management and organization. Throughout our approximately 8 year
business relation Wim has developed his organizational and cultural insights and turned this into a main
competence, which is of great importance if you are looking for sustainable results."
— Stefan Svensson, was Wim's client
"Wim advised us when we had to achieve large cost reductions in a short period of time. We initiated a
Maintenance Excellence project where three ARV consultants succesfully joined our team for a period of ±
18 months. I personally appreciated Wim's ability to put himself into our shoes and come with true expert
advice based upon that perspective. It was a very energizing project that delivered excellent results."
— Rene De Jonge, was Wim's client
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