Cloud provider Leaseweb Global appointed Svenja de Vos and Lex Boost as co-CEOs, part of a leadership transition that will see company founder, Con Zwinkels, and Pieter Dijkhuis take on supervisory roles. They previously served, respectively, as CEO and CFO.
de Vos has been with Leaseweb for over eight years, having served as CTO, while Boost, the former CEO of Leaseweb USA, rejoins the company from Harlem Next, where he was CEO. Both have experience in scaling operations and driving growth, and are expected to help guide Leaseweb through its next phase of global expansion.
Leaseweb also appointed Martijn Bethlehem as CFO, succeeding Dijkhuis. Bethlehem has been with Leaseweb for over 17 years, most recently serving as finance director for the Netherlands. Additionally, Sander Poelwijk, who has been with Leaseweb for 18+ years, will shift from director of product engineering to CTO.
Moving forward, Leaseweb’s global entity leadership – as well as teams responsible for product management, strategy, M&A and legal – will directly report to the co-CEO’s.
“Leaseweb would not be the company it is today without the vision, leadership and dedication of Con and Pieter,” said Boost. “Their contributions have been instrumental in building a strong, global cloud business founded on a culture rich in diversity, openness and a strong sense of community. We are grateful for their guidance and look forward to benefiting from their experience in their new roles.”
“As we continue to grow, Leaseweb remains focused on delivering scalable, high-performance cloud solutions that meet customer needs,” said de Vos. “With recent innovations such as our public cloud service and Leaseweb object storage, we are strengthening our position as a trusted provider of reliable, cost-effective infrastructure. This leadership transition ensures we stay agile and well-positioned for the future and we welcome the continuing involvement of Con and Pieter.”
Con and Pieter will remain CEO and CFO of Leaseweb’s parent company, Ocom, where they are responsible for corporate functions such as financial reporting, capital allocation, treasury, corporate development, capital markets and relations with external stakeholders.
“It has been a privilege to be deeply engaged in the daily management of the company for many years,” said Con. “As we enter the next phase of growth, I believe the time is right for me to step back from operational responsibilities and dedicate my focus to the broader strategic direction of the business as a supervisory board member at the group level. I have full confidence in Svenja and Lex, who are outstanding leaders with the expertise and vision to drive the company forward and realize its next stage of success.”
