Leadership

Reinout te Brake on Linkedin

Reinout te Brake co-founded iQU with Simon Usiskin in 2009. Reinout is responsible for overseeing the overall direction and strategy for the company.

Previously, Reinout was Strategist at Spil Games, where he oversaw the company’s growth from a young games company to one of the most recognized casual games enterprises in the industry in less than three years. He played a major role in transforming the company from a local game portal into a worldwide game distributor, operating game portals in more than 40 countries, reaching almost 85 million unique players a month. Under his supervision, Spil Games opened offices in Poland, France, Germany and China.

Reinout graduated from Chr. Hogeschool Windesheim in the Netherlands

Frank Maene acts as an active member of the supervisory board of iQU™, where he has direct input on maintaining the financial well being of the company.

As managing partner, Frank oversees all aspects of fund and investment management for Hummingbird Ventures.

Pim Schmitz is an early private investor in iQU™, where, as an active member of the supervisory board, he has direct input on maintaining the financial well being of the company.

In addition to working with iQU, Pim presides as CEO of Talpa Holding, the holding company of Dutch media tycoon John de Mol’s assets, which include Endemol, a media conglomerate responsible for hit programs such as “Big Brother,” “Deal or no Deal” and “The Voice.” In his role, Pim is also responsible for the operations of media company Talpa Media, which develops and produces TV formats worldwide as well as managing investments, such as the recently acquired 33% stake in the SBS Group.

Prior to Talpa Holding, Pim served on the Board of Endemol and as head of private equity at Cyrte Investments. Before that he worked as an investment banker for ABN AMRO, one of the largest banking firms in the Netherlands.

Pim studied Economics at the Erasmus University and received his MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management.

Jochem De Gruyter on Linkedin

Jochem de Gruyter is chief executive officer (CEO) and acting operations officer (COO) at iQU™. In this role, Jochem is responsible for overseeing the business roadmap, operational development and technology innovation to successfully organize, drive and grow the company worldwide.

Brian Spaans on Linkedin

Brian Spaans is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at iQU. Spaans went to University Nyenrode, Breukelen and received a Masters Degree in Auditing. During his post-master studies, Spaans became a certified public auditor in the Netherlands. In his role as CFO at iQU, Spaans oversees all company budgets, management information, annual accounts, tax deductions, HR and legal matters.

Prior to joining iQU, Spaans gained international experience working as the Certified Public Auditor on a project at PricewaterhouseCoopers London. After spending 8 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Spaans moved on to a smaller Dutch company as financial controller.

Thriving in the Dutch startup scene, Spaans made the decision to join the iQU team in early 2011.