Coen Derkx is a senior operations executive and SVP with more than 30 years of global leadership experience across production, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, and service operations. He has a proven track record of driving significant improvements in productivity, quality, safety, delivery, cost, and inventory performance across complex international organizations through Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles.

Throughout his career, Coen has held senior leadership roles within General Electric, Danaher, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Leica Microsystems, Fluke, Hach, and Beckman Coulter Diagnostics. He has led global operations organizations across the Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Electronics, and Industrial sectors, successfully executing operational transformations, acquisition integrations, manufacturing footprint consolidations, and supply chain optimization initiatives across Europe and North America.