Harald Kokelkoren, Director Business Development, ILIAS Solutions: “Given the growth of our customer base in Europe, appointing a Vice President for the region is essential. With his extensive background and a 7-year track record at ILIAS, Harry is the ideal candidate for this Strategic Business Development role.”

Harry Corstens, Vice President Europe, ILIAS Solutions: “Being a former military officer, I understand the power of ILIAS as a commercial-of-the-shelf Defense Platform. Our mission in Europe is clear: to bring the added value of ILIAS to our European stakeholders, across the military logistics chain: Mission Driven Logistics. I’m convinced that with our European team, ILIAS will bring an unrevealed capability to truly enhance the availability and sustainability of military fleets. No need to elaborate on the necessity in the current geopolitical context.”

Corstens is a retired Royal Netherlands Army Lieutenant-Colonel with over 15 years of experience in army maintenance and logistics. His vast experience ranges from an embedded maintenance officer within a reconnaissance battalion to leading a battalion-sized ILM unit.

After having successfully concluded the Advanced General Staff Course, he became the Corps Operational Planner for the NRF4 engagement at the German/Netherlands Corps in Münster. He ended his military career in Paris as a liaison officer to the French Ministry of Defence, where he coordinated the EU-mission to Chad and the French OMLT mission to Afghanistan.

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In 2018 began Corstens’ journey at ILIAS Solutions, where he made significant strides in reinforcing the ILIAS Expeditionary Deployment Operations capability. Together with Damen Naval he established the Autonomous Asset Management (A2M) product. A cutting-edge technology powered by ILIAS Solutions and designed to enhance naval operations on shore and on board a vessel.

Corstens is a Royal Netherlands Military Academy alumnus and holds an executive master in security and defence; both from the Dutch Defence Academy and the French War College. He also studied Organizational Management at the VU in Amsterdam and holds a Master of Geostrategy and Industrial Dynamics from Paris II Panthéon-Assas.