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Jan Veene

Jan Veene is the CEO of mapa, a role he took up in April 2025, and is based in Brugge. Since January 2012 he has also been CEO of b-inside.

Veene began his career at PKS Electronics, joining as an R&D engineer in January 1989 and holding the position of Manager Professional Services from October 1991 until July 1997. In October 1997 he became Managing Director of Inside Communications, now b-inside bv, remaining in that role until December 2011. Between September 2001 and January 2005 he was managing director of Inside-SK in Slovakia, and from January 2006 to January 2016 he was CEO of Inside Instanbul.

He studied electronics at the Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge-Oostende from 1984 to 1987 and completed an MID at Vlerick Business School between 1998 and 2002. He also attended H.Hart College.

Career

Roles
  • MapaCEOApr 2025 – Present
  • b-insideCEOJan 2012 – Present
  • Inside InstanbulCEOJan 2006 – Jan 2016
  • Inside-SK (Slovakia)Managing directorSep 2001 – Jan 2005
  • Inside Communications is nu b-inside bvManaging DirectorOct 1997 – Dec 2011
  • PKS ElectronicsManager Professional ServicesOct 1991 – Jul 1997
  • PKS ElectronicsR&D engineerJan 1989 – Sep 1991
Education

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