Founder Giels Brouwer: “The addition of Gert-Jan Nijweide is a huge step forward for the company. His vision and experience will help SciSports to gain even more traction in the football industry and helps us to make the next step in scaling up. In his role as COO, Nijweide will be responsible for all internal processes and the commercialization of existing products.”
Nijweide: “I’ve seen the rapid growth of SciSports in the past years and was intrigued by the uniqueness of their products and services. Data is becoming more and more important in the football industry and I believe that it will be crucial in the support of the decision-making process in the broadest sense. I am proud to lead this company with Giels and Wouter and look forward to share my experience with so many bright minds.”
Wouter Roosenburg joins the management team as successor of Gerrit Jan van Ahee, who leaves the company for a new adventure at Hiiper. Brouwer: “Roosenburg has shown his ability as a technical thoughts leader when he was leading the BallJames department. He structured the development process of the team and managed to partner up with big tech companies. Roosenburg has a lot of experience in software engineering and real-time tracking systems and knows how to deliver knowledge to the team. He will be responsible for the technological optimization of the company and makes sure that we use state-of-the-art technology and algorithms.”
Roosenburg: “I am extremely excited to join the management team as the new CTO of the company. SciSports has the potential to disrupt an entire industry as we combine technologies like computer vision, deep learning and predictive analytics. It is a pleasure to work with some of the best technological talents with a passion for football and I believe that we will leave an everlasting footprint in the football industry.”
