Wiltfried’s initial career development fundamentally has its roots in the fine arts and antiques industry, concretely at Glerum Auctioneers in The Hague, and later at Bonhams Glerum South-East Asia in Singapore. Here, he was responsible for the company’s finance and operations and the business development in South-East Asia and Australia.
In 1998, Wiltfried moved to YER Young Executive Recruitment where he was appointed Managing Consultant. In this position, Wiltfried held responsibility for the business line Finance, Legal, Insurance and Tax (FLINT) and later also Government. In the Netherlands and the UK, he maintained contacts with Board Members of banks and insurance companies and Partners of law, consultancy and accountancy firms, as well as Key Persons in the national and local governments and/or civil service and in the not-for-profit.