Jaap Zuiderveld

Jaap Zuiderveld is NVIDIA’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Europe, Middle East, and India.

Responsible for driving growth in the consumer, enterprise, automotive and embedded businesses at NVIDIA, Jaap is a highly-accomplished international business leader and draws on more than 20 years of experience in the IT and telecommunications industry. He is passionate about innovation in IT, including cloud computing, IT consumerisation, and BYOD, and has in-depth knowledge of European markets, customers, and business structures.

Before joining NVIDIA, Jaap led the global direct sales force at Colt Technology Services in London and previously held CEO and COO positions at Active 24 and ACN respectively. Currently based in Munich, Germany, he has worked in the UK, Norway, and the Netherlands. Jaap is a Dutch national and alumnus of Erasmus University Rotterdam, graduating with a Masters in Economics in 1989.
Away from the office, Jaap is an avid Formula 1 fan and sailing enthusiast who has been known to race sail boats competitively.