Based in The Netherlands, Ton de Graaf coaches the next generation of global corporate leaders (Vice-Presidents and higher). He has been coaching clients from all over the world since he started his own executive coaching practice in 2004. Among his clients are the Executive Committee of Philips (Netherlands), ING (Netherlands), Bayer (Germany), Novartis (Switzerland), Generali (Italy), Sandvik (Sweden), Ceratizit (Luxembourg), and McKesson (USA) to name a few. He coaches his clients on effective leadership behaviour that has a positive, lasting effect on their teams and their companies. Ton is a member of the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC) and was recognised in 2007 as the world's first 'Chartered Business Coach(TM)', after a vigorous certification process conducted by Middlesex University and the Professional Development Foundation in the UK. This international credential, the first ever chartered-status designation for business coaches and the industry's most advanced credential, is reserved for the world's most senior coaches. Ton served as an Executive, Business and Life coach trainer with the International Coach Academy in Australia from 2006 until 2010, preparing students for an ICF coaching certification. He authored several books and e-courses on coaching. Ton served as a change manager, interim manager and general manager within various organisations. The keyword was change and leading change.