Leo Klijn is a Principal with Henberger. Henberger is a Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory Firm providing owners of privately held businesses with exit planning and transition to transaction solutions. We specialize in emerging growth and lower middle market businesses including family owned
companies.

Leo Klijn has more than 20 years of leadership experience in developing,
optimizing and revamping distribution channels for top-tier companies around the world. An accomplished entrepreneur and intrapreneur, his vision and expertise in corporate strategy and marketing have driven notable enterprise growth in the retail, enterprise software and general consumer goods sectors.

Offering a rare blend of creative and operational strengths, Leo has
achieved exciting company and product turnarounds and is recognized for his success in growing sales and profits. His strategic approach to building a business is reflected in his work as General Manager Asia-Pacific for Groupe Casino, where he set up and led the Far East Sourcing office. His strategy revamp and focus on sourcing directly from vendors quickly delivered impressive bottom-line results. His turnaround capability is highlighted by his accomplishments as Senior Vice-President Sales and Marketing for a $100 Million French food manufacturer, where he led a distressed company back to record profitability through a drastic restructuring of its product lines
and the development of new distribution channels.

Leo acquired direct hands-on experience as a business owner, when he co-founded SourcingLink, a software and services company focused on supplier relationship management, where he held several senior executive positions. As Vice President Services he led strategic sourcing engagements and software implementations for leading retailers and CPG companies such as Carrefour, Metro, Ito Yokado, Groupe Casino, Leroy Merlin, Makro, PETsMART,PETCO, Dannon and Smurfit. During his tenure the company reached a market capitalization of $450 Million. He was also actively involved in the
acquisition, development and subsequent sale of his wife's restaurant.

Currently a principal at Henberger, he focuses on helping private business
owners realize their dreams. He is a CBI (Certified Business Intermediary)
and a member of the IBBA (International Business Brokers Association), M&A Source, ACG (Association for Corporate Growth, CABB (California Association of Business Brokers) and the IBA (institute for Business Appraisers). He
also holds a broker's license from the California Department of Real Estate.

Leo received his Masters from ESCP-EAP, Paris, London, Berlin and his
Undergraduate from Nijenrode, the Netherlands ' School of Business. He has worked on all major continents, is fluent in English, German, French and
Dutch and proficient in Spanish and Thai. Leo is an active coach for his
daughter's soccer team and an avid, yet unaccomplished golfer.