Our Team
QRP International has achieved great success due in no small part to the dedication, knowledge and expertise of its staff. In any industry where the people behind a company are as important as the company itself, QRP is blessed to have such energetic and customer-driven individuals.
Jacobus Groot
Managing Director
Jacobus was born in the Netherlands in 1969. He studied Tourism in Breda and International Management at the University of Maastricht. After his graduation he started a career in Project Management in various telecommunications companies. Being passionate about international management he worked in Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany , Cyprus, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Through his various experiences he wanted to improve project management, facilitating change.
In 2003 he started his long time dream to have his own company and founded QRP International which quickly grew to a Pan – European leader in Project Management training and consultancy.
Jacobus loves travelling, speaks Dutch, English ,German, Italian and some French. Wine and good food are his passion which he enjoys in his home town Como in Italy. In his free time he bikes around lake Como and plays Football. Jacobus is married and has 3 children.
Michelangelo Carbone
Operation & Finance Manager
Freshly graduated into business administration at European School of Economics in Bari, Michelangelo joined QRP in July 2004 as an intern in charge of doing market research for the Italian market, the company was then made of 2 persons: Jacobus and He. QRP activities increased quickly at an international level and he soon became in charge of finance and operation, ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective, planning, scheduling and controlling all QRP services provided worldwide.
As QRP’s senior team members, Michelangelo is a reference and a guide for the whole team, always ready to answer to our (numerous!) questions, with patience and great understanding. Michelangelo is also an expert problem solver. We haven’t met a problem he can’t untangle. A man of few words, when he does speak up, we all listen. But don’t let him fool you. Just under the surface, Michelangelo harbors a wicked sense of humor.
Outside the office, as a father of two sons, Michelangelo keeps pretty busy with his family life and his passion for reading.
Mathilde Lambert
Sales & Marketing Manager
A graduate from the University School of Management (IAE) of Lille in Business & Managerial Economics, Mathilde joined our team in February 2007 as Country manager for France, where she spent nearly seven years learning the ropes of the training and project management industry. During this period she took care of the French clients, managed the French website, email communications, and online advertising.
She found the data-driven work appealed to her analytical side and since 2014, those versatile skills set has served Mathilde well in her role as Global Sales and Marketing Manager. In addition to serving as sales representative to our international clients, she heads up our team of marketing experts, providing guidance on marketing and editorial plan, as well as creative development for the team.
When not sharing her marketing know-how and sales inputs, Mathilde likes to host friends, eat out, go hike, watch documentary, and spend time with her family spread all over Europe.