ELEVATING STUDIO - Key Persons

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• Vertical Transportation Consultant, Director of Australia Office

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• Vertical Transportation Consultant, Director of Thailand Office

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• Vertical Transportation Consultant, Director of Philippines Office

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• Executive Vice President and Founder of Elevating Studio Vertical Transportation Consultants

Johannes has had more than 39 years of experience in the elevator industry, before the founding of Elevating Studio. His last role was Chief Technology Officer for Major Project Division. Johannes has been involved in the design and execution of many of the highest buildings in the world, and he is considered one of the top experts globally in this field. In the past, Johannes has worked in several workgroups of the European EN81 code committee. He is also a very active member of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), where he has been a member of the Steering Group from 2001-2007, and since 2008 he has been a member of the Advisory Board of the Council. In addition, Johannes is a member of the Height-committee, which is responsible to establish the official building heights of all tall buildings globally. In 2014, Johannes was nominated a Fellow of the CTBUH, for his work and contributions at the Council, during the last 15 years. Johannes has also received many awards and mentions for his work in the Elevator Industry, over the last 39 years. Most recently, in 2013 he picked-up the Innovation Award from the CTBUH, on behalf of KONE Corporation. In the same year, he was also nominated as one of the 25 Engineering News Record's top newsmakers of the year, by McGraw Hill construction magazine. In 2014 Johannes was the winner of the Prestigious Nova award for Innovation from the Construction Innovation Forum.

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• Vertical Transportation Consultant, Managing Director of Malaysia Office

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• CEO and Founder of Elevating Studio Vertical Transportation Consultants

Prior to founding Elevating Studio, Michiel has been active in the elevator industry for more than 15 years, in various global and local roles, in one of the largest elevator and escalator companies globally. During his time in the elevator and escalator industry, Michiel has been active in several senior roles, such as: New Equipment Installation Manager, New Equipment Director, Service Business Director, Vice President for Global Spare Parts Supply Operations, Senior Vice President for Global Automatic Doors business, Regional Managing Director South East Asia, Area Director Service Business Asia Pacific and Middle East, and Area Director Major Projects, Quality and Codes - Asia Pacific and Middle East. During the earlier phase of his career, from 1990 to 2000, Michiel was active in various roles in the MEP Building Services industry and in the Energy/Power Generation Industry. He has been involved in several roles, from sales, design/engineering, project management, commissioning and maintenance, working on large projects in Netherlands and in Saudi Arabia. Michiel has also been working as a Senior Consultant in MEP Building Services in The Hague, The Netherlands, for several years - responsible for the Mechanical / HVAC and Vertical Transportation design, of various large buildings in The Netherlands.

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• Vertical Transportation Consultant, Managing Director of Australia Office