Nederlands Home People at MFG CSR Careers Our Brands Contact Us Board of Directors People at MFG Values Mission & Strategy "No great things happen without passion" Questions to Jan Paul ten Hoopen, General Director McGregor Describe a typical working day In order to get things done, to inspire people and to let myself be inspired, I continually have meetings. These are sometimes formal but often informal too: just walk in, have a cup of coffee, look at mood boards, exchange ideas, cut through Gordian knots and above all, let people do their own thing. Business is people and fashion is emotion. For that reason I’m continually engaging with people; we visualise our ideas a lot and continually create touch points in order to expand McGregor internationally. What do you like about your job? During my studies at the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam and while taking my doctoral degree at the University of St Gallen, I did various projects in consulting and industry. I greatly enjoyed and profited from my work abroad, including at BMW in Munich and TAG Heuer in Switzerland, where I was ultimately commercially responsible for Europe. And naturally, from my international job at McGregor too. What do you like about working at the McGregor Fashion Group? Since my start at McGregor in 1999, every day I feel challenged to get the best out of myself. In the area of international fashion, we are not the biggest player (yet!), and so we have to deal creatively and cleverly with the available resources. What do you like about working at the McGregor Fashion Group? We are relatively small, a challenger in the international fashion market, but the potential of our people, the brand and the collections is enormous. The enterprise is so constructed that everything can be decided and implemented in small teams and with short lines of contact. Our organisation is set up in clearly-arranged, flexible units, but we think big and work on a broad scale. What has been your biggest challenge to date at the McGregor Fashion Group? Because of the difficult market, the days of strong growth are now over for a time, but I am convinced that our strong mutual ties and personal relations are the core of our success, and I’d like to see it stay that way. Enterprising spirit and a passion for fashion and for the brand are values which we must continue to expand on, despite our tremendous growth. No great things happen without passion. What personal contribution that you have made to the success of the McGregor Fashion Group are you most proud of? As regards the outside world, the Formula 1 contracts with Spyker and now Williams and Giedo van der Garde are really beautiful projects, which are gradually renewing the brand McGregor, in the direction of greater aspiration and more fashion. Internally, I am proud of the high level of the people we have brought in, and the enormous enthusiasm, loyalty and open atmosphere that they emanate. I hope that I’ve made the necessary contribution to that, and that we all keep doing so. Back to people at McGregor Marketing Design Product Management Financieel ICT Sales Diversen Verkooptalenten Stages