Con Zwinkels (CEO)

Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/con-zwinkels-1b443a/

Con Zwinkels is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Leaseweb. Since the company was founded in 1997, he has worked together with the management teams to define the overarching strategic direction for the company. Having been active in the industry since 1997, Con is both passionate about, and has a deep familiarity with all aspects of the cloud hosting and data center sector. Prior to founding Leaseweb Con studied Law at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, and his deep love of aviation led Con to obtain an ATPL pilot license flying Boeing 747’s for 14 years.

Articles by Con Zwinkels (CEO)

Taking Leaseweb to New Heights in The Cloud: A Rebrand

My team and I are very excited to announce the rebranding of Leaseweb from a hosting provider to a cloud provider. As we said 25 years ago, Leaseweb is a company that “started in the clouds” and our focus remains there. More than ever, the cloud has become a driver of some of the most […]

The Amazing Story of Leaseweb

One of the first things you learn as a professional pilot is the importance of teamwork. Even with raw talent, thousands of hours of training, and years of experience, you can’t do it alone. From the co-pilot sitting by your side, to the flight attendants, mechanics, maintenance staff, and ground crew, everyone needs to work […]

In Leaseweb

Looking Back at 20 Years of Leaseweb

As Leaseweb approaches its 20th anniversary, I’ve recently had a quote from Chuck Yeager stuck in mind, “If you want to grow old as a pilot, you’ve got to know when to push it, and when to back off.” As a pilot myself, and someone who spent his early life working as one professionally, this line […]

In Leaseweb

Providing Quality Hosting to 177 Countries and Counting…

Leaseweb started life at humble beginnings, with one server and two enthusiastic founders in Utrecht, the Netherlands. We are now really proud that, since our inception 14 years ago, we have grown into a quality hosting provider for customers in 177 countries worldwide.

In Datacenters Network

Reseller Hosting

A former client of Leaseweb recently did a posting on one of the hosting blogs, I think it was Web Hosting Talk, in which he fulminated against the fact that one of his clients had choosen to do business with Leaseweb directly. Several of the reactions on this posting were luckily positive ones on the […]

In Cloud Customer Satisfaction

Big Hosting Provider

Is it important for a hosting provider to grow significantly? Leaseweb is the largest business hosting provider in the Netherlands as well as ranked in the worldwide top 20, and it just so happens that we are growing very quickly which makes that question easier to answer in the affirmative. But believe us when we […]

In Leaseweb