About
Stratagemeon is a boutique consultancy firm catering for and to the Defence and Security Industry. The firm provides consultancy services to Dutch and international companies (SME’s and OEM’s) wishing to make an impact in the defence and security sector.
From the start Stratagemeon successfully established itself as a relationship builder, acting as an intermediary between government – defence and security organisations – looking for private sector solutions and private sector defence and security companies offering their solutions to these organisations.
“Staying true to our military-DNA, Stratagemeons ultimate aim is to ensure that Defence clients acquire (and provide end-users with) the best possible equipment to carry out operations effectively.”
Initially Stratagemeon was mainly involved with IT and telecom related projects (hardware, software or infrastructure) and worked for or to the NLD Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Security and Justice, the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism, the National Police or other NLD security services.
The last few years the company works predominately for Netherlands Defence Industry parties, and international companies. Stratagemeon is helping them to do business with (NLD) Ministry of Defence and (strategic) co-operation with other (international) Defence Industry parties, aiming for a long-term and mutual beneficial relationship between all parties involved.
“Our impressive success-rate in brokering a successful cooperation between companies and the government since our start in 2013, is testament to the outstanding service we provide. It is this crucial relationship-building capability that enable us to offer companies a unique chance to showcase their solutions directly to the end-user as well as key decision-makers within the operational services and procurement cycle.”
Defence and Security industry companies operate in a challenging market. In order to support them tackling these challenges, the firm offers a wide range of services: consultancy, solutions, finance and business development. Providing these services Stratagemeon support its clients every step of the way, with activities that can be best described as relationship building, public affairs, strategic consulting, stakeholder management, business development, corporate affairs, issue management, corporate engagement, internal and external communication, and influencing.
Utilising these activities Stratagemeon propagates a multidisciplinary and integral approach, allowing various activities to be streamlined and align them with other internal and external initiatives, thus creating coherence and focus.
“We ensure that your solution receives the proper attention and assessment from, what could be otherwise perceived an impenetrable community. We offer guidance to companies, providing them with the insights, clarity and focus needed to make well-informed decisions about their products / services and if necessary help them to (further) develop their solutions to meet user-requirements.”
Hildo Maarleveld founded the company in 2013. He served as an Infantry officer in the Royal Netherlands Army from 1988 until 2014. After junior command and staff positions, he served as the first OC Pathfinder Platoon of 11 (NL) Air Assault Brigade, was exchanged to the British Army, where he served with the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, after which he was seconded to the Ministry of Justice in The Hague as the Senior Military Adviser to the National Coordinator on Counter Terrorism (NCTV).
He read Law in Leiden, did a master degree at the UK Defence Academy and holds a Master of Public Administration from the Nederlandse School voor Openbaar Bestuur (NSOB). Hildo left the Army mid-career to start Stratagemeon.