Wouter is proud to announce the sponsorship by Exie - a software company providing People-Driven Performance Management Software.

Says Wouter: Exie provides a unique software in the industry. Where their competitors focus on executive and finance users - Exie’s philosophy is that every individual in an organisation have to be given the opportunity and the responsibility of improving the company’s performance. This is very much in-line with sports, where each member of the team, being it sportive or on the support side, has to pull his weight in order for the team to succeed.

In a sailing team - it is paramount that everybody is on the same page, know the strategy and the goals. Further, accountability is important - are we reaching the goals we have set us? and finally - feedback and communication - how are we performing, how can we get better, what do we need to improve.

Exie provides software that in a very simple way makes these things visible to all employees in an organisation.

Says Bjørn Rist, CEO of Exie: We are very happy to be involved in such a high performance sport as Sailing. It is highly professional and requires that all members of a team performs at their very best. The similarities with business and fit with our own message is great.

Wouter is a highly professional athlete and we are proud that we can follow him in his endeavours around the world in the Volvo Ocean Race.