Our Team
QRP International has achieved great success due in no small part to the dedication, knowledge and expertise of its staff. In any industry where the people behind a company are as important as the company itself, QRP is blessed to have such energetic and customer-driven individuals.
Jacobus Groot
Founder & Owner
Comes from: Eelde, The Netherlands
Get to know Coos: Back when I was a trainer, I led sessions in the USA, Greece, Sweden, and India—once even from a swimming pool in Rhodes!
Michelangelo Carbone
Chief Executive Officer
Comes from: Barletta, Italy
Get to know Michelangelo: I have hundreds of virtual shoes I “wear” to see the world through others’ eyes—it’s how I practice empathy and understand different perspectives.
Maria Chindamo
Sales Executive Switzerland
Comes from: St. Gallen, Switzerland
Get to know Maria: Every now and then, I switch jobs and sectors—once I master something, I get bored and enjoy starting fresh from scratch.
Federica Passaro
Marketing Executive Switzerland
Comes from: Lucca, Italy
Get to know Federica: Do not talk to me before I have had my coffee.
Maarten Dauwe
Sales Area Manager
Belgium | The Netherlands | Luxembourg
Comes from: Zele, Belgium
Get to know Maarten: Some time ago a client called to ask if I could be the DJ on a birthdayparty. She was confusing me with another Maarten in her phone…
Laurent Louboutin
Product Design & Development Specialist
Comes from: Woking, The United Kingdom
Get to know Laurent: I got married 5 times and divorced once … and all with the same woman!!!
Alessandra Morciano
Marketing Manager
Comes from: Tricase, Italy
Get to know Alessandra: I’m the official apple eater at the office, but I can’t confirm that ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away.’ More research (and apples) may be needed!
Chiara Orsenigo
Service Manager
Comes from: Figino Serenza, Italy
Get to know Chiara: I enjoy shelling pomegranates and removing the white parts from tangerines….I am great at it!
Donatello Partipilo
Sales Area Manager
Italy | France | Switzerland
Comes from: Bari, Italy
Get to know Donatello: I used to ask to some colleagues to not talk to me before 9.00 o’clock in the morning and some of them still keep to that rule!
Renato Passalacqua
Finance Manager
Comes from: Colleferro, Italy
Get to know Renato: Even though I work with numbers, I turn them into stories— often in rapid-fire Italian that doubles as a surprise C2 listening test!
Justyna Ptasznik
Quality Advocacy Specialist
Comes from: Warsaw, Poland
Get to know Justyna: Laundry is my zen. Folding, standing, hanging—I find peace in the process.