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Arno Vis
CEO
Arno has over 30 years of experience in building successful businesses, including Hosting Concepts, Openprovider, and Procys. Born and raised in the Netherlands, he currently resides in Barcelona, Spain.
We are
Openprovider
Dedicated to a reliable, free, and secure online world
When our founder and CEO Arno Vis founded Openprovider, the domain registrar landscape looked very different. There wasn’t much competition so the main wholesalers dominated the market and overcharged for new domains.
Over 20 years as an entrepreneur had given Arno enough experience to know that he didn’t want to play that game: so he didn’t. He introduced the Membership model so we could focus on serving clients and building long-lasting customer relationships.
50% of our customers have been with us for 10 years or more.
Our customers are at the heart of our business
Web hosters, marketing agencies, and domain resellers use our platform to run their domain business.
Our journey
Our secret sauce
Be a wolf, not a sheep
We value and promote the entrepreneurial spirit of everyone in our organization, which helps us deliver innovative and creative solutions for our customers.
Knowledge equals power
We are constantly hungry for knowledge and focus on the importance of education and learning, both for ourselves and our customers.
Enjoy what you do and do what you enjoy
We aim to create an environment in which our people can have fun and enjoyment in what they do. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
Quality results in quantity
We prioritize excellence and attention to detail in order to not just accomplish our goals, but surpass them.
TEAM: Together everyone achieves more
“Teamwork makes the dream work”.
We believe the power of collaboration is key to achieve our best results.
Openprovider is fully remote
In 2020, we closed our offices and converted to working fully from home. Flexibility and a result-oriented attitude are what define our remote work culture.
Meet our leadership team
Arno Vis
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Pulkit Kakar
CFO
Pulkit has over 22 years of experience in financial management across various countries and industries, including private equity, FinTech, and robotics. Originally from Delhi, India, he is currently based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Hicham El Hafed
Director of Growth and Innovation
Hicham is a tech entrepreneur with expertise in programming, cybersecurity, and marketing. He leads Procys, an AI-powered document processing spin-off, revolutionizing the industry.
Shreerang Gondegaonkar
CTO
Results-oriented engineering consultant with 17+ years of experience in technical and solutions architecture. Successfully led loyalty platforms and architected the first social payment app, PingPay.
Eline Verhek
COO
Eline has over 20 years experience in Management Operations in the Business Process Outsourcing branch with a social impact approach and results. She lived for 20 years in Paramaribo, Suriname and is currently based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Abhijit Relekar
Head of Product
Abhijit has 20+ years of experience in product strategy and execution for global registrars and hosting providers, driving sustainable growth by improving portfolio performance, unlocking new revenue streams, and helping customers succeed. He is based in Mumbai, India.
Diederik Sjardijn
Director of Sales and Marketing
Results-driven commercial leader with over 15 years of experience in SaaS, digital platforms, and technology businesses. Diederik has led growth, marketing, and enterprise sales teams across Europe in both startups and international scale-ups. Before joining Openprovider he held leadership roles at companies including ZetaDisplay, Blendle, OneFit, and emerchantpay. He previously founded and sold his own IT consultancy and focuses on building scalable, data-driven growth engines.
Our partners
We’re thrilled to work with companies that share our dedication to customer care. It's a real partnership-growing together, learning from each other—and it’s probably why nearly half of our customers have happily stayed with us for over a decade!
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Our locations
Netherlands
Hosting Concepts BV
Hofplein 20
3032 AC Rotterdam
The Netherlands
India
Hosting Concepts Private Limited4th Floor,
WeWork Zenia,
Hiranandani Circle, Hiranandani Business Park, Thane, Maharashtra, 400607
Spain
Openprovider SLU. (Spain)
Calle Perill 19,
Principal 1A,
08012 Barcelona
Canada
Openprovider Inc
197 Hanlon Creek Boulevard
Ontario
Canada, NIC 0A1