Robin Stappershoef is Director of Global Desktop Operations and Executive Support at Hitachi Vantara, with 25 years of experience in Information Technology. He began his IT career in 2001 with Hitachi and has grown through a wide range of roles within the organization, reflecting both his adaptability and Hitachi’s culture of internal growth.
Throughout his career, Robin has built expertise in IT operations, end‑user services, and executive support, with a focus on reliability, standardization, and user experience at scale. In recent years, he has become a people‑centric leader, building and leading distributed teams. His leadership style emphasizes trust, inclusion, professional development, and regional collaboration.
Robin is passionate about using innovation and emerging technologies to simplify work and improve efficiency. He explores how workplace solutions can be responsibly adopted to deliver continuous improvement and business value, while advocating inclusive leadership that removes barriers, develops talent, and enables diverse voices in technology.
Based in the Netherlands, Robin enjoys traveling with his family and staying active through fishing and football.
