Ton de Graaf, Executive Coach and Chartered Business Coach™ Ton is one of the very few coaches in the world who is designated by the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches as a Chartered Business Coach™ (ChBC™) after a vigorous and independent assessment conducted by the Middlesex University and the Professional Development Foundation in the UK. Business coaches at this level are accountable for critical analysis, diagnosis, design, planning, execution and evaluation. They exercise substantial personal autonomy and show significant influence and leadership within their organisation, the profession or academic settings. Chartered status tells the wider community that a business coach has the highest level of specialised subject knowledge and professional competence. The ChBC is a stand-alone credential and the highest level of certification for business coaches in the world today. Ton’s focus is one-on-one coaching for top executives (C-level, EVP, VP, GM and MD level) with a preference for the “Next Generation of Global Corporate Leaders”. Ton started his career in the Military where he learned about leadership while serving with the Royal Dutch Military Police as a Platoon Leader and later as a Captain with the Royal Dutch Air Force. He continued his career in the corporate world as a change manager, interim manager, program manager, HRD manager and General Manager in various industries (construction, insurance, banking). Coming from a military background and having lived and worked in several NATO countries for more than 10 years, he was often faced with the ineffective leadership styles of high level managers in the corporate world, especially in a different (multi) cultural environment. He started therefore his own Executive Coaching firm (Quest Coaching Netherlands) to help senior managers become successful global corporate leaders. Since then his international scope allowed him to work with many senior executives in various countries across the globe. Because of his highly successful results oriented approach he was asked to become an Executive, Business and Life coach trainer with the International Coach Academy in Australia. Ton is also the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Worldwide Coaching Magazine, a monthly digital magazine for life, business and executive coaches who want to stay on top of their game.