Martin Prins | Ambassador
Dutch Subsea Cable Coalition

Martin Prins is associated with The Flow Advisors as a Senior Partner. He is involved in developing business strategies for leading telecommunications and data center companies worldwide. With a pragmatic approach and in-depth industry knowledge, Martin has become a trusted advisor for publicly listed companies and large-scale enterprises.

At the beginning of his career, he became the youngest IT manager ever at a NASDAQ-listed enterprise, Compaq Computer Corporation, where he progressed to senior management positions. His career then took him to Worldport as CIO and later to Energis plc, where he helped establish data center operations in Amsterdam and Frankfurt. As COO, he was responsible for sales and operations and led projects that significantly contributed to the expansion of the network infrastructure in the Netherlands. His leadership qualities were evident in his role at Enertel N.V., where he achieved a crucial turnaround, followed by a successful management buy-out. As advisor of the board of Telfort, he collaborated with Alcatel Lucent on the development of a Mobile Data Company and was involved in strategic technology investments.

As Managing Director of a start-up called CentrIP, Martin played a key role in the development and market introduction of a VOIP solution. The company was sold to Detron ICT & Telecom Group and merged into EspritXB, where he completed the integration as COO.

Between 2009 and 2011, Martin served as CEO of The Datacenter Group BV, where he contributed to growth strategy and the establishment of a new data center in Delft. He was co-founder and COO of UkkoMobile, a EU-wide MVNO, and played a significant role in the rollout of mobile broadband partnerships in 11 countries.

At Reasonnet BV, Martin joined as COO in 2013, where he led operational excellence programs. After the merger with Sentia in 2015, the company grew into a leading organization in the Benelux and Denmark.

After a short sabbatical, Martin was approached to lead strategic initiatives in South Holland, such as positioning the province as a secondary data center hub and facilitating the landing of submarine cables.

Martin holds a bachelor’s degree in Technical Computer Science and Business Administration. He lives in Rotterdam with his family and combines his role at The Flow Advisors with serving as Ambassador for the Submarine Cable Coalition in the Netherlands, always focusing on large digital infrastructures such as data centers and submarine cables.