I remember being late for a phone conference where I was to present a few webpage layout mockups. One of my first Sony Ericsson projects, and as I entered the call the creative review had already started.
"...I want balance, air, I want the page to breathe", someone said. "But this page doesn't breathe. 'Ey. It ****in' suffocates you!"
I swallowed. Toon the Belgian had swung his axe. Afterwards, there was silence...apart from the soft thumps of chopped-off heads landing on the floor (or did I just imagine that?).
However, even if, as they say, first impressions last, the above paints an unfair picture - I wouldn't label it Typically Toon. True, I have found you to be a man who does not beat around the bush. But I've also found you always constructive, always eager to encourage and make us aim higher, always able to provide a razor-sharp analysis in the blink of an eye. And perhaps even more importantly, I've always found that a smile and a laugh never is far away.
So, Toon, I'll miss you. The best of luck in the tyre business. The wheel of fortune has indeed spun Goodyear's way.
Henrik.
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