Experience

Koole Terminals

• Netherlands
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Business Development Director

  • 2021 - Present

  Rotterdam Direct report to CEO. Responsible for progressing Koole’s multi-billion euro growth project funnel, annual profit growth of €10m+ from approved projects, and for strategically implementing and practically improving corporate sustainability (ESG). Grew and progressed the growth project funnel very significantly, especially into a market leading position in the field of energy transition and hydrogen carriers. Professionalised opportunity tracking, reporting and project management… Show more Direct report to CEO. Responsible for progressing Koole’s multi-billion euro growth project funnel, annual profit growth of €10m+ from approved projects, and for strategically implementing and practically improving corporate sustainability (ESG). Grew and progressed the growth project funnel very significantly, especially into a market leading position in the field of energy transition and hydrogen carriers. Professionalised opportunity tracking, reporting and project management. Obtained investment decisions and realised three biofuels and vegetable oils storage projects totalling over €250m. Koole Terminals is an independent owner and operator of liquid bulk storage terminals across Europe, with a leading position in the Port of Rotterdam, where Koole currently operates four major terminals for a wide range of biofuels, mineral oils, chemicals, oleochemicals, edible oils and other bulk liquid products. In total, the Koole group operates 21 terminals across 7 countries with an aggregate storage capacity of 5.5 million cubic meters. Show less



Attero

• Netherlands
• Renewables & Environment
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

  • 2017 - 2020

  Apeldoorn Executive Board member. Responsible for Attero’s €300m+ of inbound and outbound product sales, with a 40 FTE commercial and business development team. Activities to drive business growth and market share include account management (NL&INT), marketing, tenders, government lobby, logistics, business development, and in- and outbound M&A. Realised 20 to 200% average price increase across all waste streams while also securing contract portfolio life-time extension. Set up a new sales… Show more Executive Board member. Responsible for Attero’s €300m+ of inbound and outbound product sales, with a 40 FTE commercial and business development team. Activities to drive business growth and market share include account management (NL&INT), marketing, tenders, government lobby, logistics, business development, and in- and outbound M&A. Realised 20 to 200% average price increase across all waste streams while also securing contract portfolio life-time extension. Set up a new sales organisation, processes, and culture for the products from a new-built advanced plastics recycling plant. Attero is a leading Dutch waste management company that operates in Energy-from-Waste, Organics, Plastics and Minerals recycling. Across its four business units, Attero processes almost 4 mln tonnes of waste annually making it the largest waste recycler and one of the largest producers of sustainable electricity and green gas in the Netherlands.

• Head of Strategy and M&A

  • 2015 - 2020

  Apeldoorn Direct report to CEO. Responsible for Attero’s annual profit growth of €5m+ from new business development initiatives, for boosting production and overhead efficiency, for leading merger and acquisition opportunities in the international waste management field with a 10 FTE business development team and up to €5m external project budget. Realised a highly efficient €100m steam turbine in Moerdijk, a world-first €35m LDPE from Waste Polymer Recycling Plant in Wijster, and led the € 1 bln… Show more Direct report to CEO. Responsible for Attero’s annual profit growth of €5m+ from new business development initiatives, for boosting production and overhead efficiency, for leading merger and acquisition opportunities in the international waste management field with a 10 FTE business development team and up to €5m external project budget. Realised a highly efficient €100m steam turbine in Moerdijk, a world-first €35m LDPE from Waste Polymer Recycling Plant in Wijster, and led the € 1 bln enterprise value divestment process of Attero itself from 2016 to 2018.



OC&C Strategy Consultants

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Partner

  • 2004 - 2015

  Rotterdam Senior strategy consultant. Engaged in 70+ projects, of which managing 40+, ranging from €200k to € 1 mln+ in consulting fees and with 3 to15 direct reports. Supported Private Equity and C-level clients from B2B, Industrial and Logistics sectors to Media and Retail with functional expertise ranging from Corporate strategy and Business planning to Operational excellence improvement and from Sell and Buy-side M&A transaction support to Cost reduction. Brought clear thinking to the… Show more Senior strategy consultant. Engaged in 70+ projects, of which managing 40+, ranging from €200k to € 1 mln+ in consulting fees and with 3 to15 direct reports. Supported Private Equity and C-level clients from B2B, Industrial and Logistics sectors to Media and Retail with functional expertise ranging from Corporate strategy and Business planning to Operational excellence improvement and from Sell and Buy-side M&A transaction support to Cost reduction. Brought clear thinking to the most complex issues facing top management. Found solutions and uncovered opportunities that brought winning competitive positions and superior returns. Show less



Rabo Securities

• Netherlands
• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Engineer

  • 2003 - 2004

  London Developed new convertible bonds models, as 1-year master’s thesis project, in daily collaboration with traders and financial engineers. Rabobank incorporated the enhanced models, which allowed for better risk management and gave the traders pricing advantages.