Alwin B. Kool Email and Phone Number
I am an accomplished professional with over 20 years of expertise in sustainability, investments, and governance. My career spans diverse sectors where I have successfully led numerous financial & ESG due diligence processes. As both an environmental expert and an investment officer, I have gained deep insights into the complexities of these fields in most regions in the world.I bring global experience, having worked in over 20 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. My tenure includes five years with the United Nations Environment Programme and 15 years at FMO, the Dutch development bank, where I served as a senior ESG specialist and senior investment officer. Additionally, I have held a few independent board positions, leveraging my knowledge in banking, renewable energy, agriculture, and investments.Currently, I am the co-founder and CEO of the Dutch Seaweed Group, where I have been driving innovation and sustainability in the seaweed industry for the past five years. My work is focused on promoting minimal-impact farming and contributing to the protein transition, a crucial component of the global sustainability agri-agenda.With a proven ability to navigate complex, multicultural environments, I maintain strong relationships across corporate, NGO, and governmental stakeholders to drive meaningful change. I am open to expanding my network, sharing knowledge, and engaging in board-level advisory opportunities. Please feel free to connect.Specialities: Corporate Financial & ESG Due Diligence > Funding and Investments > Financial Structuring > ESG >Trusted Board Advisory > Board Dynamics > Corporate Governance > Agricultural Technology and Innovation > DFI financing > Cultural Transformation > Business model appraisal
Atradius The Netherlands
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Senior Environmental And Social SpecialistAtradius The NetherlandsAmsterdam, Nh, Nl
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Ceo & Co-FounderDutch Seaweed Group Feb 2020 - PresentYerseke, Zeeland, NederlandAbout Dutch Seaweed - The Dutch verticle integrated seaweed companyAs an innovative partner in seaweed, we cultivate & produce local, EU-Bio, BRC food grade seaweed from our own farm in the Oosterschelde. We operate a hatchery, a 10 ha farm and seaweed processing plant in Zeeland. -
Member Of Investment CommitteeOne To Watch Jul 2017 - Mar 2023Amsterdam/Kathmandu/YangonOne to Watch (OTW), one of Nepal's first SME Fund Investment Managers, has a vision to build successful companies in Nepal, together with local entrepreneurs and impact investors from around the world.Part-time advisory function: Within OTW my responsibilities are investor relationships, corporate governance & member of the investment committee.OTW works with small and medium sized companies focusing on basic needs - food, infrastructure and healthcare, companies that create impact as well as profits. Till date OTW has invested in 15 SMEs in Nepal, investing over 5 million Euros. Its signature business acceleration program – Enterprise - , has received more than 600 applications and has successfully accelerated 40+ companies in Nepal and has recently also opened an acceleration program in Myanmar. -
Senior Investment OfficerFmo - Dutch Development Bank Jan 2009 - Sep 2017The Hague, The NetherlandsDebt Financing and Private Equity at FMOspecialties: private equity, dealmaking, impact investing, financial documentation management. financing commercial banks, leasing companies and financial intermediates in Asia; i.e., Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal and Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.Products:private equity & mezzanine, (sub-) debt investments for FMO in AsiaKey achievements:Due diligence: Performed over 40 due diligences to banks and other financial institutions in emerging markets mainly in Asia and Africa. As lead and part of an equity and/or debt investment processess. These reviews covered the political landscape, the country's financial services sector including the regulatory framework, market position and performance, as well as an assessment of its corporate governance, organizational & management structures.Contracting: Succesfully contracted 15+ FMO investments.Shareholder and board representation: Represented FMO in several banks and micro-finance institutions in Asia. Successfully completed the merger between Clean Energy Development Bank (CEDB) and Nepal Merchant Bank (NMB) resulting in the fifth bank of Nepal. Board member at CEDB and later NMB-Bank Ltd. Nepal from 2010 until 2016.Extensive country knowledge & experience: In-depth political, financial sector and market knowledge in Asia; Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka; and on-the-ground working experience in Africa; Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia and in Latin America; Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru. -
Senior Environmental SpecialistFmo - Dutch Development Bank Jan 2002 - Mar 2009Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance due diligence and Contracting: Performed 50+ diligences to corporates, financial institutions and green field agriculture projects to assess its environmental and social footprint as compared to the World Bank- IFC ESG performance standards. These reviews covered; risk management, labor standards, resource efficiency, community engagement, resettlement, biodiversity, indigenous people and cultural heritage.Specialties:1) Sustainability related to large scale agri produce such as Palm Oil, Soy bean and Sugar 2) Sustainability at financial institutions3) Sustainability @ energy, large scale infrastructure & agri-business project finance 4) Bio-fuel project analysis5) World Bank- IFC performance standards
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Environmental SpecialistErm: Environmental Resources Management Jan 2001 - Oct 2002Utrecht, NetherlandsDeal team member Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) for Shell gas-to-liquid plant in Iran and Sakhalin pipeline project in Russia. -
Environmental ExpertUn Environment Feb 1996 - Jan 2001Geneva, SwitzerlandThe United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world's environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the environment. Associate expert for the chemicals unit of the United Nations Environment Programme. Mainly involved in chemicals substances treaties such as the Stockholm, Rotterdam and Basel conventions
Alwin B. Kool Education Details
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Environmental Management -
Luzac CollegeVwo Intensief
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Alwin B. Kool works for Atradius The Netherlands
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Alwin B. Kool's current role is Senior Environmental and Social Specialist.
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Alwin B. Kool attended Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Vu Amsterdam), University Of Amsterdam, Luzac College.
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