General manager of (one of) the oldest sustainability research & advisory firms in The Netherlands. A mission led group of 90+ highly skilled professionals working on advancing the sustainability transition by helping public & private sector and NGO clients with independent, deeply researched, fact based studies on the themes like sustainable cities, built environment, economy, energy & fuels, value chain analysis, mobility & transportation.

2024 - Guest Lecturer Erasmus Governance Institute Professional educator for supervisory and advisory board members on the strategic & legislative elements of Sustainability within the module Legal framework & boardroom dynamics. 2023 - ENERGATE energy efficiency marketplace advisory board memberEU cross European energy efficiency project focused on real estate, partly funded by the European Union. 2022 - 2024 Chairman of the CISL Banking Environment InitiativeCommitted to pioneering actionable pathways towards a sustainable economy. The BEI co-produces horizon scanning applied research, develops leadership tools and convenes academic and industry collaborations. It is a member-led, not-for-profit group. 2021 - Guest lecturer University of Amsterdam AcademyLecturer for (supervisory) boards on Sustainability, Strategy & Business for (supervisory) board members; and for the Registeropleiding Integrated Risk Advisor (CIRA ®) of the UvA Academy with Prof. Dr. R. Schotsman committed to pioneering actionable pathways towards a sustainable economy. 2017 – 2023 Vice Chairman Non Executive Board royal Dutch Golf FederationVice Chairman of the Royal Dutch Golf Federation, focusing on Sustainability & Business Model development for the Dutch golf courses, eradicating the use of pesticides, increasing water resilience, data driven management of the golf course and future proofing the sport and the business model.2016 – 2018 Board member STAK Ampyx Power Ampyx power (led by Dr. Richard Ruiterkamp) invested EUR 50mln to develop utility-scale airborne wind energy systems. The company stopped operations in 2022 due to lack of funding. 2013 – 2024 Supervisory board member Start Green consumer fund2013 – 2022 Chairman of the NVB sustainability platform2013 – 2019 board member VBDO multi stakeholder investor platform 2012 – 2022 Member of the board UN Global Compact Netherlands

Creating social impact and business through and with our clients with a focus on the Just Transition. Creating positive impact on our clients, stakeholders and our own P&L and organization.

Responsible for the development of the sustainability strategy of the bank. Development of sustainable business propositions, policies, stakeholder management and sustainability reporting. Sustainability communication, media and issue management.

Chairman of ABN AMRO Groenbank B.V. (after the merger with Fortis Groenbank B.V.), subsidiary of ABN AMRO Bank NV / Fortis Bank Nederland NV with a separate banking license; Financing sustainable projects in The Netherlands, raising 'green funding' with Dutch retail investors.Financial and fiscal optimisation of non-recourse renewable energy projects, real estate projects and other investments qualifying for 'green funding'.

Relationship Manager for Dutch and German Utilities, project financing of IPP's, renewable energy projects and other energy&utilities related ventures.

specialising in derivatives structures applied on loans to clients in emerging markets.

Structuring of long term financing for investments in capital goods both for Brazilian importers as well as brazilian exporters. Providing structuring and funding solutions for non-recourse projects in Latin America.