The Koolen Industries expert team members.

Kees Koolen

Chief Executive Officer

Kees is an investor & entrepreneur with a passion for making technology accessible. He started Koolen in 2019 after his success with Uber and Booking.com

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Jos Blom

Chief Strategy Officer

Jos has more than 30 years experience in the energy sector (from IT developments to future energy systems) and supports Koolen Industries’ renewable energy strategy. He has an education in biology, finance, IT and energy.

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Louis Willaert

General Counsel

Louis brings a wealth of knowledge to Koolen Industries as our general counsel. He specialises in litigation, contract law and corporate governance, with more than 15 years of experience under his belt.

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Niels Boomkamp

Head of Subsidies & Grants

Niels is responsible for finding and raising capital from governmental institutions for Koolen Industries. He was educated at the University of Twente and is a specialist in the area of subsidies and grants.

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Boudewijn Tans

Chief Financial Officer

Boudewijn’s financial career spans more than 16 years. Prior to joining Koolen industries, he worked with finance institutions Barclays, as well as Lazard, specialising in M&A, equity capital markets and debt financing in the energy sector.

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Marlien Groot Bronsvoort

Head of Marketing

Marlien brings many years of professional expertise to her role as Head of Marketing including strategic development, talent retention, and team growth management. Her passion for a more clean, green energy future led her to Koolen Industries.

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Woytek Bode

Business Development Manager

Having participated in the World Solar Challenge, Woytek is passionate about technology that helps building a better world. He's been involved in start-to-finish development of new technical solutions throughout his career.

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Jurgen Wieskamp

Finance Director

Jurgen is a registered accountant and finance control expert, with years of experience in accounting firms as well as a stint as a financial controller within the construction industry.

Ynte de Vries

Chief Operations Officer

Ynte has a passion for sustainability, complex technical & organizational challenges, and people development. He joins Koolen Industries after almost 15 years with Friesland Campina.

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Rien Veldsink

Business Development Manager

Rien brings a wealth of experience from his 16 years at leading engineering firm Movares, where he was working on a variety of innovative projects. He's passionate about Formula 1's new roadmap to demonstrate successful implementation of synthetic and sustianable fuels.

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Sjoerd Hendriksen

Corporate Development & M&A

Sjoerd has a passion for connecting technology and business models. His physics & econometrics education, and experience in M&A and finance, give him a unique advantage in his role at Koolen Industries.

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Patrick de Klein

IT System Administrator

Patrick is an experienced IT Administrator whose passion for a greener future lead him to Koolen Industries. As well as managing our day-to-day IT challenges, Patrick is currently working on integrating new group companies into the Koolen Industries IT ecosystem.