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Bas van Vugt

Investor

Executive Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

About

Executive Director for Rabo Investments Private Equity, working with Rabobank leadership on strategy and investment oversight. Previously held senior roles at Heineken and began his career in consulting.

Experience

  1. AcornChief Financial Officercurrent2026 — presentUtrecht, Netherlands
  2. Rabo InvestmentsExecutive Director, Private Equity2024 — 2026
  3. Rabo InvestmentsExecutive Director, Corporate Venture Capital2022 — 2024Utrecht Area, Netherlands
  4. Rabo Carbon BankAd interim - Working on new business to plant more trees2024Utrecht, Netherlands
  5. Rabo Frontier VenturesVenture Partner2020 — 2021Utrecht, Netherlands
  6. Food WorXConsultant2020Rotterdam, South Holland Province, Netherlands
  7. Life's grand adventures🙂Enjoying a career break2019Rotterdam Area, Netherlands
  8. The HEINEKEN CompanyGlobal Head of New Business2018 — 2019Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  9. The HEINEKEN CompanyHead of Open Innovation2016 — 2017Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  10. The HEINEKEN CompanyGlobal Innovation Manager2015 — 2016Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  11. The HEINEKEN CompanyInnovation Project Lead2014 — 2015Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  12. The HEINEKEN CompanyProgram Manager Revenue Management2012 — 2014Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  13. The HEINEKEN CompanyFinance Manager a.i.2012Panama City, Panama
  14. The HEINEKEN CompanySupply Chain Control Manager2011 — 2012Panama City, Panama
  15. The HEINEKEN CompanyFinancial Services Manager2009 — 2011Zoeterwoude
  16. The HEINEKEN CompanyBusiness Controller Sales & Wholesale2007 — 2009Rotterdam
  17. The HEINEKEN CompanyFunds Manager2005 — 2007Rotterdam
  18. UndisclosedBoard Member2017 — 2019United States
  19. Van Spronsen & Partners ConsultantsConsultant2002 — 2005Warmond
  20. Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza ChengduManagement Intern2000 — 2001Chengdu - People's Republic of China

Education

  1. INSEADHEINEKEN Senior Management Development Program2019
  2. TIAS Business School and Wageningen University & ResearchExecutive MBA, Food & Agribusiness2020 — 2023
  3. IMDIMD - MIT Driving Strategic Innovation2016
  4. Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityPost-experience Program in Business Administration2006 — 2008
  5. Hotel Management School MaastrichtBA, Hospitality Management1996 — 2001

Skills & more

Strategy1LeadershipManagement1Lead ChangePrivate EquityVenture CapitalBusiness Strategy2Innovation ManagementNew Business Ventures1FMCG2Product InnovationMarketing
+12 moreChange ManagementMarketing StrategyFinanceSupply ChainProject ManagementForecastingProject PlanningProduct MarketingGlobal MarketingPortfolio ManagementSupply Chain ManagementFinance leadership

Languages Dutch · English · German · Spanish

  • Leading Innovation Excellence: The Essentials of Corporate Entrepreneurship — Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship
  • 2-Day Growth Hacking Crash Course — Growth Tribe

From Bas's professional profile.

Colleagues at Rabo Corporate Venturing

Arjan van der Hout
Executive Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Astrid van der Zanden
Associate Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Bar Rubin
Associate at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Bas Verlee
Executive Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Björn Aarts
ESG Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Bram Reek
Associate at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Cindy Bouma-Noordzij
Senior Business Support Officer at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Daniëlla Vellinga
Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing

Frequently asked questions

Where does Bas van Vugt work?
Bas van Vugt is Executive Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing.

Same school

Also attended INSEAD773

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Also attended IMD168

Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalKulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanMusaad AlkadiSr. Principal at Graphene VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpFredric PetitPartner, Head of Materials & Packaging at Emerald Technology Ventures AgXavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve Ventures

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Also attended Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University165

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesNoah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJeroen PlinkVenture Partner at LegalTechCraig CimoroniHead of Business Development and Investor Relations at BTECH CONSORTIUMYang TranPartner at Zero Prime Ventures

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Also attended Hotel Management School Maastricht2

Michiel BakkerAdvisor at 1st Course CapitalDesi Noteboom – de BruinInvestor at Lexar Partners

Shared employers

Also worked at Rabo Investments23

Maarten GoossensPartner and Co-Founder at Anterra CapitalMartijn ScholtesHead of Corporate Venturing at Rabo Corporate VenturingFloris OnvleeDirector at Rabo Corporate VenturingPieter van der MechéHead of Rabo Ventures at Rabo Corporate VenturingTobin WiersumAssociate at Rabo Corporate VenturingMirjam TerhorstPartner at Move Energy

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Also worked at Rabo Frontier Ventures2

Martijn ScholtesHead of Corporate Venturing at Rabo Corporate VenturingFloris OnvleeDirector at Rabo Corporate Venturing

Also worked at The HEINEKEN Company18

GiselaInvestor at Eudemian VenturesLeonardo LimaVenture Partner at DrivenSietse van de KerkhofInvestment Manager at STVPiia MaaranenPartner, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor VenturesBenjamin BerreklouwInvestment Director at Nimbus VenturesVlad PanaitManaging Partner, Founder at Sparking Capital

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