About
Fred van Beuningen began his career at Royal Dutch Shell in marketing and trading, and has held executive roles at companies including Shell, Linde, and Smurfit Kappa, with international experience across oil & gas, chemicals, packaging, and logistics in Europe and Asia. He most recently served as Corporate Director of Innovation at AkzoNobel, focusing on integrating sustainability into corporate strategy. He now focuses on the energy, materials, and climate transitions and serves as an expert reviewer for the EU innovation fund with an emphasis on carbon capture, utilization, and hydrogen.
Invests in
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechEnergyNew Materials
Experience
- Chrysalix Venture CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2018 — presentDelft, South Holland, Netherlands
- High Impact Technology (HIT) Fund @ Stanford OTLAdvisory Board Membercurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- everoxMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentNetherlands
- Clean Tech DeltaDirector2015 — 2023Netherlands
- AkzoNobelCorporate director innovation2009 — 2015Netherlands
- Eitzen GroupVice President EMEA2006 — 2008
- AhlersChief Executive Officer2002 — 2005Belgium
- Linde GasExecutive Board Member Hoek Loos BV1998 — 2001
- Smurfit KappaGeneral Manager GSF BV1994 — 1998
- ShellCommercial Management1986 — 1994
Education
- INSEADAMP, Business2005
- Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityMsc, Business1980 — 1986
- Hemingway Professional GovernanceChambers program, Non executive board program
Skills & more
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Marketing StrategyP&L ManagementStart-upsInternational BusinessStrategySupply ChainInternational SalesRenewable EnergyNegotiationStrategic PlanningMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipLanguages Dutch · English · French · German
From Fred's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended INSEAD668
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Also attended Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University140
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Also attended Hemingway Professional Governance2
Shared employers
Also worked at everox1
Also worked at Clean Tech Delta1
Also worked at Linde Gas9
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Also worked at Shell75
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Colleagues at Chrysalix
Network6
Investors connected to Fred in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.


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