John van Grootel
InvestorChair Investment Committee at Icos Capital
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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About
John van Grootel serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee and Industry Advisor at ICOS Capital Management. His background includes work in private equity, venture capital, and consultancy.
Experience
- ICOS Capital ManagementChairman Investment Committee & Industry Advisorcurrent2007 — presentRotterdam (Neth)
- Halia Beheer / Ravelin Corporate FinanceEigenaarcurrent2002 — presentBussum
- Hospice KajanPenningmeester Bestuur2010 — 2022Hilversum (Neth)
- Stichting Mentorschap Noordwest en MiddenVoorzitter Bestuur2020 — 2021Utrecht, Netherlands
- VCTEVoorzitter Bestuur2014 — 2019Rotterdam
- Fintramed Holding B.V.Voorzitter Raad van Commissarissen2010 — 2017Weesp (Neth)
- Libero Commodities Holdings BV / Libero Holdings BVExecutive Director2009 — 2016Huizen (the Neth), Geneva (Switz), Cuiaba (Braz)
- eLEAF Holding NVInterim-CFO2012 — 2013Wageningen/Eindhoven
- Alpinvest Holding NVManaging Director1990 — 2000
- APMInvestment Manager1988 — 1990
- ABN-BankRelatiebeheerder1983 — 1987
Skills & more
Languages Duits · Engels · Nederlands
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Colleagues at Icos Capital
Adonis Hilal
Analyst at Icos Capital
Andre Groeneveld
Venture Partner at Icos Capital
Dimmes Doornhein
Chairman Supervisory Board, Bird Control Group at Icos Capital
Ewelina Kuna
Principal at Icos Capital
Ezster Madai
Investment Analyst at Icos Capital
Hans Meeuwis
CEO, Royal Cosun at Icos Capital
Ian Roberts
Chief Technology Officer, Board Member at MassChallenge Mexico
Jasmann Chattwal
Associate collaborative venturing at Icos Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John van Grootel?
- John van Grootel serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee and Industry Advisor at ICOS Capital Management. His background includes work in private equity, venture capital, and consultancy.
- Where does John van Grootel work?
- John van Grootel is Chair Investment Committee at Icos Capital.
- Where did John van Grootel go to school?
- John van Grootel studied at Erasmus University Rotterdam (Executive Education, Governance for non-executives); Harvard Business School (Advanced Management Program); Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master, Business Administration).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hospice Kajan1
Also worked at eLEAF Holding NV1
Also worked at APM10
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