Hein begann 1983 mit einer kleinen Pilzfarm. 1987 gründete er Univeg, aus dem später Greenyard Fresh wurde. Auf dieser Grundlage baute er eines der größten Obst- und Gemüseunternehmen der Welt auf, mit einem einzigartigen Angebot an frischen, tiefgefrorenen und zubereiteten Produkten. Seit Anfang 2018 konzentriert sich Hein auf seine Rolle als geschäftsführender Direktor des Vorstands. In dieser Funktion und als Gründer überwacht, entwickelt und fördert er weiterhin die langfristige Vision und strategische Ausrichtung von Greenyard.
Mr Koen Hoffman obtained a Master in Applied Economics and an MBA at Vlerick Business School. Between 1992 and July 2016, he was active at KBC Group in which he started his career in the corporate finance department and later became the CEO of KBC Securities as from October 2012. Since August 2016, he is the CEO of Value Square asset management. Mr Koen Hoffman serves also as board member at Fagron (Chairman) and MDxHealth (Chairman).
Mr. Gert Bervoets holds a Master of Commercial Engineer. Between 1994 and 2002, he worked at Nestlé as Group Product Manager. In 2002 he started at H. Essers as General Manager Warehousing. H. Essers is a Belgian logistics organization, providing integrated solutions for sustainable transport and logistics across Europe, and acting as a long-term supply chain partner for clients in various industries. He is CEO of H. Essers since March 2013.
Mr Aalt Dijkhuizen has obtained his Ph.D. in Animal Health Economics and holds a Master in Agricultural Economics. He was Managing Director of the Agri Northern-Europe Business Group of Nutreco. Between 2002 and 2014, he served as President and CEO of Wageningen University and Research. Since 2014, he is President of the Dutch Topsector Agri & Food. He serves as board member at several companies, is co-director of the Holland Center in China, Chairman of the Food & Beverage Innovation Forum in Shanghai and high-level expert to the European Commission in Brussels. Mr Aalt Dijkhuizen was awarded Honorary Citizen of Fujian Province in 2008 and Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau in the Netherlands in 2014. Mr. Aalt Dijkhuizen does not hold any board memberships in other listed companies.
Mr Dirk Van Vlaenderen holds a Master in Applied Economics. He has been partner of Arthur Andersen since 1993 and member of the audit management committee and Managing Partner at Deloitte from 2002 until 2016. He served a wide variety of national and international companies as statutory auditor. He was also lecturer at the Universities of Brussels and Leuven for Basics of IFRS and Reporting in International Context. He serves as board member at other companies, including at two listed companies IEP Invest NV and Accentis SA.
Ms Veerle Deprez started her early career with Alcatel Bell in 1980. In 1987, together with her brother, Mr Hein Deprez, she laid the foundations of Univeg, which would later become the Greenyard Fresh segment. Ms Veerle Deprez serves also as board member at listed company Tessenderlo Group, as well as at various companies belonging to the Group, the Nova Natie group and De Weide Blik group.
Ms Valentine Deprez holds a Master of Arts in Art History from the Catholic University of Leuven, went to Vlerick Business School and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality from the Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland. Being born in the founding family, she has been involved with the business from a very early stage. Besides her mandate as director, she is active as an executive coach.
Ms. Pam Egleston obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Legal Studies from Bowdoin College and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center. Early in her career, Ms. Egleston worked in the corporate department of WilmerHale, an international law firm where she advised public and private companies on M&A, governance, fund formation and capital markets transactions. From 2010 to 2020, Ms. Egleston worked at Harvard Management Company, Inc., overseeing the legal aspects of Harvard’s endowment portfolio. In 2020, she became one of the founding partners as well as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Solum Partners, a global investment manager specializing in the food and agriculture supply chain. Ms. Egleston serves as a board member of several private companies.
Mr. Gabriel Santana obtained a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Finance from Boston College. Gabriel worked at Goldman Sachs from 2013 to 2024, where he advised clients on over €25 billion of M&A and capital markets transactions across the US, Europe and Latin America. He was most recently a Vice President within the Investment Banking Division based in Los Angeles and New York City prior to joining Solum Partners. Gabriel is a Principal within the Investments team at Solum, responsible for sourcing, underwriting and oversight of portfolio companies across the food supply chain.
