Robert-Jan van Ogtrop

Biographical Information
"Robert-Jan van Ogtrop is currently a private investor in renewable energy and clean technology companies with a view to sustainability. He is also still a member of the Advisory Board and Industrial partner of CVC Capital Partners. He joined CVC after a successful career which included being Chairman/CEO of Bols Royal Distilleries and CEO of the Executive Board of Remy Cointreau-Bols.

"He has an MBA from the Graduate School of Management of the Netherlands and has studied at Harvard. He has worked to spread sound business principles, and the nurturing of local entrepreneurs, in East Africa through his Chairmanship of the Board of the TBL Mirror Fund. Robert-Jan is also deeply involved in other ventures at the interface of conservation and good business ethics, such as the African Parks Foundation, the Foundation for Natural Leadership, the Wilderness Leadership School and the Wilderness Foundation."


 * Director (chair), African Parks Network
 * Supervisory Board, SkyNRG
 * Ambassador, World Wisdom Council