Ruud Derks
Lecturer Sustainability & Entrepeneurship
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After his study as Mechanical Engineer, Ruud Derks has worked at Philips and DSM. After several Supply China and Manufacturing roles, Ruud has worked 7 years in China. Firstly as General Manager of 2 DSM Joint Ventures and later he has been involved in several Merger & Acquisition projects. Furthermore, he has experience in The Netherlands, China, India, Rwanda and Ethiopia Currently, Ruud acts as a consultant specifically on the fields of Start-ups, Sustainability and Foreign M&A projects.
Experience
- COOLBACK Company B.V.
- Member Of The Supervisory Board May 2021 –
- Erfgoed Brabant
- Member Of The Supervisory Board Mar 2021 –
- IM Efficiency
- Chief Strategic Officer Jan 2016 –
- BIPV Nederland
- Chairman Of The Board Oct 2018 –
- Rabobank Zuid-Limburg Oost
- Member of Investment Committee AIL Rabobank Jul 2017 –
- Zuyd Hogeschool | Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
- Guest-lecturer Sustainability & Entrepeneurship Oct 2017 –
- The Climate Reality Project
- Climate Reality Leader Aug 2020 –
- BlueCIC
- Member Of The Supervisory Board Sep 2018 –
- CNME Maastricht en regio
- Member of the Board Nov 2018 –
- Cultura Nova Festival
- Board Member - Festival Cultura Nova Feb 2017 –
- Rabobank Parkstad Limburg
- Member of the Advisory Board Sep 2015 –
- DaiRuDe Consultancy
- Owner, CEO Dec 2013 –
- Vertical Rainforest
- CoFounder Mar 2019 –
- Q-Roof
- Director - Co-owner Q-Roof Jun 2016 –
- NaGa Solar
- Senior Investment Advisor Mar 2018 –
- Gemeente Gulpen-Wittem
- Projecten Duurzaamheid Aug 2019 – Mar 2020
- Plexon
- Chairman Mar 2016 – Dec 2019
- Economische Samenwerking Zuid-Limburg (ESZL)
- Program Manager 2015 – Dec 2017
- Stroomversnelling
- Kwartiermaker Stroomversnelling Limburg Mar 2016 – Sep 2016
- WALLVISION B.V.
- CEO and COO Oct 2014 – Dec 2015
- DSM
- COO - responsible for preparations for set up of DSM related companies in Africa Dec 2013 – Sep 2014
- Solar start-up
- future CEO - COO Jul 2013 – Dec 2013
- DSM
- Initiator of DSM employees PV Solar systems .... Feb 2013 – Jul 2013
- Director Strategic Projects May 2011 – Jun 2013
- Project Director "Set up of Asia SSC's" Nov 2009 – May 2011
- DSM China
- Strategic Projects Feb 2009 – Nov 2009
- vice-President Asia Projects Oct 2008 – Feb 2009
- Bencham, Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China
- vice-President 2006 – Nov 2009
- DSM Anti Infectives
- Merger & Acquisitions Director Sep 2007 – Oct 2008
- DSM
- General Manager DSM ZJK Mar 2003 – Jan 2008
- DSM China
- Director Manufacturing Services DSM China 2007 – 2008
- Kiwanis International
- President Kiwanis Heerlen-Maastricht 2001 – 2003
- DSM
- Lead Auditor Commercial 2001 – 2003
- Operations Manager ABS 1998 – 2001
- VIZL (Vereniging Ingenieurs in Zuid Limburg)
- President 1997 – 2000
- DSM PolyPropylenes
- Supply Chain Manager 1995 – 1998
Education
- Nyenrode Business University Executive Training for non-Executive Board members 2017 – 2018
- IMD (International Institute for Management Development) - Business Programs Certificate Executive Learning Program - Strategic Management 2011 – 2012
- INSEAD (SG) Certificate Business Strategies in Asia 2006 – 2007
- Eindhoven University of Technology Master of Science (M.Sc.) Operations Management and Supply Chain 1981 – 1987
- Sint-Willibrord Gymnasium Deurne VWO Sciences 1975 – 1981
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