Team
Venturis was founded in 2001 by Niek Hawinkels and Wouter van der Hart, who take a leading role in the growth and turnaround programs of their portfolio companies. As managers of Venturis, they have many years of experience in growing and improving companies and actively helping management teams to create value.

 
Wouter van der Hart

Before founding Venturis, Wouter van der Hart worked for McKinsey & Company in the Netherlands, Venezuela and Colombia. He holds an M.B.A. degree from INSEAD in Fontainebleau and is a Business Econometrics graduate from Tilburg University.

Niek Hawinkels
Before founding Venturis, Niek Hawinkels worked for McKinsey & Company in the Netherlands, South-Africa and Australia. He has an M.B.A. degree from INSEAD in Fontainebleau and is a graduate from Delft University with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He also holds a graduate degree from Erasmus University in Economics.

Venturis Management Network
Venturis works together with a network of management buy-in candidates, interim managers and turnaround managers. If you are interested in joining Venturis, the Management Network or working at one of our portfolio companies please contact us.