Executive Committee

Karin van Baardwijk (1977) is Chief Executive Officer of Robeco and chairman of the Executive Committee. Prior to being appointed in January 2022, Karin was Robeco’s Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO. She has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2012 and became a member of Robeco’s Executive Committee in 2015.

Karin has a long and proven track record with Robeco. She joined the company in 2006 and held various senior management positions in Information Services, including Chief Information Officer, and in Risk Management, most recently as the Head of Operational Risk Management.

Karin started her professional career in 2002 in the internal auditing department at Sara Lee and transferred to financial services two years later when she joined Atos Consulting.

She holds a double Master’s degree in Business Economics and Corporate Law from the University of Utrecht.

Ivo Frielink (1976) is Head of Strategic Product & Business Development and became a member of the Executive Committee on 1 March 2022.

Ivo started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2000 and moved to Robeco in 2005, where he held different roles including Corporate Development. At the end of 2017, he moved to NN Investment Partners, where he served as Head of Product Development & Market Intelligence. After just over two years, he returned to Robeco, where he was appointed Regional Business Manager for APAC at Robeco Hong Kong.

Ivo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from Fontys University of Applied Sciences Eindhoven (2000).

Mark den Hollander (1969) is Chief Financial & Risk Officer and became a member of the Executive Committee of Robeco on 24 June 2019.

Mark has over 25 years of experience in the asset management industry: he held several positions at NN Investment Partners (formerly known as ING Investment Management) (2009-2018) and ABN AMRO Asset Management (1993-2009). His most recent position at NN Investment Partners was CFRO. Before that, he served as CRO (2012-2016) and Managing Director and Head of Investment Solutions (2009-2012). He started his career at ABN AMRO Asset Management in 1993, where he held various positions in portfolio management, equity derivatives and multi-asset solutions before being appointed Chief Investment Officer of Structured Investment Solutions in 2008.

Mark holds a Master’s degree in Econometrics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Mark van der Kroft is CIO Fundamental and Quant Equity, Co-Head of Quant Equity and Head of Trends and Thematic Investing. He rejoined Robeco in June 2018 from NN Investment Partners, which he joined in March 2017. Prior to that, he worked at Robeco for 16 years in various roles. Mark started at Robeco in 2000 as Account Manager for balanced mandates. In 2004 he was appointed CIO Equities. In 2010 he joined the Sales & Account Management team for large Dutch Institutional clients. Prior to joining Robeco, he worked for ABN AMRO Bank. He started his career in the industry in 1990 as Economist and later became Head of Government Bond Research.

Mark holds a Master’s in Monetary Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Marcel Prins (1969) is Chief Operating Officer (COO) and became a member of the Executive Committee on 1 June 2022.

Marcel began his career in 1991 as Information Analyst at the Dutch Employee Insurance Agency before moving to DCE International as a Management Consultant in 1996. In 2004, he joined Fortis Bank where he held different roles including COO Merchant Bank for Fortis Bank Nederland. He was appointed Managing Director for International Operations at ABN AMRO in 2010. Most recently, from 2011, Marcel was Chief Operating Officer at APG Asset Management, a position that he combined with the role of Chief Digital Officer during his last months at APG Asset Management.

Marcel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from The Hague University of Applied Sciences (1991).

Victor Verberk is CIO Fixed Income and Sustainability and Portfolio Manager Investment Grade Credits. Prior to joining Robeco in 2008, Victor was CIO at Holland Capital Management. Before that, he was Head of Fixed Income at MN Services and Portfolio Manager Credits at AXA Investment Managers. He has been active in the industry since 1997. Victor holds a Master’s in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and he is a Certified European Financial Analyst.

Alexander Preininger (1975) is Global Head of Sales and Marketing and member of the Executive Committee since 1 November 2022.

Alexander has over 25 years of experience in the asset management industry: he started his career at Deutsche Bank in 1996, where he held different roles including Global Head of overlay management, Institutional Sales Head EMEA, and Head of Asset and Wealth Management in Japan. Between 2019 and 2021 Alexander worked at Robeco as Head of Institutional Coverage EMEA. Most recently, he was Global Head of Institutional Clients at Amundi Asset Management SAS in Paris.

Alexander holds a Masters degree in international economics and business administration from the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He is also a Certified EFFAS Financial Analyst.