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.

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.

Christoph von Reiche (1969) is Head of Global Distribution & Marketing. He became a member of the Executive Committee of Robeco on 6 November 2017.

Christoph has 24 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 16 years in asset management, mainly in sales. Previously, he was Head of European Institutional Business at JP Morgan Asset Management in London. From 1995 to 2014, he worked at Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt, where he held various positions, including country head of Germany, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2011-2014). He started his career as an analyst in Goldman Sachs' Investment Banking division where he worked on M&A and Corporate Finance assignments across industries for four years. During his time at Goldman Sachs, Christoph also worked in the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities division for four years, providing financing advice to financial institutions.

Christoph obtained a Master's degree in Foreign Service and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Georgetown University (US) in 1995.

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.

Lia Belilos (1962) is Head of Human Resources and became a member of Robeco’s Executive Committee on 1 December 2019.

Before joining Robeco, Lia worked as Chief People Officer at Arcadis. Prior to that, she was Chief Human Resources Officer at KPN. Lia started her career at Royal Dutch Shell, where she held several human resources positions including Human Resources Director for Shell in Asia and Vice President Human Resources for Shell Nederland BV.

Lia has a Master’s degree in Social History from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a Master’s degree in European Studies from the University of Reading (UK).