Executive Committee

Gilbert Van Hassel (1957) has been CEO and chairman of the Executive Committee of Robeco since 19 September 2016.

Gilbert Van Hassel has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, mainly in asset and wealth management, with broad experience in Europe, Asia and the US. Until 2013 he was Global CEO ING Investment Management and Member of the Board Insurance and Asset Management of ING. Before joining ING in 2007, he worked for JP Morgan where he held various executive positions in Europe, Asia and the US.

Gilbert Van Hassel has a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Economics from the University of Antwerp St Ignatius (Belgium), an MBA, with a major in International Finance from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium) and a Master of Science in Finance from Purdue University (US).

Karin (1977) is Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO of Robeco. Previous responsibilities at Robeco include Chief IT Officer, Head of Global Information Services and Head of Operational Risk Management.

Karin started her career in the financial industry in 2004 at Atos Consulting.

She holds a Master’s in Business Economics and a Master’s in 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.

Martin Nijkamp (1959) is Head of Strategic Product & Business Development. He has been a member of the Executive Committee of Robeco since 1 September 2017.

Martin has 30 years of experience in the asset management industry. From 2008-2017 he was a member of NN Investment Partners’ management team, where his responsibilities included business strategy, integrated client solutions, retail oriented DC solutions and product management & development. Before that, he was managing director Institutional Business Development, covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Other positions include that of general manager Portfolio Management ING Investment Management Europe & Emerging Markets and senior economist.

He holds a Master’s degree in Macroeconomics from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

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 (1974) is CIO Fixed Income and Sustainability, Co- Head of the Global Credit team and Lead 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.

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.

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).