CV & Experience: Aad de Groot

Education: Process Engineering & Economics

Professional experience:
- Mobil Oil Benelux (Supply distribution analyst/Economist/Commercial Manager)
- Van Leer Group (Division Manager)
- AKZO (Marketing Sales Manager)
- Unilever (Marketing Sales Manager)
- British Steel (Division Manager/General manager subsidiary)
- AVR (Commercial Manager/ Manager Germany)
- AVR/van Gansewinkel (Business Development Europe)

Knowledge/Skills:
- finance/controlling/business plans
- marketing/sales in the business to business environment
- vision- & strategy development
- management
- company acquisitions
- new business
- subsidy management

Consultancy activities :
- Management facilitator for 2 years (van Meeteren Transport)
- Policy advisor steel trade company for 1 year (Cromvoirtse Ijzerhandel)
- Policy advisor & management facilitator IT company (Ferox)
- Member of the biomass Platform (advisory committee for the Dutch government)
- Advisory activities within the German & Dutch waste market