Dirk-Jan Oudshoorn

CEO and Co-Founder at Forestwise

West Kalimantan, Indonesia

About

Experience

  • CEO and Co-Founder at Forestwise
    May 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

    Our mission is to stop deforestation by creating rainforest value through the power of rainforest products. We support local communities in Indonesia to sustainably produce high quality, wild harvested, non-timber rainforest products, from existing forests and without harming the forest. By increasing sales of these products, we simultaneously increase the value of the rainforest and empower the forest inhabitants to keep protecting it. More info: www.forestwise.earth

  • Marketing Director at PT Forestwise Wild Keepers
    Nov 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

    PT Forestwise Wild Keepers is a manufacturer of ingredients for the cosmetics and food industries, made from unique, forest-based ingredients that are sustainably harvested from the rainforest of Borneo, such as illipe butter, coconut oil, candlenut (kemiri) oil and Arenga sugar.

  • Production Engineer at PT Gunung Hijau Masarang
    Jun 2015 - May 2018 · 3 yrs

    As a Production Engineer at PT Gunung Hijau Masarang, I was responsible for the expansion of the production capacity of Arenga Forest Sugar, Illipe Butter and related products in Indonesia.

  • Project manager at Masarang International Foundation
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2017 · 5 yrs

    Supporting sustainable and innovative projects in Indonesia together with green entrepreneur Willie Smits. Focusing on illipe butter and arenga palm sugar production in West Kalimantan.

  • Founder at MoodScent
    Mar 2008 - May 2014 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    Selling and renting out scent machines