Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands
Impact-driven sustainability and finance professional with a track record of pragmatically embedding sustainability into private equity strategies and companies. Skilled at shaping sustainability initiatives, translating them into actionable plans, and driving momentum to deliver long-term value creation.
(Holtara, previously known as Spring Associates and MJ Hudson) Strategy consulting on sustainability for investors (private equity, venture capital), scale-ups, mid-market companies, and listed corporates. Client-facing: - Led ESG strategy development and implementation for mid-market private equity firms and their portfolio companies, including ESG reporting frameworks and advising on standards (e.g., SASB, EDCI, SFDR PAI, CSRD, GHG Protocol, and more). - Advised VP Capital, an impact-first family office, for five years on ESG and impact strategies, impact due diligence, reporting, and strategic shift towards impact investing. - Led ESG data analytics for a top global private equity firm, processing 300k+ data points across 250+ portfolio companies for their public sustainability report. - Supported portfolio companies with measuring Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon footprints, developing decarbonisation roadmaps, and setting SBTi targets with management teams. Internal: - Member of Holtara’s senior leadership team, responsible for business development, line management, thought leadership, and internal ESG knowledge sharing. - Built CSRD advisory services and platform suite, leading business development from scratch and supporting 30+ international companies with CSRD compliance. - Created a fully automated Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon calculator aligned with the GHG Protocol, and a carbon intensity proxy tool for estimating carbon footprints with limited data.
Midway through the period, progressed from Associate to Senior Associate
Midway through the period, progressed from Consultant to Senior Consultant
Management consulting with a focus on operational improvement and strategic planning, including: - Performing supplier procurement analyses for a major industrial parts distributor; and - Identifying and prioritising strategic topics for the Executive Board agenda of a major insurer.
Financial consulting with a focus on business valuations, financing applications, and solving strategic business problems. Examples of activities include: - Valuing a greenfield biogas plant and supporting fundraising activities through roadshows; - Building an automated financial model for a bioplastics manufacturer; and - Conducting vendor-side due diligence for the sale of an industrial hemp producer
Preparing and teaching coursework to classes of up to 30 first-year and pre-master students in Foundational Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Finance courses, as well as assisting academics in the grading of associated assignments and exams.