Niek Depoorter

About

Niek Depoorter is CEO of Arvesta. Arvesta is building the agriculture of tomorrow in a sustainable manner thanks to its unique expertise and innovative smart farming solutions. We are active in animal nutrition, agriculture, horticulture and retail with our 200 Aveve stores. In this way we help farmers grow and increase their yield. With more than 2300 experts and 40 strong brands, Arvesta is a knowledge center for both farmers and consumers. As a full service provider for farmers and horticulturists, Arvesta is a leading player in Belgium and also internationally active with branches in the Netherlands, France and Germany. In this way, we achieve an annual turnover of 1.9 billion euros. www.arvesta.eu

Experience

• Arvesta (9 yrs 10 mos)
  • Chief Executive Officer
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • BU Director Agri- & Horticulture
    Jun 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 1 mo

  • Operations Director
    Sep 2016 - May 2017 · 9 mos

• Hortiplan (16 yrs 10 mos)
  • CEO
    Jun 2003 - May 2017 · 14 yrs

  • Operations Manager
    Aug 2000 - May 2003 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Sanac (10 yrs 6 mos)
  • CEO
    Jul 2011 - Sep 2016 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    CEO at Sanac

  • Operations Manager
    Apr 2006 - Jun 2011 · 5 yrs 3 mos

• Purchaser/Trader at AVEVE
  Feb 1994 - Jul 2000 · 6 yrs 6 mos