Pieter Steenbeek

CEO Servophil AG I Member of the Executive Board FRIKE Group

Hünenberg, Zug, Switzerland

About

Senior executive and board director with 35+ years of global leadership in water clean-tech, specialty chemicals, and industrial services. Known for transforming organisations, shaping growth strategies, and leading complex P&L, M&A, and operational improvement agendas. Recognised for building high-performance teams, strengthening commercial execution, and delivering sustainable EBIT and cash-flow growth across mature and emerging markets. What I do : I guide companies and lead management-teams through strategy, transformation, and value creation—optimising portfolios, elevating commercial and operating performance, and driving scalable top line and EBIT growth. I lead M&A from deal strategy through integration, enhance operating models, and strengthen sales, service, and innovation capabilities. I work closely with shareholders and boards to align decisions with long-term value, ensure disciplined governance, and improve organisational performance.

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at Servophil AG
    Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

    Servophil is a leading privately owned and managed SME specializing in providing water and process water treatment solutions for industrial plants. Its target market is primarily the paper, cardboard, and tissue industries, as well as other process industries. Servophil helps manufacturing industries increase productivity by using chemical, biological, and physical products for process treatment. The service package includes integrated solutions, consulting, service & training, analytics & monitoring, dosing systems & sensor technology, always with on-site service.

  • Founder & CEO at OMNIWATER AG
    Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

    Participations in clean-tech and industrial service companies

  • Founder & Managing Partner at BVMPartners
    Apr 2014 - Dec 2022 · 8 yrs 9 mos

    Consultant and Advisor to Private Equity Investors in Specialty Chemicals, Cleantech and high-end Industrial Services. Lead creation, LOI, DD, signing/closing, Post Merger Integration (PMI)

  • Partner at ROBUR Industry Service Group GmbH
    Oct 2015 - Sep 2016 · 1 yr

    ROBUR has created a leading „Mittelstand-Champion“ in Industrial Services. Excellent businesses, responding to the trends and forces that are shaping the industry now and in the future. Long-term partnerships for industry leading people and businesses.

  • Sales & Service Operations Leader EMEA & Managing Director at GE Power & Water
    Oct 2011 - Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    - Lead EMEA sales and service operations, product application functions and sales force effectiveness improvement teams in EMEA. - Achieve EBITDA target in EU and MEA.