Richard Speetjens, CFA

About

I am a portfolio manager at Robeco. I have managed several European Equity mandates from 2000-2010 untill I joined my current fund: Robeco Global Consumer Trends Equities, which is an equity fund that invests in future themes and trends in the consumer sector and adjacent areas. The fund invests in multiple trends within the consumer universe: Digital Transformation of consumption, Emerging middle class and Health and well-being. https://www.robeco.com/en/themes/trends-investing/consumer-trends/ Over the past years I have traveled a lot to meet companies at conferences or on-site, both at investor relations and senior management level. Fundamental investing and looking at longer term trends and selecting the winners within each industry are key to my investment philosophy.

Experience

• Robeco (19 yrs 2 mos)
  • Head Thematic Investing and deputy Head Fundamental Equities
    Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Portfolio manager Robeco Global Consumer Trends
    Dec 2010 - Present · 15 yrs 8 mos

    Portfolio manager of Robeco Global Consumer Trends, a mutual fund that invests in consumer stocks with the intent of profiting from the longer term growth opportunities offered in the consumer sector. The Robeco Global Consumer Trends Fund has more than € 5 billion in assets under management.

  • Deputy Head Robeco Thematic Investing
    Jan 2021 - May 2026 · 5 yrs 5 mos

• Penningmeester at Barons Breda Basketball
  Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

  Treasurer and board member of basketball club Barons Breda

• Portfolio manager European Equities at Van Lanschot Bankiers
  Sep 2005 - Jun 2007 · 1 yr 10 mos

  Managing Van Lanschot European Equity Fund together with Marco van Lent.

• Portfolio manager Europe Equity at Philips Investment Management
  Apr 2000 - Jul 2005 · 5 yrs 4 mos

  Portfolio manager of European equities

• Teacher at Maastricht University
  Mar 1999 - Mar 2000 · 1 yr 1 mo

  Teaching all different kind of classes at Finance Department of Maastricht University.