• Ebel Kemeling Ebel Kemeling

    Ebel Kemeling, Partner

    Ebel has an MSc degree in Philosophy from the University of Leiden, and an MBA from INSEAD. He worked at Booz Allen Hamilton for six years, established several companies, and held different management positions at Lost Boys. He is co-director of the Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship (UvA) (www.ace-uva.nl) and is adviser to several social and political organizations (www.dialogues.nu, www.forum2020.nl, www.veerstichting.nl). Ebel occasionally reflects on contemporary social and business topics in his blog (http://dewetvankemeling.com).

  • Matthijs Baan Matthijs Baan

    Matthijs Baan, Partner

    Matthijs has an MSc in Experimental Physics from the University of Amsterdam and an MBA from INSEAD. He worked as a strategic consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton for six years and had previously established and run his own company (online consumer research and consultancy). Besides his work for commercial organizations, Matthijs Baan is involved with several social initiatives, such as the taskforce “Laten We Nederland Mooier Maken”. Furthermore he is consultant to new companies and two health foundations.

  • Femke Markus Femke Markus

    Femke Markus, Associate Partner

    Femke studied Industrial Design at the Technical University of Delft. She worked at Reed Elsevier for eight years in a range of jobs amongst which publisher of medical journals, development and launch of the scientific search engine Scirus (www.scirus.com) and business development of various e-learning projects. Her most recent position at Reed Elsevier was Director Innovation of the Science division. Before that, she had held a business development position in a medical company, for this company she set up a public private partnership with the VU (Amsterdam). During her most recent assignment at Spring she was the Interim Managing Director of the Access to Medicine Index from early 2009 until August 2010 (www.atmindex.org). The Access to Medicine Index is a product of the Access to Medicine Foundation and is a ranking of world´s largest pharmaceutical companies on their efforts to increase access to medicine for societies in need.

  • Cas Westhoff Cas Westhoff

    Cas Westhoff, Associate

    Cas has worked for Spring since 2006 and has been involved in business development and consultancy for companies in various sectors that are subject to regulation, mainly in financial services. Cas studied Dutch Law at the University of Amsterdam, with a specialization in the European energy industry and the unbundling of the Dutch energy market. Cas spends a lot of his free time in Amsterdam’s cultural life. He has wide interests: from theatre and modern art to house music and haute couture. In addition, Cas is an avid sailor and gifted footballer.

  • Florian Lokhorst Florian Lokhorst

    Florian Lokhorst, Associate

    Florian joined Spring Associates in 2007 after having finalized his double degree in mathematical economics (both operations research and actuarial sciences) from the University of Amsterdam. With this background he is exceptionally skilled in modelling and analyzing. Florian works for both large clients and new ventures, with the financial services industry as his area of expertise.

  • Maarten Biermans Maarten Biermans

    Maarten Biermans, Manager

    Maarten started working at Spring Associates early 2007. In the preceding years he worked as a researcher at SEO Economic Research of the University of Amsterdam. He has master degrees in Economics and Philosophy and will defend his doctoral thesis (economics) early spring 2012. At Spring Associates Maarten focuses on overall strategy, (corporate) venturing and sustainable investing. He likes old books, the theatre and listening to and making music.

  • Steven Bernaert Steven Bernaert

    Steven Bernaert, Consultant

    Steven joined Spring Associates in May 2010. He obtained his Master’s degree in Operations Research at the University of Amsterdam, after finishing his final thesis based on research he conducted in Hong Kong. During his studies, Steven gained professional experience by doing internships at Spring Associates and in banking. Due to this experience, Steven is primarily active in the financial services practice at Spring Associates, although he also enjoyed working in other industries.

  • Theye Veen Theye Veen

    Theye Veen, Financial Director

    Theye is financial director at Spring Associates. Theye has 10 years of experience in realizing new initiatives and interim management. Before that he worked for NIBC. Theye holds an MSc in Business Economics from the University of Amsterdam, and completed several executive programmes at the Amsterdam Institute of Finance.

  • Maarten van Dijk Maarten van Dijk

    Maarten van Dijk, Associate

    Maarten studied Chemistry at Utrecht University, specializing in renewable energy, and graduated with a Master’s degree in Science & Business. He joined Spring Associates in 2008, and his main focus is on energy projects and business development. He plays rugby in Utrecht, goes skiing as often as time allows it and loves karaoke. Next to that he takes on a bigger challenge once in a while, with the reconstruction of his house being the latest.

  • Michiel Sluimers Michiel Sluimers

    Michiel Sluimers, Consultant

    Michiel has a Master’s degree in Science in Petroleum Engineering from the Delft University of Technology. He joined Spring Associates after having finalized his degree and focuses on operational modelling, commercial modelling and business development. In his spare time he is a bass player, and you can find him performing with his jazz band around the country, if he is not out for a surf session in the North Sea.

  • Mirte Post-Brockmeier Mirte Post-Brockmeier

    Mirte Post-Brockmeier, Consultant

    Mirte graduated in Applied Mathematics (with a minor in Mathematical Physics) at Delft University of Technology. She started working with Spring late 2007, where she works as a consultant mostly on energy-related projects, which both satisfy her analytical skills and provide social and political challenges. During her studies, Mirte was co-founder and designer at an amateur graphic design company. Furthermore, she plays hockey at a high level, and loves to sing.

  • Pu Fei Fei (Stella) Pu Fei Fei (Stella)

    Pu Fei Fei (Stella), Consultant

    Stella graduated from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. She studied Agricultural System Management and System and International Horticulture and Marketing at the university. She joined Spring Associates in July 2008 and focuses on business development in Chinese renewable energy and the agricultural market. Furthermore, she is part of the operational team of Phoenix Bio Energy, a Spring venture. She is based in Beijing as Spring Associates’ Manager for China. In her spare time she likes to play tennis. She loves singing and cooking as well.

  • Wim Wim

    Wim, Associate Front Desk Manager

    Wim de la Rue is a graduate from the University of Life, in Valladolid. Wim is selective in his liking for people, so he is happy with his gatekeeper role, as an associate under the front desk. Before moving to Amsterdam, Wim worked at Gaz Natural in Bilbao.