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He has extensive experience on the C-level but also a passional drive in helping companies to accelerate and to bring them to a higher professional, growth and profitability level. For this, he also won a few awards during the last 15 years of which the prestigious FD Gazelle Award is one of them.

He has covered senior management roles in different international settings and industries in the areas of (corporate) Finance & Control, General management, Operations, HR, Business development, Sales & and Marketing. He can read the world behind the numbers and is very good at understanding the cultural differences in International settings. Tim believes in possibilities and chances. With his tactical and political way of working he gets the job done even in the most difficult situations. With his leadership abilities together with his hands-on energetic mentality, he creates an atmosphere in which people want to grow and get the best out of them.

Next to CEO roles Tim has performed multiple hands-on due diligences in many industries. He is a registered chartered accountant (RA) with a Master in Forensic Accountancy and International Business. Tim studied at the University in Maastricht and the ERASMUS in Rotterdam. Motivated by transparency and trust in combination with a six sense for business Tim has set up multiple businesses all over the world over the last few years. The experience learned during the above processes Tim will bring to the Vertoro table as Co-CEO and CFO of the company.

He is looking forward to create a better sustainable world together with the Vertoro Team and his drive is to bring Vertoro to the next level. A sustainable oil major who can have a real impact!

Within Vertoro, he is responsible for all technological developments and to successfully scale-up the production of Crude Lignin Oil, a platform product that has the potential to decrease the carbon footprint of the chemical industry and energy sector.

Panos has been selected as 2018 Young European Talent in the  category  ‘Science’,  from  the  Nederlands.  In  2021,  he  won  the  Marc  Cornelissen Brightlands  Award,  which  is  an  incentive  prize  for  encouraging  talented  pioneers  to  persevere, show courage and leadership on the road to achieving their dream for a more sustainable society.

In 2007 she joined DSM’s Material Science Center where she worked on a wide range of projects for the different business units in DSM’s Materials division, including DSM Resins & Functional Materials and DSM Advanced Solar, and as a result built up a lot of knowledge and expertise in polymer chemistry and the analysis and characterization of polymers.

Roger finished his internship at Vertoro with the focus on investigation and optimization of the delignification of lignocellulosic biomass. As a graduate, he is motivated to gain knowledge in the biorefinery and the corresponding (chemical) process engineering.

Drawing on his experience in plant management for startups and small ventures, he is able to quickly structure manufacturing processes and drive performance improvements.

During her time at Stratasys, she gained hands-on experience in Additive Manufacturing, focusing on 3D printing and various polymer characterization techniques. At Vertoro, she aims to further broaden and deepen her knowledge in the field.

His main focus at Vertoro is to help elevate the company to the next level, with a strong emphasis on product and installation safety as well as quality.