Partner

Before co-founding Varova in 2004, Patrick van Rossum was instrumental in founding EzGov Europe as Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales, a subsidiary of US based software company EzGov Inc.

During this period EzGov Europe grew into a rapidly growing and profitable business with operations across Europe. Prior to this Patrick held several general management, marketing and sales positions at a variety of business units at Philips in the nineties.

During this period he was based out of the Netherlands, the UK and the US. Patrick holds a Master in Sciences (MSc) degree from the Eindhoven University of Technology where he studied Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences.

Partner

Before co-founding Varova, Maarten has been a strategy consultant at Booz Allen & Hamilton (Booz & Co) for more than 5 years where he was a member of the Dutch management team when he left in 2004.

At Booz & Co, he gained in-depth expertise in initiating and leading strategy based transformations and worked at board level for large corporate clients across Europe. He managed a wide variety of assignments in the area's of M&A, growth strategy, innovation, supply chain optimization and corporate restructuring. During this period, Maarten worked in a broad range of industries with a focus on consumer products, retail and logistics.

Prior to working at Booz & Co, Maarten held several international managerial positions at KPN and TNT Post Group. He holds a Master in Science (MSc) from the Eindhoven University of Technology where he studied Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences as well as Construction and Building Technology

Partner

Joris joined Varova to become Managing Director of MAG45 early 2006. Joris was Principal in the Operations Practice at Booz&Co, where he was involved in several M&A projects predominantly in the Fast Moving Goods industry. 

Joris has 20 years of experience in Supply Chain Management and M&A through his work at Booz&Co, TNT Logistics, and Shell. At TNT Logistics, Joris was responsible for the LEAN Program and for setting up the international procurement function.  

Joris holds an " ir " degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University Delft and an MBA degree from the RSM/Erasmus University, at which he is a visiting faculty member since 2003.

Partner

Jan's industry focus lies in Consumer Goods and Media, with significant experience in M&A, strategy development and brand building. 
He joined Varova in 2009 by merging TiiB consulting (founded in 2007) with Varova Investments.

Before starting his own company Jan worked for 6 years as a strategy consultant for Booz&Co where he had lead roles in strategy, M&A, and restructuring projects for listed multinationals in media and FMCG.

Jan started his career as Nescafé brand manager at Nestle SA where he developed his marketing skills and gained thorough insights in the global coffee market from the perspective of the market leader. As a student he was an early entrepreneur as co-founder of Ritzen Koeriers in Rotterdam.

Principal

Marcel Timmer joined Varova in April 2010. Previously, Marcel was a senior partner at Logispring, a venture capital firm with a global "balanced portfolio" strategy focused on building industrial businesses.

He invested and became board member in various supply chain and technology companies in Europe and the US, He identified venture capital as an investment and strategic opportunity for TPG (now TNT), and initiated and supported the establishment of Logispring.

Prior to this, Marcel held various senior management positions at TNT (formerly TPG) and UPS in the areas of M&A, strategy, marketing, sales and new business development. Marcel graduated from the University of Amsterdam with a Master's degree in Business Economics with a major in marketing.

Principal

Claudia Pouw-Dullaart joined Varova in July 2010. She previously worked for Heineken International for 5 years where she gained extensive experience on and was responsible for global Trade Marketing and Channel management.

Before joining Heineken, Claudia worked at Royal Friesland Foods, now known as Friesland Campina. She fulfilled various roles with a focus on marketing and innovation / new product development for their infant nutrition brand both internationally as well as in the Netherlands.

She started her career as a strategy consultant for Booz&Co where she was involved in a variety of projects ranging from business development, due diligence projects, restructuring and growth strategies always with a focus on FMCG. Claudia holds Master degrees in Tax Law and Financial Econometrics.

Senior Associate

Iwan de Leeuw joined Varova in April 2008. Previously he worked for Leaf International as Manager Operations Integration and Corporate Controller Supply Chain.

In these roles he contributed to the restructuring of the manufacturing Footprint of Leaf and the improvement of the Finance organization within the Supply Chain organization. Prior to joining Leaf, Iwan worked for Alcoa where he held several positions as Assistant Logistics Manager and Manager Planning and ABS (TPS).

Iwan holds a Master in Science (MSc) degree in Industrial engineering and Management Sciences from the Eindhoven University of Technology and a Executive Master of Finance and Control (RC) degree from Erasmus University of Rotterdam.

Associate

Maarten joined Varova in 2010 from Galt & Company, a boutique strategy consultancy, where he worked as a consultant as part of their London team. Before Galt & Company he worked for Accenture's strategy practice and for Smurfit Kappa.

At Varova, Maarten supports investment cases, turnarounds and buy-and-build programs.
 As a strategy consultant, he developed strong analytical, corporate finance and commercial skills;  whereas previous roles rendered him the opportunity to strengthen his operational skills.

Maarten's professional experience has led him to the Netherlands, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Poland, South Africa and Brazil. He holds an MSc in Business Administration from the University of Groningen. 

Consultant  

Douwe Starink joined Varova as a consultant in April 2011. Previously he worked for Bain & Company in the Amsterdam and Boston office.

At Bain & Company he gained experience in developing strategies for several large corporations and private equity participations across Europe. At Varova, Douwe is involved in financial and commercial due diligence projects and coordinates various projects at portfolio companies.

Douwe studied Mechanical and Offshore Engineering at the Delft University of Technology.

Consultant

Joris joined Varova as a consultant in September 2011, after finishing his MSc Business Administration at the University of Amsterdam.

During his masters he worked part time as Junior Consultant for Varova, supporting other team members on different projects. 
At Varova, Joris is involved in financial and commercial due diligence projects and coordinates different consulting projects at the portfolio companies.
 Joris studied supply chain management and finance.

During his studies he gained professional experience through internships (e.g. TNT) and numerous extra curricular activities.

Consultant

Ton joined Varova as a consultant in February 2012. Earlier, he was part time Junior Consultant from October 2010 to September 2011 supporting other team members on different projects.

He also did internships at L’Oréal Netherlands and the Amy Biehl Foundation in Cape Town as well as many other extra-curricular activities.

Ton finished his Msc Strategic Management at Erasmus University in September 2011. As a consultant, Ton supports the partners in different projects with market research and commercial/financial analysis.   

Office Manager

Leonne joined Varova in January 2012 as office manager, to support partners and consultants.

Educated at the Hotel school in the Hague, Leonne has worked for Randstad, Unocal and KLM.
After ten years in England and the USA she returned to Holland with her family and used the acquired skills abroad in a job as relocation manager.

The Varova team can rely on her for a wide variety of jobs.

Principal

Koen den Hollander joined Varova in April 2013. Prior to joining Varova, Koen worked as independent consultant for 4 years. His clients included the leading Dutch retailers, with special focus on strategic ecommerce projects. Ecommerce continues to be a special area of interest which Koen is leveraging within the various Varova companies.

In 2008, Koen cofounded the company “eWarehousing”. eWarehousing provides logistics and customer service support exclusively for web shops. Koen supports eWarehousing as a non-executive shareholder.

Koen started his career at Booz & Co, where he worked for 7 years in a range of industries. Koen was involved in a variety of reorganization, M&A, and strategy projects.  Koen holds a degree in business economics from the university of Rotterdam and an MBA degree from Insead.

Daan Stolk joined Varova  as a consultant in February 2013, he  studied Financial Economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Before joining Varova as a consultant, Daan was a parttime junior consultant, assisting team members at various projects. At Varova, he is currently involved in financial and commercial due diligence projects and projects at portfolio companies.