Industry Committee

The Industry Committee of AmCham (formerly 'Rotterdam Chapter') brings together Members located in the industrial region of the Port of Rotterdam and other industrial clusters in the Netherlands and offers a platform to discuss major developments that impact the industrial ecosystem. The Committee aims to raise awareness around these developments and the investment climate for industry within the wider community of AmCham Members and stakeholders, while addressing the challenge of both competitiveness and achieving the ambition of a Circular and Low Carbon World – the energy transition is an important part of achieving that goal.

More specifically, the Committee wishes to focus on:

  • creating understanding around the role of industry, the operational reality of industry today and the investment climate for the future;
  • addressing bottlenecks like labor market scarcity and the need for talent and funds to support the transition;
  • highlighting the role of technology and innovation.

The Committee brings together:

  • AmCham Members operating in capital intensive industries;
  • AmCham Members operating in energy intensive industries;
  • AmCham Members that bring innovative solutions for the low carbon and circular economy, including the energy transition;
  • AmCham Members that are key players in enabling factors.
 

Committee Members

Mr. Johan Scharpé (Chair)
Director Public & Government Affairs Benelux, ExxonMobil
Ms. Alexandra Danopoulous
Lawyer / Partner, Ploum Lodder Princen
Ms. Natasha Keylard
Head of Commercial Service, Embassy of the United States of America
Mr. Willem Koolhaas
Marketing and Communications Director, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Ms. Joyce Kornet-Vreugdenhil
General Manager, CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)
Mr. Jaap Rabou
Senior Director Marketing Polyolefins, LyondellBasell Nederland
Mr. Sander Rijsdijk
Director Bulk Cargo & Shipping, Havenbedrijf Rotterdam / Port of Rotterdam
Mr. Steven van Vliet
Consultant, Global Industrial Practice, Spencer Stuart International
Maarten Verburg
Director Global Commercial Excellence Celanese Mobility & Materials, Celanese Europe