Willem-Jan S.

Chief Executive Officer @ Return

About

over 25 years of international experience in the sustainability and technology sector entrepreneur, a person who accelerates growth for technology ventures and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks

Country

Netherlands

City

Amsterdam

Industry

Renewables & Environment

Skill

Venture Capital, Entrepreneur, Biomass, Corporate Finance, Renewable Energy, Business Strategy, Start-ups, Business Development, Business Planning, New Business Development, Energy, Marketing Strategy, Product Development, Strategic Planning, Sustainability, Solar Cells, Solar Energy, Solar PV, LED lighting systems, Gasification

Experience

Chief Executive Officer

Return

2021-1 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Making clean energy work for everyone

Founding Partner

Stecc Capital

2006-5 - Present · 20 yrs 5 mos

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Senior management at various energy, technology and investment companies. My experience stems back to 1998 when founded Plastcisplatform.com, later sold to McGraw-hill. For numerous years I have been founder and CEO of BackStream, a content management software company. (acquired by Ordina N.V. in 2005) After 2005 I have been involved in all kinds of investment management, venture capital and corporate finance projects for a large number of companies in Europe and the United States. My latest investments have all been related to solar energy, BESS and renewables.

Co - founder Solar

Ekhi

2019-1 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

Madrid Area, Spain

Co-Founder

Ekhi

2019-1 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Chairman

Marie Stella Maris Foundation

2019-1 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

The Marie‑Stella‑Maris Foundation is dedicated to improving global access to clean and safe drinking water through sustainable WASH projects. Every purchase from the Marie‑Stella‑Maris brand contributes directly to funding these water, sanitation, and hygiene initiatives. Since its founding, the foundation has supported projects providing clean water access to around 135,000 people worldwide.

co - founder

Sunrock

2012-1 - Present · 14 yrs 9 mos

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Large scale solar investing

Board Member of ZeroPoint USA

ZeroPoint

2009-9 - Present · 17 yrs 1 mo

New York, United States

Biomass gasification technology for producing green hydrogen #greenhydrogen

Investor and co- founder

adgoji

2012-1 - Present · 14 yrs 9 mos

Amsterdam

Non Executive Board Member

Cautha S.r.l.

2009 - 2019-1 · 10 yrs

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Solar development Italy

co-founder

BackStream

2000-6 - 2008-3 · 7 yrs 10 mos

BackStream delivers content management and cell broadcast solutions for mobile operators and governments. Cell Broadcast allows millions of people to be reached in minutes making it an exciting new way to alert and warn citizens.