Rolf Schrauwen

Starthub mentor

Rolf Schrauwen is an independent consultant in agriculture and the food chain, in developing and emerging countries, with a long track record in senior management roles in strategic marketing, business development and M&A’s. His 30 years of work have brought him to over 40 countries across the world.

“I love bringing projects to fruition and scaling them up in a practical way in countries that are more difficult to access, building business cases and creating local networks, and finding ways how to do it rather than accepting it cannot be done. I strongly believe in the inventiveness of people to make things happen and I see the value of bringing together different backgrounds and skills.“

skills and field of expertise

  • Business strategy and management

  • International project management and business development

  • Global networking and influencing

  • Merger, acquisition, divestment

  • Seeds, agro, food chain

background

2020 – now      Independent consultant

2018 – 2020     Global Marketing Director Crop Eastman Chemical

2011 – 2018     Global Head of Marketing Nunhems/Bayer

2006 – 2011     Marketing  Director Sarlink TPV DSM and Teknor Apex

1990 – 2005     Various roles in Shell and Kraton Polymers

Education

  • M.Sc. Technical University Delft (Chemical Technology)

  • St. Maartenscollege Voorburg Gymnasium