Yvonne Rooijakkers

Sabbatical

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Experience

Sep 2023 - Present
1 year 10 months

Sabbatical

  • Career break to travel 6 months with my family and consider my next steps.
Jun 2020 - Sep 2023
3 years 4 months
Netherlands

Board member

FoodValley NL

  • Independent organisation to foster innovation in major food transition themes. Chairman Edith Schippers.
Jun 2019 - Sep 2023
4 years 4 months
Utrecht, Netherlands

Managing Director, Head of Fund & Co-investments

Rabo Investments

  • Management Team member of Rabo Investments, captive investment arm of Rabobank, comprising Venture Capital, Private Equity, Corporate Venturing, Fund & Co.
  • Responsible for global portfolio of ~€1.7bn of Fund & Co commitments including various IC and advisory board roles.
  • Led development and execution of the growth strategy (from ~€900m in ’18), with Food & Agri and Sustainability as key theme. Overdelivered on 5-yr strategic and income targets by ’23, with strong portfolio of reputable investments.
  • Leading the Fund and Co-investments (11 FTE) and newly built ESG team (2 FTE), MT lead for ESG at Rabo Investments.
Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
10 months
Utrecht, Netherlands

Executive Director, Head of Co-investments

Rabo Investments

  • Set up Co-investments as new proposition after mandate was granted by Rabobank’s Managing Board in 2018.
  • Minority equity investments alongside trusted lead partners in Food & Agri and Sustainability globally. Sourcing, evaluation, execution and monitoring of investment opportunities.
  • Active engagement with internal stakeholders, developed operating framework, built network of reputable investors for visibility and pipeline, and expanded/coached the team.
Jan 2010 - Dec 2019
8 years
Utrecht, Netherlands

Executive Director, Mergers & Acquisitions

Rabobank

  • Merger & Acquisitions advisory to Corporate and Private Equity clients on transactions in NL and Food & Agri globally.
  • Origination and execution of >18 buy- and sell-side processes. In-depth valuation / strategic analyses, contact at board level, considering financial, commercial, strategic facets.
  • Rabobank Talent Cooperation programme for personal/leadership development (2015).
  • 3-month exchange to M&A department in New York (2014).
Jan 2008 - Dec 2010
3 years
London, United Kingdom

Associate Corporate Finance

ING Wholesale Banking

  • Advisory services to strategic clients; major European utilities and renewable energy players.
  • Execution of advisory mandates, value-added presentation and analyses, valuation modeling, and working across product teams of Wholesale Banking.
Jan 2005 - Dec 2009
3 years
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Wholesale Banking Graduate Programme

ING Wholesale Banking

  • Intensive training curriculum and assignments at Credit Risk, Corporate Finance, Leveraged Finance, Corporate Clients.

Languages

Dutch
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Sep 2001 - Jun 2006

Maastricht University

MSc · International Business · Maastricht, Netherlands

Sep 2001 - Jun 2006

Maastricht University

BSc · International Business · Maastricht, Netherlands

Certifications & licenses

Executive Programma voor Commissarissen en Toezichthouders

Erasmus Governance Institute

IFF Future Leaders Programme

Institute of International Finance

Learning to Lead

INSEAD

Rabobank Talent Cooperation programme for personal/leadership development

Rabobank

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program

CFA Institute