Team

Juliette is managing director and set up Veris Investments together with Michiel Botman. Juliette is the investment lead for the investments in Senselet Food Processing (successful exit to Pepsico in 2022), Holland Dairy and Mapinga Food Processing and is also involved in the companies that are part of the FirstWave Aquaculture Platform. Prior to Veris, Juliette worked at FMO, the Dutch Development Bank, and as an M&A lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Amsterdam and London. Juliette holds an MSc in Law from the University of Utrecht and has passed CFA exams level 1 and 2.

Michiel is managing director and set up Veris Investments together with Juliette de Wijkerslooth. Michiel is the investment lead for the investments in the companies that are part of the FirstWave Aquaculture Platform: Yalelo Zambia and Uganda and Aller Aqua Zambia and has also been involved in various stages of investments in Senselet and Holland Dairy. Prior to Veris, Michiel was a senior investment officer at FMO’s private equity team, with a focus on Africa. Earlier work experience includes BNP Paribas, PWC, IBM and African infrastructure fund manager AIIM. Michiel holds an MSc. In Business Economics from the University of Amsterdam.

Ludo is Investment Manager at Veris and joined the company in 2019. Prior to working at Veris he was a strategy consultant at Bain & Company. At Veris Ludo enjoys working with local teams to turn the region's vast potential into sustainable value. He is mainly involved in developing Mapinga Premium Foods, a greenfield company in Tanzania. The team is looking forward to Mapinga’s product launch on the Tanzanian market! He holds a Master in Business Economics from the University of Amsterdam and a Master in Conflict Studies from the University of Utrecht.

Jan-Bas is an Investment Manager and joined Veris in 2021. Previously, he advised on international M&A and capital market transactions for R.W. Baird in London and for J.P. Morgan in Amsterdam. Jan-Bas works together with management on strategic and operational projects at Holland Dairy, Yalelo Zambia and Aller Aqua Zambia regarding various aspects of the business including commercial, production and logistics. Jan-Bas holds a Master in Financial Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a Master in Corporate Law from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Allard is an Investment Manager at Veris Investments. Before joining Veris, Allard worked as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company. He was part of RTS (Reset, Transform, Sustain), a special unit of McKinsey that works to transform the performance, health and capabilities of client organisations. At Veris, Allard is mainly focused on developing Mapinga Premium Foods, a greenfield FMCG company in Tanzania. After working for one year in Uganda, his knowledge of the region deepened. He is using this experience in his current project, bringing together his strategic and practical skills. Allard holds a Master in Construction Management & Engineering from Delft University of Technology.

José is an Investment Manager at Veris and joined in 2024. José works together with management on commercial strategic and operational projects at Yalelo Uganda. José combines her experience in private equity at HAL Investments with operational experience at Sandvik and Adyen where she developed and implemented strategic pricing and commercial analytics programs. José holds a Master degree in Econometrics from the University of Amsterdam.

Ruben is finance manager at Veris and provides hands-on finance and tax support to the portfolio companies. Before joining Veris, Ruben was Manager Transaction Services at KPMG Advisory. He is involved in both the greenfield projects as well as growth businesses and uses his M&A transaction experience to improve the reporting and control functions and to further professionalize the organizations. Ruben holds a Master in Finance from the University of Groningen in The Netherlands and is an International Chartered Certified Accountant.

Jochem is Senior Associate at Veris and joined the company in 2024. Before joining Veris he worked as a strategy consultant both at SparkOptimus and independently. Jochem combines his experience from working in South-Africa with his knowledge about digital strategy & implementation. He will focus on helping the local teams to further grow Aller Aqua Zambia and Yalelo Uganda. Jochem holds a master in theoretical physics from the University of Amsterdam.

Annemiek joined Veris in 2023 as Head of HR. Previously she worked as a manager in the international People in Deals practice at PwC, advising on the people side of M&A as well as broader HR transformations. Annemiek holds a Master in Business Administration with a focus on Strategy and a Master in Organisational Psychology from the University of Amsterdam.