Amarak Holding in short

Amarak Holding is globally active in the field of renewable energy development (solar and wind), oil cleaning, spatial development and socio-economic development. The company likes to create new ways of thinking in international cooperation and initiate new connections to transform promising opportunities into successful business projects. We believe in the strength of innovation and good cooperation. Sustainability is a key factor in our operation. As we say: creating a today thinking of tomorrow.

Innovative

Amarak is constantly alert to (or even directly involved in) new developments, especially in the field of renewable energy. A remarkable example of this is the imminent introduction of a greatly improved technique in the field of solar energy.

Sustainable

Sustainability is embedded in the nature of our product: the development of renewable energy solutions. Sustainability also plays an important role in our daily operation and in our spatial and socio-economic development projects. We believe the days of one-sided economic thinking are over. It is not without reason that our creed is: creating a  today thinking of tomorrow.

Efficient

Throughout our operations quality in the true sense of the word is central: Amarak operates quickly and flexibly, thereby ensuring that the focus on excellence is never lost.

Well-known

In its 75th anniversary Amarak was active in the field of international trading, natural energy and, these days, renewable energy. The company uses its well-developed global network to be successful in the international energy market. It consists of prominent people from business, politics and sports from all over the world.

Integrity

Amarak claims to be a ‘partner in excellence’. That’s why reliability is a keyword in our operation and do we have an open eye for ethics in the broadest sense of the word, in all our doings. We always want to be fair and transparent in the cooperation with our partners.

Being worldwide active in the field of renewable energy we feel it is our responsibility to pay maximum attention to sustainability. Besides we want to contribute to socio-economic development where we can. At the same time we want to be a very decisive organization that offers actively more prospect of prosperity – in the short and long term.

Social responsible

Amarak aims to provide positive impulses to the social society in which it operates. The company set up the SHARE Foundation especially for this purpose. Click here for more information about the this foundation.

Board members

Karel Aalbers, Chairman/CEO

Karel Aalbers started his professional career as director of a jewelry company with – at the end – seven locations. After leaving the jewelry company, Karel founded and led AEC Holland, an international trading house with 600 employees and branches in various continents. In that capacity, he has acted as an advisor and business partner to several multinational corporations and leading statesmen.

For 16 years he was chairman of the professional football club Vitesse, which he brought to the top 3 of Dutch football. In this capacity he developed Gelredome, an extremely innovative multifunctional stadium with a sliding pitch and an exceptionally sustainable character.

As CEO of Amarak Holding, he spent the past two decades concentrating on solving energy issues. Today, the emphasis is on the development and implementation of large-scale renewable energy applications. Aalbers has a large international network consisting of prominent people from business, politics and sport. He has received several awards at home and abroad.

Hans Pieter van der Veen, CLO (Legal)

Hans Pieter van der Veen is a trusted advisor of multiple companies, entrepreneur and lawyer admitted to the Dutch Bar since 1987. He is driven to achieve the best results for the companies he is active in. Hans Pieter joined Amarak Holding as a board member in 2019. He is also co- owner and chairman of the law firm Dommerholt Advocaten, with three offices and 75 employees. Further Hans Pieter is member of the advisory boards of several Dutch family owned companies.

René Boon, CFO

René Boon is a Dutch tax lawyer by profession. He started his career with EY in an area of mainly international tax and was a tax partner there until 2007. He then headed his family accounting firm “Boon accountants belastingadviseurs” with 60 professionals until 2017 and became an independent tax adviser from 2017 on. He advises a number of wealthy individuals and entrepreneurs in the area of tax and estate planning and is also a trusted adviser for his clients on other matters. He is a supervisory board member of a number of Dutch family businesses and is the Chief Financial Officer of Amarak since early 2020.

Klaas Schuring, CTO/COO

Klaas Schuring is a professional organizer and engineer in renewable energy. He started his career in the aeronautical business. In 1996 he joined the wind industry. He was responsible for the design, engineering, production and O&M of wind turbines and rotor blades. He was director and vice president of several renewable production organizations.  Since 2011 he added the solar technology and entrepreneurship of start- and scale ups to his experience. Klaas was CEO of the KIC InnoEnergy organization in the Benelux. Since 2017 he has supported several corporations developing disruptive innovations as an independent advisor. Since 2017 he is member of the management of Amarak Holding for the operations and technology of the renewable projects.