Strohm, the world’s first and leading producer of Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP), has appointed Gerrit Stoelinga as chief financial officer (CFO), starting in March 2025, as the company gears up for further growth following a strong increase in revenue in recent years.
In addition to overseeing the company’s finance and accounting, legal, and compliance activities, he will also be responsible for investor relations, financing, and strategy.
Gerrit, who has been a member of Strohm’s supervisory board since 2023, has stepped down from his board role to join the management team as CFO. He has three decades of experience in banking and financial advisory, including holding various senior management positions at ING, most recently as regional CEO of ING Wholesale Banking in Asia Pacific.
In recent years, he has leveraged his extensive experience in the oil and gas industry and the energy transition sector to focus on advisory work, helping scale-ups to attract growth financing. He has also held ad-interim CFO roles at two scale-ups.
Chief executive officer Martin van Onna commented: “We’ve successfully introduced TCP to the energy industry and developed an extensive track record in both traditional oil and gas and carbon capture and storage and hydrogen applications. We are now building upon Strohm’s strong foundations and our longstanding reputation for quality, as we gear up for the next phase of growth after achieving positive EBITDA last year.
“Gerrit’s extensive experience in the space of investor relations and financing, and his familiarity with our company through his time on our supervisory board will allow him to hit the ground running and drive the next stage of Strohm’s business expansion.”
Gerrit Stoelinga, Strohm’s chief financial officer, added: “Over the past few years, I have witnessed Strohm’s impressive evolution and I have tremendously enjoyed working with the management team, initially as a financial advisor and more recently as a member of the supervisory board. I am now looking forward to having a more active role in the company as we prepare for the next phase of growth.”
Strohm has been on a recruitment drive since early last year to support its growth, and it has increased its headcount significantly in the last 12 months.