Avantium N.V., a technology company in renewable chemistry, announced the appointment of Boudewijn van Schaïk as its chief financial officer, effective January 1, 2023. Schaïk will succeed retiring CFO, Bart Welten. Welten will remain with the company in his role as CFO for the remainder of the year and is committed to ensuring an orderly transition.
Schaïk has prior experience in the capital markets, project financing, treasury, and M&A. He currently serves as corporate finance director of SBM Offshore, based in Amsterdam. Before joining SBM Offshore in 2013, Schaïk worked for NIBC Bank in the Netherlands and Singapore. He also held senior finance positions at ABN AMRO, Main Corporate Finance, and Alexander Forbes Financial Services, South Africa. Schaïk holds a Business Science degree in Accounting and Corporate Finance from the University of Cape Town.