Albert Arp

Qualifications: MSc

Date of appointment: 2024

Albert Arp, 55, is a senior executive with more than 20+ years of experience working with global companies, as a non-executive board member and in executive (CEO) positions. Albert is active in healthcare and other industries where his global expertise in growing and developing innovative technologies and organizations are required. Albert’s career beginnings evolved in consulting and he has led several recovery operations, mergers and acquisitions across various sectors. Currently, Albert is a shareholder and CEO of the Heart for Health Group, a Dutch private and innovative healthcare and health technology company (600+ employees). The rapidly growing group has operations in the Netherlands, Serbia, Romania and Canada.

Previously, Albert was a board member of the United Companies of the Zeeman Family: Navitas Capital, Green Real Estate, Zeeman International retail chain of stores. Albert was chairman of the board of directors of a Dutch-Chinese company: VNU-ea (Shanghai) until February 1, 2024. Due to the acquisition by Advent International, one of the largest private equity investors in the world, he stepped down after 8 years. Albert was till 2022 vice chairman of the board of directors of VGZ insurances, with a turnover of EUR13 billion, a health insurer in the Netherlands.

Albert holds a degree in Internal and Operational Auditing from Erasmus University Rotterdam and an MSc in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Amsterdam. He also completed the Executive Innovation Program at Singularity University in 2014 and 2018 and the Executive Leadership Program at IN-SEAD Business School in 2011.