J. Blaak
Member of the Remuneration Committee
bioinformatics
Pharming Group
Netherlands
Biography
Mr. Blaak has held managerial positions with Hoogovens and Indivers NV and Interturbine Holding BV in the Netherlands, USA, Germany and Singapore. In 1983, he was involved with the foundation of the MIP Equity Fund, one of the largest venture capital groups in Europe, and was appointed CEO in 1986. MIP merged with the ABN-AMRO Venture Capital Group to form AlpInvest. Mr. Blaak has been an advisor to the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs for the Biopartner and Technopartner Program and other innovative projects related to Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Amongst others, Mr. Blaak has held non-executive directorships in FlexGen Holding B.V., to-BBB Holding B.V. and Centocor B.V. Mr. Blaak holds an MSc in Physics and Business Economics from the Free University of Amsterdam and followed the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School (AMP ‘81).
Research Interest
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
