Helping companies make a true
impact in healthcare, by sharing our
business experience and network.
Marc van Gelder
Marc is our internationally experienced CEO, who co-founded Dennendonck Investments in 2015. He
has over 20 years of CEO experience, including five years as CEO of Peapod (Ahold), nine years as
CEO of Mediq and six years as Managing Partner of Dennendonck Investments. His track record in
healthcare comes with an extensive international network in the USA and in 14 North-Western
European countries.
Sparring with our companies and
moving these businesses forward, is
very rewarding to me.
Roderick Wijsmuller
Roderick is our experienced CFO, who co-founded Dennendonck Investments in 2015. He has over 7
years of CFO experience, including 4 years at Prominent year at MedEye, and currently over 2 years
at Crowd. In previous jobs he was business controller at Mediq and had management consulting roles at
PWC and Accenture.
Nicole Schakenraad
Nicole is our experienced healthcare manager, who joined Dennendonck Investments in 2018
as operational partner at Urotex. She has over 25 years of experience in healthcare, including
leadership roles at Mediq and Pluripharm. Prior to that she worked at Baxter Healthcare.
Contributing to the market strategy and growth opportunities for our companies
is both inspiring and fun.
Xander Schrage
Xander is our experienced healthcare manager, who joined Dennendonck Investments in 2019 as
investment manager and operational partner. He currently leads the medical device company Medicare.
Previously Xander had general manager roles at APPO Group and Mediq as well as a supervisory board
membership at Health Innovations.
Lucas Peelen
Lucas joined Dennendonck Investments in 2023. He is a seasoned finance professional with more than 12 years CFO, M&A and consultancy experience and brings expertise in complex financial matters. Currently he oversees 3 portfolio companies and evaluates new investment opportunities for Dennendonck Investments.
Astrid Rogier
Astrid is our experienced office manager. She joined Dennendonck Investments in 2024. She has extensive experience as Personal and Executive Assistant at Mediq and Sara Lee/DE.