Kees Stapel Stolk
Digital Content Manager
Kees is a digital marketer and designer with experience leading marketing initiatives and supporting brands through freelance social media management. He combines creativity, strategy, and storytelling to help brands connect with their audiences digitally.
Sara Gallego
Brand Marketing Director
Marketing professional with 15+ years career spanning Advertising & Digital agencies followed by client-side roles as Head of Digital for Samsung Electronics, Head of Content Projects for Coca-Cola Europe, and Senior Marketing Manager Spain for Netflix.
Richard Baak
Senior Research & Development Engineer
Leads the development of the systems that make our platform work: precision ingredient dispensing, automated pod recognition, and the connected fleet technology that keeps every machine running reliably. Combines hands-on engineering with a focus on sustainability, ensuring every innovation reduces waste and packaging while delivering a consistently high.
Phillip Huiskes
Finance Controller & Analyst
Phillip has 8+ years of finance experience across corporate, startup, and scale-up environments. He's supported businesses through growth and transformation with sharp financial insight and process improvements, turning data into decisions that drive sustainable growth.
Jason Stamm
Commercial Director
Jason has over a decade of experience in the beverage industry in roles primarily focused on innovation & entrepreneurship at PepsiCo and AB InBev. Jason most recently led the beverage portfolio in the PepsiCo Ventures Group, PEP’s corporate venture capital arm.
Praveen Kore
Project Lead
Project Manager with 11+ years of experience driving innovation and success in the automotive, food and high-tech industries. integrating technical expertise and strategic leadership (MBA) to drive business growth in Asia and EMEA.
Jasper van de Sluis
CTO
Jasper is the longest standing Founteyn’s team member playing a key role in its development. He brings deep expertise in product innovation, IP portfolio building, and industrialisation within the food and beverage sector.
Ernest Dutilh
Chief Supply and Operations Officer
Executive supply chain and procurement leader with 20+ years of international experience driving operational excellence, transformation, and growth. Skilled at aligning cross-functional stakeholders and leading high-performing teams to deliver results in complex global organizations, combining strategic vision with execution to optimize performance, strengthen resilience, and control costs.
Theeuw Both
Engineering & Development Director
During the last eight years Theeuw contributed to the development of Founteyn, generating more than 20 patents. Theeuw is a self-made Lead Industrial Design Engineer experienced in the development and production of beverage systems.
Vincent Ngo Allunan
Global Quality & Compliance Director
Vincent has 20+ years of experience across FMCG, Food & Beverage, and Medical industries, leading end‑to‑end Quality, Regulatory, and Supplier Excellence for global brands such as Danone, Heineken, PepsiCo, FrieslandCampina, Tetra Pak, and Logoplaste.
Bryan Crittenden
CFO
Bryan is a global food and beverage executive with 25+ years of experience working with multinationals including PepsiCo, private equity, and start-ups. Most recently, he held senior positions in Private Equity and Start-up investments in food and beverage.
Ahmet Tas
R&D Engineer
Ahmet brings over 15 years of experience in mechanical design and product development across consumer appliances and industrial machinery. At Founteyn, he bridges concept validation and serial production, combining hands-on prototyping, testing, and design optimisation to deliver robust, manufacturable solutions.
Ella Bilgin
Office Manager
Ella supports the team with daily operations and has experience in e-commerce and a high entrepreneurial spirit
Boyd Mulder
CEO
Boyd has more than 20 years of experience business management, brand and product marketing roles, including executive and Csuite positions in Europe, Asia, China and the US for multi-national, mid-size and start-up companies such as Philips, Bluewater, Texon.
Anantkumar Patel
Lead Engineering & Operations
Anant oversees Founteyn’s engineering validation, co-packing operations, and technical quality standards for our beverage capsule portfolio. Leveraging over 10 years of multi-sector engineering experience, he ensures product scalability, supplier precision, and consistent operational excellence from factory floor to commercial release.
