Non Executive Directors

Robert-Jan Van Ogtrop

Robert-Jan has served in Cautha’s Board of Directors since 2009. An experienced financier, he holds interests in a number of clean tech ventures globally
Robert-Jan has been an Industrial Partner at CVC Capital, one of Europe’s major private equity firms, since 2001
He is currently Chairman of Leaf, TBL Mirror Fund and African Parks and a board member of Schuitema , BID Network and the Wilderness Foundation. Previously he served as CEO of Remy-Cointreau and Bols Royal Distilleries
Robert-Jan holds an MBA from Erasmus University, Rotterdam. He is fluent in Dutch, English, German and Italian

Willem-Jan Schutte

Willem-Jan joined Cautha’s Board of Directors in 2009. He brings over 10 years of experience as founder, manager or director at several technology companies
He founded Schutte & Co., a venture partner firm, and co-founded Glubble, where he heads strategic partnerships. Prior to that, he launched several successful startups, including Plasticsplatform.com (sold to McGraw-Hill in 1998) and BackStream (bought by Ordina N.V. in 2005)
Willem-Jan is fluent in Dutch and English

Laura Avogadro di Collobiano

Laura has been a key member of the Cautha team since its inception, working on project origination, branding strategies and communication
A branding, marketing and sales professional, she has worked for a number of prestigious brands, and is currently head of sales and marketing at Tenuta di Valgiano, a leading Tuscan winemaker
Laura holds a degree in graphics and communication from the Scuola Politecnica di Design Nino Salvatore (Milan). She is fluent in Italian, English and French