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To accelerate the Energy Transition
Our mission:
We are NET2GRID.
The AI company that empowers energy retailers to become energy transition leaders by unlocking value from smart meter data.
We provide the most accurate residential energy insights and predictions thanks to our unique know-how in collecting and analysing smart meter data of all granularities. We have developed a proven technology resulting from 10 years of solid experience in the field.
Our clients include E.ON, EDP, EDF & ENI.
Meet the management team
Bert Lutje Berenbroek
Chief Executive Officer
Bert has a strong background with more than 25 years of experience in sales and building global account management teams that drive innovation for international corporations in Europe, the US, and Asia. He has a BA and MSc in Electrical Engineering from Twente University in The Netherlands.
Michel Muurmans
Chief Strategy Officer
Michel has been involved in the development and the market introduction of numerous early-stage technologies, ranging from internet/e-commerce, decentralized energy infrastructures, and energy service solutions. He has an MSc in Economics from VU Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit).
Duc Tran
Head of Finance
Duc has more than 11 years of experience in various roles in Finance including FP&A, Controller, and Auditor (KPMG and EY). Most recently, he filled senior roles at a major international corporation in Europe in the Energy sector. He holds an MBA from TIAS Business School in The Netherlands.
Meet the leadership team
Dr. Dimitrios Doukas
CIO and Country Manager Greece
Dimitrios is the Chief Information Officer and Country Manager of NET2GRID's Tech Hub in Thessaloniki, Greece. He has a PhD in Power Systems, Power Electronics and Control from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems from the University of Edinburgh. Dimitrios has more than 10 years of academic teaching and R&D experience.
Berend Olde Rikkert
Commercial Director
Berend is no stranger when it comes to guiding organizations in the energy sector on their journey from selling commodities to selling services. He has been working in senior consulting roles for utilities and energy companies for more than 25 years. He has studied Strategic Marketing at INSEAD and has an MA in Psychology from Radboud University Nijmegen.
Peter Broekroelofs
Chief Technology Officer
Peter has 25 years of experience in the field of digital innovation and product/software development. He has architected and implemented multiple international B2B2C market propositions in startups, scale-ups and corporate enterprises. Also, he has an MSc in Computer Science from Universiteit Twente.
Dr. Antonios Chrysopoulos
Head of Analytics/Analytics Architect
Antonios has more than 12 years of working experience at the intersection between academic teaching, R&D and analytics architecture. After obtaining his PhD, he took up a teaching position at the Department of Electrical Engineering at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, where he continues to participate in various research and development projects until today.
Elisavet Sergiadou
Director, Business Development and Marketing
Elisavet has a MEd in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University and a BA in Journalism and Mass Media from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has extensive professional experience working at the intersection of marketing, communication and journalism for European organisations and the media.
Hans Bakker
Chief Operations Officer
Hans has more than 25 years of demonstrated experience of working in the information technology, services and manufacturing industry. He holds an MSc at Business Administration & Computer Science from Universiteit Twente and a CMA Management Accounting from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Bram Van der Wal
Director of Product
Bram has more than 15 years of significant experience leading strategic product direction, product marketing development and product innovation at Consumer Electronics, SmartEnergy and CleanTech corporate environments. He has a BA in Innovation Sciences from Eindhoven University of Technology and one in Advanced Informatics from Avans University of Applied Sciences.
Simon McCarthy
Head of Hardware/ Embedded
Simon has been with NET2GRID for more than 10 years and prior to that he worked as Hardware Engineer in international corporations in Europe and the US. He has an MSc from the University of Bristol in Communications System and Signal Processing.
When it comes to the NET2GRID team...
Our team is comprised of talented people with complementary skills coming from various backgrounds including energy retailers and energy experts.
We speak 12 languages
are made up of 7 different nationalities
and our platform engineers can program in 16 languages.
NET2GRIDers have graduated from...
45
hold a Master's
5
hold a PhD
Why we do it
Watch our CEO Bert Lutje Berenbroek on NET2GRID's mission to accelerate the energy transition.
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