Pierre van Hedel Managing Director Rabobank Foundation – The Netherlands SPEAKER PROFILE ABOUT RABOBANK Pierre van Hedel has been working for the Rabobank foundation for almost 30 years. Since 2008 Mr van Hedel has been the Manager of Social Funds and Manager of the Rabobank Foundation, which operates in 25 countries. He started his career in the Education Department and headed Rabobank’s Consultancy/Project Management department and the International Marketing and Product Development department. Before being appointed as the Manager of the Rabobank Foundation, Mr van Hedel was working as a coordinating business manager for Poland. Rabobank Group is an international financial services provider operating on the basis of cooperative principles. Its operations include retail banking, wholesale banking, asset management, leasing and real estate. The Rabobank Foundation is committed to improving the lives of underprivileged and disadvantaged groups of people in society by providing them with the opportunity to live full and independent lives. AgriBusiness Forum 2015 Kinshasa, DRC 22-25 March 2015