Niels Carl A. Lorijn

Niels Carl A. Lorijn is currently the Ambassador to the Republic of Poland for the Order of Malta, a position held since October 2020, where Niels heads the diplomatic mission of the Sovereign Order. Niels is also the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Capdesia, a private equity investment firm focused on the European consumer food service industry, and has held various senior roles in prominent financial institutions such as Chairman/Senior Advisor at CapitalSpring, Partner & Head of Private Equity at Oasis Capital Bank, and Co-Head of Europe at CapitalSource. Niels began a professional career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch & Co. and ING Barings, and holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics from KU Leuven, attained between 1986 and 1991.