Ard Reijtenbagh

Ard Reijtenbagh has extensive work experience in various roles and companies. Ard currently serves as the CEO and Co-owner of Soilwise since July 2019. Prior to this, they worked at PlantLab as the Chief Partnership Officer from February 2014 to July 2019. Before that, they held the position of Group General Manager International Sourcing & Supply Chain Logistics at Royal FloraHolland from January 2012 to January 2014. Ard also worked at Koninklijke Coöperatieve Bloemenveiling FloraHolland U.A. as Group General Manager International Sourcing from January 2008 to December 2011, and as the Unit Manager Import from July 1999 to December 2007. Earlier in their career, they worked as the Business Development Manager Retail at Blume 2000 from February 1998 to June 1999, and as a Business Development Consultant at VEK Consulting Group from April 1992 to January 1998. Ard started their career at Sher Agencies Kenya Ltd. as the Manager of the Rose Division from July 1991 to March 1992.

Ard Reijtenbagh attended Nyenrode Business University from 1990 to 1991, however, the specific degree program and field of study are unknown. From 1986 to 1990, they studied Horticulure & Business management at HAS University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht. In 2014, Ard attended Stanford University for a short period, completing the Innovation Master Series in Design Thinking and the Art of Innovation.