Dirk-Jan started as CEO of the DCSX in 2022, and is a Capital Markets professional with more than 25 years’ experience in originating, structuring and distribution of equity, debt and hybrid financing instruments for Euronext Amsterdam listed small cap companies and non-listed private companies. By definition these types of activities take place in less liquid markets. Dirk-Jan built the Capital Markets activities, including building the teams, within smaller banks/brokers in the Netherlands for Bank Labouchere, SNS Securities, NIBC Markets and most recently for the Belgium based Private/Investment Bank Degroof Petercam as Head of Primary Capital Markets Netherlands. Dirk-Jan has a master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.