The Aster-X Capital Management B.V. team

 
Pieter-Jan Husken (Dutch) was born in 1964 and graduated from the University of Tilburg (the Netherlands, 1987) with a Doctoral degree in Economic Sciences (Monetary Economy and Finance). After military services (1987-1988), he joined the Investment Research Department of Amro Bank (1989, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) as a portfolio strategist. In 1992 he joined Philips Pension Fund (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) where he had sole responsibility for managing the Japanese equity portfolio. In 1996 he was appointed head of equities of Philips Pension Fund. He was responsible for managing the equity team and the geographical allocation and performance of the equity portfolio of the Philips Pension Fund as well as other Philips Pension Fund clients (through Stichting Schootse Poort). In 2000 (January – August) he took a sabbatical leave. In September 2000 he rejoined the equity team of Philips Pension Fund managing the Far Eastern ex Japan equity portfolio. In October 2001 he left Philips Pension Fund to establish Aster-X Capital Management B.V.
Marc Voncken (Dutch) was born in 1965 and graduated from the University of Technology of Eindhoven (the Netherlands, 1988) where he studied industrial engineering and management science. After his military services (1988-1990), he joined the Investment Research Department of Amro Bank (1990, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) as a sector equity analyst. In 1994 he joined Philips Pension Fund (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) to become a portfolio manager responsible for European equity portfolios of the Philips Pension Fund as well as other Philips Pension Fund clients (through Stichting Schootse Poort). In October 2001 he left Philips Pension Fund to establish Aster-X Capital Management B.V.
Jan Stam (Dutch) was born in 1959 and graduated from the Free University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands, 1986). In 1990 he obtained his chartered accountant degree and in 1993 his chartered financial analysis degree. In 1985 he joined Hoogovens Group (Corus) where he worked for the Internal Auditors Department and the Pension Fund. In 1989 he joined the Amsterdam Stock Exchange (Compliance Department as Deputy Head). In 1997 he joined Oudhof Effecten N.V. (a Dutch broker) as Managing Director. After the acquisition of Oudhof Effecten N.V. in 1998 by Kempen & Co N.V. he was managing director of Kempen Capital Management N.V., where he was responsible for finance, operations and risk management. In 2001 he joined Talpa Capital B.V., a recently established private investment company in the Netherlands. In January 2002 he left Talpa to establish Aster-X Capital Management B.V.


Alex Veerman (Dutch) was born in 1973. In 1998 he joined PVF where he worked at the back-office. In 2001 he joined merchant bank Kempen & Co. N.V. in Amsterdam where he was part of a team responsible for various activities at the Operational Services department. In August 2005 he joined Fortis Bank N.V. in Amsterdam where he worked at the Corporate Actions department. He left Fortis in March 2007 to join Aster-X Capital Management B.V.
Siegfried Kok (Dutch) was born in 1975 and holds a degree in International Financial Economics from the University of Amsterdam. In 2000 he joined Kempen Capital Management N.V. to become a portfolio manager responsible for the management of European Large cap equity portfolios for investment funds and institutional clients. In 2005 he joined ABN AMRO Asset Management where he was responsible for European equity portfolios. He left ABN AMRO Asset Management in 2007 to join Aster-X Capital Management B.V. as a portfolio manager/analist.
Erwin van Zuidam (Dutch) was born in 1973, and graduated from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam with a Master of Science degree in Economics in 1999 (specialisation: Financial Business Economics). In 1996 he joined the Equity Research Department of Fortis Bank (formerly MeesPierson), where he covered the Wholesale Trade sector and the Internet sector. In 2000 he joined Petercam, as a Senior Equity Analyst. He left Petercam in 2003 to join Aster-X Capital Management B.V. as a buy-side analyst.