Bio

Laurent Vermer is an experienced investment executive and operator with specific sector expertise in consumer goods and the agroindustry. He joined Kharis Capital to lead selective investments in the consumer space, while maintaining his own consulting and investment activities in the global food- and agroindustry. Prior to joining Kharis Capital, Laurent was an investment director with BeCapital, a private equity fund launched by Cobepa, which he helped raise and focused on European cleantech companies. From 2004 to 2009, he served with AB InBev in M&A and sales management roles. Prior to that, he was working in M&A and Project Financing for Suez Energy, first in Brazil, then in Italy. Laurent holds an M.B.A. from INSEAD and a BA degree from Solvay Business School. He is fluent in Dutch, French, English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.