Cilian Jansen Verplanke

Partner at Karmijn Kapitaal

Cilian Jansen Verplanke (56 and mother of 2) studied Law at Leiden University and has over 30 years of experience in the financial sector in private equity, equity capital markets and commercial banking of which 20 years at ABN AMRO and Rabobank and since 2010 at her own co-founded investment Fund Karmijn Kapitaal. She has done numerous acquisitions and exits and has encountered many entrepreneurs. Karmijn Kapitaal has a unique investment strategy: it only invests in Dutch SME companies with gender diverse management teams. Karmijn holds 3 Funds under management.

Cilian is Secretary of the Board of the Stak Continuïteit ABN AMRO Bank, Treasurer of the Board of Stichting RC Oude Armen Kantoor, Member of the Stichting Young Pianist Foundation and Chair of the Dutch Level20 Committee.