Dolf van den Brink
Education & Background
Wharton School (Executive Education)
Career Highlights
Wealth
Dolf van den Brink (born 1973) is a Dutch businessman serving as the chief executive officer and chairman of the executive board at Heineken N.V. since 1 June 2020, leading the world's second-largest beer company.[1]
Heineken operates over 300 beer brands sold in more than 190 countries with annual revenues exceeding €30 billion.[2]
Early life and education
Van den Brink was born in 1973 in the Netherlands. He earned two master's degrees from the University of Groningen: an MSc in business administration and an MA in philosophy.[3]
He later attended the Advanced Management Program at Wharton, University of Pennsylvania.[4]
Career
Van den Brink joined Heineken in 1998 as a Commercial Management Trainee. He held positions at Bralima in the Democratic Republic of Congo (2005), HEINEKEN USA (2009-2015), HEINEKEN Mexico (2015-2018), and as Regional President for Asia Pacific (2018-2020).[5]
In 2012, Fortune Magazine named him to their "40 Under 40" list.[6]
In 2016, he received the Vital Voices Solidarity Award for Heineken Mexico's work combating domestic violence.[7]
He became CEO on June 1, 2020, navigating the company through the COVID-19 crisis.[8]
Personal life
Van den Brink is married to Sylvia, who founded the En Classe Foundation supporting 25 schools in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. They have two daughters and reside in Amsterdam.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ <ref>"Heineken Names Van den Brink CEO".{Template:Newspaper.February 12, 2020.Retrieved December 15, 2025.</ref>
- ↑ <ref>"Heineken Annual Report 2023".{Template:Newspaper.Retrieved December 15, 2025.</ref>
- ↑ <ref>"Van den Brink Education".{Template:Newspaper.Retrieved December 15, 2025.</ref>
- ↑ <ref>"Wharton AMP Alumni".{Template:Newspaper.Retrieved December 15, 2025.</ref>
- ↑ <ref>"Van den Brink Career".{Template:Newspaper.Retrieved December 15, 2025.</ref>
- ↑ <ref>"Fortune 40 Under 40".{Template:Newspaper.Retrieved December 15, 2025.</ref>
- ↑ <ref>"Vital Voices Award".{Template:Newspaper.Retrieved December 15, 2025.</ref>
- ↑ <ref>"Heineken COVID Response".{Template:Newspaper.Retrieved December 15, 2025.</ref>
- ↑ <ref>"Van den Brink Family".{Template:Newspaper.Retrieved December 15, 2025.</ref>