The HyCC team

Stijn van Els, CEO

Stijn has strong focus on leading people and organizations through the energy transition, building on extensive leadership experience in manufacturing technology and operations in Europe, the Middle East, Japan and Australia. He is a member of the supervisory board of network operator Tennet, and chairman of the supervisory boards of energy storage company EVOS and the IDA Foundation for better access to healthcare. Stijn has a degree in physics from the Delft University of Technology. 

Marcel Galjee, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)

Marcel builds on a strong track record in energy and initiated the Netherlands’ first large-scale green hydrogen projects in his prior roles as Vice President Energy & New Business for Nobian and AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals. Before that, he worked as an international consultant at PwC and in various energy related functions at Vattenfall Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands. Marcel studied Business Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam and completed executive programs at Harvard and Stanford University.

Victor Salet, Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Victor has many years of experience in manufacturing and technology leadership roles in the UK, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands. Most recently he was responsible for the AkzoNobel and Nobian chemical site in Rotterdam, including the operation of Europe’s largest single-line electrolyser. He is a Supervisory Board Member of the STC Group, a worldwide operating educational and research institution for the shipping, logistics, transport and process industries. Victor has a Master’s Degree in Mining and Metallurgy from the Delft University of Technology and a MBA from RSM Rotterdam.

Joost Sandberg, Chief Development Officer (CDO)

As Commercial Director at HyCC, Joost Sandberg is responsible for building our business. The team actively drives opportunities in green hydrogen and circular chemistry, resulting in a strong international project business development portfolio. Joost has over 16 years of experience in the energy sector, in the field of strategy, M&A, business development and renewable energy sourcing, including at RWE, AkzoNobel, Nouryon, and Nobian. Joost has a Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis and Management from the Delft University of Technology.