# Gerard Paulides

> Gerard Paulides is a startup investor at Vopak (Rotterdam). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vopak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vopak)
- Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Gerard Paulides is a startup investor at Vopak in Rotterdam. Before joining Vopak, Gerard Paulides was a senior finance executive within Royal Dutch Shell for 30 years fulfilling several Finance, Investor Relations and M&A related positions. He led the IPO for Shell Midstream Partners MLP and was in charge of the Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group transaction. Mr Paulides has been a member of the Executivee Board and Chief Financial Officer since February 2018.

## About Vopak

VC Fund · Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Vopak is an independent tank storage company, stores and handles oil products, chemicals, liquefied petroleum and natural gases, biofuels, and vegetable oils worldwide. It owns and operates specialized facilities, including product tanks, jetties, truck loading stations, and pipelines, as well as provides access to road and rail networks.

5 contacts available at Vopak.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eelco Hoekstra | Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eelco-hoekstra-028c |
| Frits Eulderink | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frits-eulderink |
| Gerard Paulides | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gerard-paulides |
| Leo Brand | CIO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leo-brand |
| Robert Bakelaar | IoT Solution Architect | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-bakelaar |

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