# Robert Bakelaar

> Robert Bakelaar is a startup investor at Vopak. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vopak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vopak)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-bakelaar-0344531

Robert Bakelaar is a startup investor at Vopak. Educational background includes a bachelor in Information Management and a masters degree in Business Process Management & IT. Works in the Solution Architect role for over 4 years and in various IT infrastructure positions at Royal Vopak in The Netherlands since 2003.A responsible architect for the selection and roll-out of the global edgecomputing solution. Enabling the integration of Operational Technology, field data and process automation into the Information Technology domain (OT/IT Convergence) and (Industrial) Internet of Things, Edge Analytics & (IoT) Cloud solutions like Amazon Web Services & Google Cloud.

## 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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