Meet the Team.
Dolf van den Brink was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board / CEO of HEINEKEN N.V. in June 2020.
Dolf joined HEINEKEN in 1998 as a Commercial Management Trainee. Between 1999-2005 he worked in various marketing and commerce roles at Vrumona and in Global Commerce. In 2005 he was appointed Commercial Director at Bralima in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He then move to New York in 2009 to become Managing Director of HEINEKEN USA for six years. In 2015 he was appointed Managing Director of HEINEKEN Mexico (Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma). After three years he then moved to Singapore to become President, APAC in 2018 and joined the Executive Team.
A native of The Netherlands, Dolf attended the Advanced Management Program in Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, and has a MA in Philosophy and MSc in Business Administration, both from the University of Groningen in The Netherlands. He is a 2014 Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
In 2016 Dolf received the Vital Voices Solidarity Award for his and Heineken Mexico’s work against domestic violence in Mexico. In 2012, Fortune Magazine listed him as one of their "40 Under 40".
Dolf is married to Sylvia and has 2 daughters.
Andrew Kamara is the Vice President of Global Operations at Edesia. In this role, he leads the organization’s manufacturing and operational efforts, overseeing production, quality, logistics, warehousing, and supply chain management at Edesia’s Rhode Island facility. He also plays a key role in driving global expansion initiatives related to Last Mile delivery and impact.
Since joining Edesia in 2009, Andrew has held a variety of roles across the organization, contributing to its growth and operational excellence.
Before Edesia, Andrew spent two years at Coca-Cola Enterprises as a mid-level Distribution Resource, managing delivery, storage, and distribution operations for a broad portfolio of bottled beverages. He also worked for six years at United Natural Foods, serving as both a Quality Assurance Specialist and a Supervisor in grocery and repackaging operations.
Andrew holds a degree in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Connecticut and an Advanced Diploma in Electronics from NIIT in Accra, Ghana.