Expanded workforce at Capital Chains with addition of two new employees
Capital Chains, a Dutch-based company specialising in financial supply chain management training and consultancy, has announced the expansion of its team to accommodate growing interest from banks and multinational corporates. The new team members, Joost van den Hondel and Matthijs van Bergen, will be based in the south of the Netherlands.
Joost van den Hondel, an experienced programme manager with over 18 years in the financial services industry, has joined Capital Chains as a partner. His extensive background includes senior roles at Ernst & Young, Capgemini, and ING. Van den Hondel is also the initiator and programme manager for Betaalme.nu, a not-for-profit initiative aimed at easing SME suppliers' access to reasonably-priced liquidity.
Matthijs van Bergen, with an analytical and strategic focus, has joined Capital Chains as a consultant. Prior to this, he worked as a researcher in supply chain finance at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences and as an independent consultant. Van Bergen advises companies on financial and operational matters to optimise their performance.
The expansion of the team comes as Capital Chains aims for international growth, addressing global complexities in financial supply chain management. The company's goals include enabling companies of all sizes worldwide to benefit from liquidity, risk management, and supplier stability through automation and integration with corporate ERP systems. This approach makes sophisticated supply chain finance accessible beyond the largest firms and supports seamless transaction syndication to various funders across countries.
Capital Chains' services in financial supply chain management typically provide accounts payable (AP) financing, dynamic discounting, purchase order (PO) and pre-shipment financing, integration and automation, and data-driven risk management. These services aim to free up working capital, reduce payment friction, enhance supply chain resilience, and enable strategic investment in supplier networks at scale internationally.
The overarching goal is to embed financial tools seamlessly into procurement and supply chain systems, creating a superior user experience and wider adoption across global supply chains. With the expanded team, Capital Chains can now undertake projects on a global scale. Steven van der Hooft, the founder of Capital Chains, aims to reach more international clients with the expanded team and intends to grow the team from three to between five and ten members within the next two years.
Joost van den Hondel, the new partner at Capital Chains, brings his extensive experience in finance and technology from his previous roles at Ernst & Young, Capgemini, ING, and Betaalme.nu, to help Capital Chains address global complexities in financial supply chain management and enable companies worldwide to access liquidity, risk management, and supplier stability.
Matthijs van Bergen, joining Capital Chains as a consultant, leverages his analytical and strategic skills, along with his background in supply chain finance research and consulting, to optimize companies' performance and facilitate the expansion of Capital Chains' services on a global scale, as the company aims for international growth.
