Management Team
While Kylla does not follow a traditional hierarchical management structure, our Executives are responsible for the strategy and direction of the company as well as overseeing our core business areas.
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Executives:
| - Dick van Druten | Europe |
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Dick van Druten co-founded Kylla Group and built the corporate finance firm Kylla Group in seven years to a leading corporate finance practice serving medium-sized companies in cross border transactions. Mr. Van Druten has directly been involved in a number of fundraising transactions. He has bought and sold companies and served on the non-executive boards of several of his clients. Furthermore, Mr. Van Druten has been involved in the fundraising and structuring of several Real Estate Funds and has been able to build a large network of professional investors. With the execution of the transactions, Mr. Van Druten has built practical knowledge on company structuring, asset management and wealth management as well as legal knowledge. Prior to Kylla, Mr. Van Druten was managing partner at various marketing communication agencies. He has worked on strategic marketing issues and interactive communication strategies for major international corporations and participated in the funding and management of several fast-growing companies. Mr. Van Druten studied commercial economics at the University of Professional Education in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. He is the former chairman of the Dutch Corporate Finance Association and co-founder of the Belgian Corporate Finance Association. |
| - Johannes Hammerstein | Germany |
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Johannes Hammerstein studied Economics at the University of Mannheim in Germany after five years spent in the hotel administration business in Heidelberg. In the late 1980's, he worked at a number of international investment and private banking institutions in Germany, USA and Switzerland including Dominick & Dominick, Merrill Lynch, Jefferies and German private bank Schröder Münchmeyer Hengst & Co. Highly experienced in corporate finance and private equity activities, Johannes capitalizes on his international network and German roots for the benefit of Kylla’s clients from his base in Düsseldorf. |
| - Fulya Kalafatoglu |
Turkey |
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Fulya Kalafatoglu has been in the financial industry for over fifteen years, particularly marking her step in the tourism industry. After finalizing her study in London, she obtained management, financial, development and investment experience on an international level as her roles varied in outstanding profound companies. As Kylla’s Country Manager in Turkey, Mrs. Kalafatoglu is an important bridge between Turkey’s entrepreneurs and Western European investors. Mrs. Kalafatoglu has a proven transaction track record accumulated over the years and her proficiencies includes negotiation skills, transaction sourcing, market knowledge and interpersonal power.
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| - Mike Elisabeth |
Benelux |
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Mike Elisabeth is a commercial/technical Manager with 18 years of experience within the business-to-business and business-to-consumer area, in particular in sales, coaching, research & development and production both in Europe and the Emirates. Used to implementing and to make a success of extensive (cultural) reorganizations in a SME or large company.
A typical people manager who is strongly results driven, however with a personal sense of doing business and knows how to solve potential objections in disarming manner. He is a creative strategist, excellent networker with a spirit of enterprise, who is able to direct in outlines and to create space for real (organisational) development, without losing track of relevant details. Mike knows how to manage the job with a practical approach to the benefit of all parties. Mike possesses a clear Entrepreneurial vision, who knows how to set the course to reach his goals and whose managerial skills and experience underline his energy and enthusiasm. |
