Gerbrand Hop began his career in 1970 at the Bank of America, and then joined JP Morgan in 1974, where he gained extensive experience in senior positions, in offices throughout the world until 1990.

In 1990, he became Director of Corporate Banking, Europe at NatWest, and was appointed Director of UK & European Corporate Banking in 1992.

He moved on to NatWest Markets, in 1993, as MD to Global Investment Banking, and in 1995, Chairman, Investment Banking Worldwide. In this capacity, he set up specialised teams for media & telecom, public sector utilities, oil & gas transportation, real estate, building materials and insurance. Geographically, he broadened the bank´s focus on Central & Eastern Europe, Russia, Asia and North & South Africa.

In 1997, he was then appointed Chairman of the European Investment Fund; a public/private partnership based in Luxembourg.

Since leaving the European Investment Fund as its Chairman, he works with a number of ventures (with a special focus on emerging markets, countries, regions and industries) either as an advisor to or a member of the board of these companies.

He is a Dutch citizen, fluent in Dutch, English, French & German. He holds a degree cum laude in Economics from Antwerp University, Belgium.