Prior this his current position, Aart was the Vice President of Lely Industries N.V. Lely is a Dutch family-owned supplier of agricultural products and services ranging from forage harvesting to automated feeding systems and barn cleaners, and is world market leader in automatic milking systems. Lely is active in >60 countries.
Since he immigrated to Israel in 2011, he has been advising companies as well as students through Biztec, creating business opportunities and connecting potential partners. He is a firm believer that we will need automation in all aspects of Agro & Food in order to feed the world in 2050.
Prior to the dairy industry, Aart worked in the (seed) potato industry for 10 years at Meijer. He worked with large companies like Pepsico, McDonalds, Lamb Weston and pioneered the market with new activities of seed potato production in many different countries.