Meet the Dusk Network team

Jelle Pol is in charge of business at Dusk. He started his career at the aPaaS platform Mendix, which was recently acquired by Siemens. After experiencing what it is like to work for a scale up, he went on to play a key role in the Technical Innovation department at Shell, where he founded the blockchain team. During his time in the blockchain team the first three blockchain projects were started and Shell joined the EWF and Ethereum Enterprise Alliance. He finished his career at Shell in Renewable Energies, before venturing out to start his own ventures in the blockchain space. He is considered all rounded, meaning deep knowledge of both the technical development, the company structure and fundraising.

Mels Dees graduated Cum Laude in Business Economics. Specializes and actively researches blockchain uses case and is an experienced digital growth strategist. His corporate experience stems from the financial industry where he performed classification and measurement on a near thousand of financial contracts and architected financial disclosures. Prior to starting Dusk he founded a blockchain consultancy where he build go-to-market strategies for newly funded companies. Former RaboBank.

Pascal Putman (ABN Amro, PostNL) specializes in New Business Development and IT advisory. After finishing the PostNL Talent Programme, he founded a consulting start-up in the blockchain space where he helped newly funded companies to build a go-to-market strategy. As a hands on consultant and manager in his former companies, he has vast expertise in creating entire infrastructures as well as pushing new IT products to market.

Robin operates at the core of Dusk's decision-making. Piecing together all of dusk’s processes, he taps into his wide array of experience and puts his curious mind to work. Former strategy consultant at his own boutique, involved in the sustainable growth of DLT companies, Robin actually started his career in Finance at Dutch Logistics Firm PostNL.

With 11 years under her belt, Sabine joins Dusk Network as a PR-executive and Spokesperson. Having worked for a wide variety of clients and projects as a freelance journalist, pr-executive and consultant, she is an experienced marketeer. Her interest in new technologies plainly shows in her FinTech and Blockchain track record. Prior to Dusk Network, she was part of a Berlin based startup that creates self-sovereign identity (SSI), organised the Dutch Premiere of the StartPage movie where Snowden made a video appearance, mentored at Rockstart: the Amsterdam based startup accelerator, and worked as a scout for Venture Capital investors.

Jeske Eenink (Liberty Global, Province of North Holland) has a background in business administration & innovation. Has been coaching teams in dynamic and fast moving environments. Follows a structured approach with a focus on long term success.

Marcus has a track record of having worked in sports, automotive, and creative industries over the past years. In each of these industries, he combined his creativity and storytelling skills to create engaging stories, concepts, and campaigns to build communities of like-minded people. A media company founder and avid podcaster, Marcus joins the team with a focus on examining new marketing opportunities for Dusk Network.

"Dusk Network has done an exceptional job of developing technology for the future. Now is the time to translate those concepts to a broader audience. I could not be more excited to be part of the thrilling journey ahead for the company.“

Fahad is an entrepreneur at heart and a Communications graduate from the University of Toronto, with a core specialization in Media Studies. As a System’s Solutions Architect for AWS, he wears his fondness of Cloud Services on his sleeve. Even more significant is his love of contemporary technologies, capable of providing benefits for small retailers and large enterprises alike. He has joined the Dusk Network team to become its dedicated and knowledgable community builder.

“I'm passionate about that which serves a focused purpose to the benefit of many. Blockchain is a vast sea of limitless potential; Dusk Network is pushing Privacy & Compliance to make it all legitimate. It takes committed and dedicated people to execute that vision and there's no way I am missing out on a chance to be part of it!"

Originally hailing from Morecambe in the U.K., Ryan gained his Master’s Degree in International Relations from the International University of Japan. Since then, he has proven himself adept in a host of positions occupied internationally. Proficient in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean, he’s served as mentor, strategic advisor, and as a Senior Lecturer at multiple universities on the topics of Marketing Management, Entrepreneurship, and Business. 

“I’m here because of privacy. It’s a fundamental human right and it has to be built into businesses on a foundational level. On my first call with [co-founder] Jelle Pol, I realized that we were aligned on this issue.”

Berndt has been working in the marketing industry and leading marketing teams for a variety of multinational companies over the past few years. Bringing in his expertise on marketing, brand management, performance and content strategies, Berndt will be able to bring the Dusk Network marketing activities to the next level.

Yannick has a track record of having worked in hospitality, both as a Project Manager and marketer, working for club and restaurant chains in the Netherlands. In each of these companies, he combined his creativity, structure and hands-on mentality to create engaging concepts and campaigns to create the right hype for the correct audience. Yannick was first approached by Dusk Network for his background in hospitality to help organize the logistics of a number of company trips/workcations. After meeting the team and working together, both parties decided it was time for Yannick to join the marketing team for a full time position.

Yvo has an impressive track record occupying senior level positions for different distribution- and technology companies. At Dusk Network Yvo will mainly focus on the day to day operations and apply his expertise on Business Development, Human Resources and Legal work. With his experience he will be able to further strengthen the Dusk Network organization and help streamline the business into the next growth phase.

“We have a strong financial position and are less dependent on current market conditions. Our runway is secured up to well into 2025. The insecurities of capital markets therefore have little effect on us as a company. Of course we are vigilant with regards to interest rates and inflation, the war in Ukraine and regulatory developments, but we don’t fear that a possible recession will impact the growth of Dusk Network.”