Investment Team

Albert Fischer, Managing Director

Albert is Managing Director of Yellow&Blue Investment Management. He is also Non-executive Chairman of Plant Health Care PLC, a leading provider of natural products for plant and soil. Albert was previously Managing Partner and Co-founder of Planet Capital, an independent advisory firm in clean technology and a Partner with GreenPartners, an investment firm focused on social and environmental sustainability. Prior to that Albert held various senior positions, including Head of Development, at Elsevier Science, one of the world's largest providers of scientific and technical information products. Albert holds a PhD degree in Physics from Leyden University and certificates in Marketing (NIMA), Finance (Amsterdam Institute of Finance) and Product Management (IMD, Lausanne).


Dudley Hawes, Principal

Dudley joined Yellow&Blue Investment Management in March 2009 and is responsible for deal sourcing, investment due diligence and portfolio management. Dudley was previously an Investment Manager at Zouk Ventures, a London-based investment firm specialising in clean energy technology and infrastructure projects. Prior to that he worked with Hewlett Packard on corporate venturing and consulting projects and spent several years investing in the Middle East. Dudley holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School (EMBA-Global) and a BA (Hons) in management and economics from the University of Reading.


Pascal Bleeker, Venture Manager

Pascal joined Yellow&Blue Investment Management in January 2009 as Venture Manager and Locamation (a Yellow&Blue portfolio company) in January 2010 as Chief Operations Officer. Pascal was previously Managing Consultant Competitive Advantage at Nuon, a major energy production and distribution firm. Prior to that he worked as a Strategy Consultant for Boer & Croon and KPMG and as a Logistics Consultant for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Pascal holds a master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from Eindhoven University of Technology.


Maarten van der Vlist, Business Analyst

Maarten joined Yellow&Blue Investment Management in October 2009 after completing a research project on electric mobility. Maarten was previously a consultant at MeetingMoreMinds where he worked on knowledge and technology transfer projects. Maarten holds an MA in Business Administration from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a BA in Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy from University College Utrecht.


Nick Pals, Business Analyst

Nick joined Yellow&Blue Investment Management in March 2009 and is responsible for deal sourcing and research. Nick was previously a Junior Business Analyst at Econcern where he gained experience in wind and solar project development. Nick holds a BA in Business, Economics and Consumer Studies and an MA in International Business from Macquarie University in Sydney.


Andriy Hrytsyuk, Senior Business Analyst

Andriy joined Yellow&Blue Investment Management in November 2009 and is responsible for deal sourcing and research. Andriy was previously a Business Development Director at Global Carbon B.V., where he worked on biomass and emission reduction projects in Eastern Europe. Prior to that he worked on a carbon finance project plan for Fortis Bank and spend several years at ODEK (Ukraine) managing procurement and biomass projects. Andriy holds a MS in Hydraulic Engineering (hons) and a MBA from Rotterdam School of Management (hons). Andriy is also a CFA charter holder.

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