Team

HE currently has a team of thirty people, from there are five or six people active in each project country. They are responsible for supporting our entrepreneurs.

*Board member of HE. The supervisory board does not receive remuneration.

Joost van Engen*

Founder of HE / Chairman

"Access to basic health care in remote areas is the key to both development and empowerment"

Cees Rustenhoven*

Finance / Treasurer

“HE has a proven business model that really contributes to the sustainable improvement of the lives of poor people. I’m convinced that creating business is the correct way to fight poverty. “

Wendy Ros

Country Director

"It's fantastic to see our entrepreneur making a difference in their communities with the right products and education."

Timo Beentjes

Country Director

“I work for HE to allow people a perspective in life, a perspective that they themselves need to make successful. By starting up their own business, they create their own success.”

Tosca Terra

Business Development

"I work for HE as we don’t see the bottom of the pyramid as a poor and pitied group, but provide them with tools and a framework to gain income and become teachers in health themselves."

Thijs Bergervoet

IT Projects and Marketing

"At HE we are always looking for innovative ways to use technology to support our entrepreneurs. The health products they sell go hand in hand together with the right information and advice."