Who is Jan Hak?

The knowledge and experience of Jan Hak, founder of Hak & Partners, has amongst others been

shaped by his family ties within the Hak family which founded HAK Conserven B.V., one of Europe's

largest glass preserves factories. His training and work covered all aspects of the agro chain, from

field to market (sales), which resulted in his all-round experience and appreciation for the agri food-

chain, especially with respect to potatoes, fruits and vegetables.

Professional activities started in the Middle East with engineering and product development projects

for pickles and the dairy industry. After returning to The Netherlands, his first achievement was the

restructuring of the food machinery producer Komen+Kuin B.V..

Immediately thereafter he was directly responsible for manufacturing and logistics at HAK B.V..

During his 5 years at the family company he was responsible for 3 locations which experienced

turbulent growth and rationalization (doubling turnover, workforce reductions, centralization etc.).

This added 'hands-on' experience, which later proved to be essential qualifications in the supervisory

board of HAK and in finding the best partner in the CSM Group to which HAK B.V. was sold in 1992.

Meanwhile, in 1980, Jan Hak founded H&H Beheer together with a friend. The company became a

world leader in the supply of potato processing technology and systems, and an important player in

the fruits, vegetable and snack food sector. The H&H Group was sold to the Deilman/BMA

organization in 1995.

In 1992, Jan Hak established Hak & Partners B.V. as his private company which designs and executes

agri-food projects for a wide range of processes and product supply chains all over the world.

Besides his activities for Hak & Partners, Jan Hak was longterm president of GMV-FME, the Dutch

Association for Manufacturers of Machinery for Food Processing, had a board position in FPME

(European Manufacturers of Food Processing Systems) and several other international organisations.

He is founder and president of the Associations NAFTC (Netherlands Agro, Food and Technology

Centers) with offices worldwide as well as MFS (Metropolitan Food Security Association). As

president of the Non Executive Boards of Ploeger Oxbo Group and Tradin Organic Agriculture (part of

Sunopta), he has a broad view of worldwide developments in food production as well as in

technology sectors.