New CEO for Allpa

Allpa, the Dutch wholesaler and distributor of technical marine products, has named Anton van Daalwijk as its new CEO. With over 20 years of industry experience, van Daalwijk has led several other technical wholesale companies prior to joining Allpa earlier this year.

Mark Rutgers, who has been running Allpa for over 20 years, has now moved into a supervisory board position.

Located in Nijmegen, near the German border, Allpa says it has built a solid track record of stable growth and has proved itself as a key player in the European leisure marine industry, mostly focused on technical equipment.

Last year Bencis Capital Partners, an independent investment company, stepped in as an investor to form the Allpa Marine Group (AMG). An ambitious M&A strategy, in which Rutgers will be involved, has been formulated with a focus on strengthening the company’s position in the Netherlands and Germany, as well as further expanding into other parts of Europe.

Rutgers says: “With the support of a strong equity partner, we are now able to start building the Allpa Marine Group (AMG) across Europe, and we expect to report on the first successful acquisitions very soon.”

Pieter van Nunen from Bencis Capital Partner said of van Daalwijk’s appointment: “We are very happy to have him onboard at Allpa. Anton is a great leader with a proven track record of leading businesses into the next phase of growth, which is exactly what we needed, and we really look forward to working with him to further grow the Allpa business.”