About us

We are a young, innovative and ambitious company. Combining our rigorous scientific research, a passion for safety, and an endless drive, we set out to make the world a better place.

Thomas Alflen

Thomas Alflen

Founder & General Director

Gerwin van der Lugt

Gerwin van der Lugt

Founder & Technical Director

Nick Mulder

Nick Mulder

Founder & Operational Director

Ruben Steendam

Ruben Steendam

Developer

Rob Dankers

Rob Dankers

Business Development Director

Luuk van de Wiel

Luuk van de Wiel

Developer

Wikke Heesterbeek

Wikke Heesterbeek

Developer

Thijs Gelton

Thijs Gelton

Developer

Maarten Mes

Maarten Mes

Non-Executive Director

Reinout vander Meulen

Reinout vander Meulen

Non-Executive Director

Frank Mulder

Frank Mulder

Data Protection Officer

 

Advisory Board

We are proud to present our advisory board.

Rob van Nuenen

Rob van Nuenen

Advisory Board Member

Rob is co-founder and CEO at Channable, a fast growing Dutch scale-up. Rob shares his (scaling) knowledge and expertise with Oddity as board member.

Roeland Staal

Roeland Staal

Advisory Board Member

Roeland Staal is well-known in the Dutch Security landscape. He worked at Bosch for over 40 years and now supports Oddity.ai as a board member.

Peter van der Sande

Peter van der Sande

Advisory Board Member

Peter became General Director at the Dutch Judicial Services (DJI) in 2009. Additionally, he was president of the International Corrections and Prison Association (ICPA) for over 10 years.

 

Advisors

We enjoy the company of these experienced advisors.

Benno de Groot

Benno de Groot

Founder Element4

Benno has been one of our most trusted strategic advisors, ever since Oddity's beginning. He is a successful entrepeneur himself and was CEO of a large multinational.

Ronald Poppe

Ronald Poppe

AI Researcher

Ronald is a passionate computer vision researcher specialized in deep learning and behavioral analysis. His knowledge helped create our unique algorithm.

Slinger Jansen

Slinger Jansen

Researcher

Slinger has played a crucial role in sparking our entrepeneurial flame and provides valuable insight with his extensive knowledge of the start-up landscape.