About us

Marleen Evertsz is co-founder and chief executive officer of GoldRepublic. Previously she worked for Optiver, a leading market maker. As managing director she oversaw all US operations and over 150 option traders. Upon returning to the Netherlands, she discovered how complicated investing in precious metals was. Soon thereafter GoldRepublic was born. Her passion and drive are also being noticed by others. Quote magazine recently called her one of their "favorite power women."

Alex Butter is chief technical officer of GoldRepublic. He has a proven track record in successfully managing large IT projects. Before joining GoldRepublic in 2010, he worked for Staalbankiers, a Dutch private bank. He is responsible for the state-of-the-art online trading platform of GoldRepublic, which has proven to be a success and is now licensed to various providers of precious metals as a white label solution.

Joris de Vor is Chief Operating Officer at GoldRepublic. He began his career in the financial sector as an Investment Associate at a major U.S. asset manager in London, where he progressed into senior management. In his current role at GoldRepublic, he is responsible for implementing corporate strategies to drive the company’s growth. In addition, he works closely with the regulator to ensure the highest quality standards within GoldRepublic.‍

Nick Finson has served as Director at GoldRepublic since January 2022. He joined the company in 2019 as Head of Operations. In his current role, Nick focuses on strategy and growth and is responsible for the customer support team, the IT team, and business relations. Prior to joining GoldRepublic, Nick worked at Rabobank and ABN AMRO MeesPierson, among others. He holds an MSc in Finance from VU Amsterdam.

Bart Brands is the precious metal specialist at GoldRepublic. He is a Security Intelligence Professional and Security Expert with an immeasurable passion for gold and silver. Before he started at GoldRepublic, Bart was the founder and chairman of the European Blockchain Foundation and his own consultancy firm '82ADVISE. He is the face of GoldRepublic and informs customers, but also the press and other parties about the latest developments in the field of precious metals and the most recent (macro)economic news.

From 1998 to 2006 Piet Klaver headed the largest family-owned enterprise in the Netherlands, SHV Holdings (€14.9 billion in revenues in 2014). He was also a member of the supervisory boards of PostNL, ING, Dura Vermeer and Blokker. Today he runs a farm in the north of the Netherlands.