Robeco appoints Ivo Frielink as interim Global Head of Sales & Marketing
Rotterdam, 18 August 2025, Robeco has appointed Ivo Frielink as interim Global Head of Sales & Marketing. He succeeds Malick Badjie, who will formally step down from the Executive Committee and leave the company.
Frielink started his career with Robeco Netherlands in 2005. Over the years he held several positions, including Regional Business Manager APAC. In 2022, he was appointed to Robeco’s Executive Committee as Head of Strategic Product & Business Development. In this role, he was closely involved in the development of the company’s new corporate strategy, which will be implemented on 1 January 2026. Frielink will now lead the execution of this strategy across the global Sales & Marketing organization for the foreseeable future.
Malick Badjie joined Robeco in 2017 and held several senior roles, including Head of Institutional Sales for Europe, North America & Africa. In December 2023, he was appointed Global Head of Sales & Marketing and became a member of the Executive Committee, following his interim leadership in the role since March of that year.