Management Alternate Resource Partners
Ed Verhamme, entrepreneur and since 2010 Managing Partner at Alternative Resource Partners (ARP), has more than 30 years experience in industrial services,
waste management and resource management in cement manufacturing. He has held a wide variety of positions, such as Senior Consultant, Lead Auditor,
corporate staff functions in the field of business development and Health, Safety & Environment as well a senior management positions with P&L responsibilities.
Over the 15 years spent at Holcim Ltd., Ed was instrumental in developing the resource recovery business of Holcim globally.
Most recently, Ed was General Manager of Geocycle US, the waste management affiliate of Holcim US and Sr. Consultant for the
Corporate Industrial Ecology division at the Holcim Ltd. head-office in Switzerland.
As General Manager, he established and developed Geocycle US into the waste management arm and AFR pre- and co-processing unit of Holcim US.
As Sr. Consultant, he was responsible for development and global roll out of various tools to capture waste market intelligence, training & coaching
of commercial staff and other business development activities. Under his leadership, an annual version of t a worldwide "Waste to AFR" marketing & sales
report was published and distributed within Holcim worldwide.
Since 2010 he with partners have developed ARP into one of the leading companies in (alternative) resource management services with a wide variety of
leading companies in cement, chemical, waste to energy, (alternative) raw materials, materials handling equipment industry as well as international
organizations (UNDP, UNEP and UN-FAO) and governmental bodies as customers always adding value to their projects and activities.
He received Bachelor degrees in Mechanical & Environmental Engineering as well as Environmental & Safety Management. He is also a certified Lead auditor
for Quality, Environment & Safety Management systems. He has lectured in the Netherlands in the abovementioned fields at several colleges and universities.
He has been a Member of the Board of the Hazardous Waste Management Association and Chairman of the Education Board for Hazardous Waste Management Functions in the Netherlands.
He received the Global CemFuels Personality of 2014 Award
He is married since 1974, has a daughter and son, furthermore he is a proud grandfather of Floortje, Madelief, Ties and Max.