Paques appoints Klaas van de Poppe as new Chief Executive Officer

Paques’ Supervisory Board announces the appointment of Mr. Klaas van de Poppe as new Chief Executive Officer of Paques Holding B.V. Klaas van de Poppe joined Paques on the 1 st of August 2023.


Over the last decade, Paques step-by-step transformed itself from a Core Technology provider into a Global Solution provider for biological wastewater treatment, resource recovery and gas upgrading solutions. Today, Paques has subsidiaries with complete production and delivery capabilities in Brazil, China, Europe and India. In addition, it also has operational subsidiaries in the US and Asia Pacific. Today, as part of SKion Water, Paques is able to provide its customers with complete wastewater treatment and reuse solutions across the world.


To lead Paques in the next phase of growing its global business and further developing its products
and solutions offering, Paques has appointed Mr. Klaas var’de Poppe as CEO of the group effective
August 1, 2023. Klaas has a Mechanical Engineering background combined with 25+ years of
leadership experience and an international track record in General Management, Sales & Marketing,
Prolect Management, R&D and Operations in multinational companies.
The CEO of SKion Water (and shareholder of Paques) Reinhard Hübner states: “With his outstanding
track record of building strong business strategies in combination with his background, experience, and
personality, Klaas van de Poppe is the right person to lead Paques Holding B.V. and its subsidiaries
into the next phase of the organization’s growth.”

CEO Klaas van de Poppe: I feel privileged to be part of the Paques lourney, as the company, with its
impressive history, is well positioned to contribute to one of the malor challenges of today: reducing
water use and reclaiming valuable resources. It is our loint passion and commitment to leave the planet
a bit better for our next generations.

source: Paques