DLL appoints Rob van den Heuvel as Chief Operating Officer

DLL, a global provider of asset-based financial solutions, today announced that effective May 9, 2026, Rob van den Heuvel, currently General Manager Europe within DLL, will succeed Mike Janse as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Member of the DLL Executive Board.

Janse will continue his 22-year career with DLL as General Manager of the US after completing eight years as DLL’s COO and Member of the DLL Executive Board.

Van den Heuvel joined DLL in 2001 in Risk before transitioning into Finance, where he served as CFO for several key business units. Between 2013 and 2018, he held the position of Senior Vice-President Asset Management, Remarketing and Insurance, overseeing all global asset management, insurance and remarketing activities across DLL’s portfolio.

He later spent nearly six years in leadership roles within DLL’s joint venture with AGCO Corporation, AGCO Finance, first as General Manager AGCO Finance Europe and subsequently as Head of AGCO Finance (CEO). In his current role as General Manager Europe, Van den Heuvel has led DLL’s operations across 16 countries in the European region.

Mark Pensaert, Chairman of the DLL Supervisory Board, said: “DLL’s proud culture of connection and long-term retention has resulted in promoting from within, which enables great internal mobility for both the COO and General Manager US role. This way DLL will have a highly regarded executive leader with 25 years of experience at DLL to bring continuity and added value to the Executive Board and a seasoned leader to further grow and develop DLL’s very important US market.”

Lara Yocarini, CEO and Chair of DLL’s Executive Board, added:

“Rob’s passion, drive and commitment to achieving success, not only for our company, but also for our partners and customers, give us every confidence that he will make a significant contribution to DLL’s ambition of customer-centric, smart growth. And we are extremely happy and grateful to retain Mike and his wealth of experience for the organisation.”