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Klaas Meertens was born in Dordrecht in the Netherlands in 1957. From 1976 to 1980, he studied physics (BSc) at the University of Utrecht, and from 1980 to 1983, he completed his master's studies in management at the University of Delft. During this period, he spent one term in an exchange program at the Wharton Business School in Philadelphia, USA. In 1984, Klaas Meertens won the first prize with his master’s thesis in the nationwide NIVE competition. Klaas Meertens started his professional career at JPMorgan in New York and Amsterdam in 1984. In 1986, he switched to McKinsey & Company. From 1992 to 1996, he was a partner at their Amsterdam office before switching back to JPMorgan in 1997. From 1998 to 2007, he served as a managing director at their London office, first in charge of technology, media, and telecom for EMEA and later heading the investment banking team for Benelaux and Switzerland. He was also part of the Investment Banking Coverage Team’s management committee. From 2008 until June 2020, Klaas Meertens was managing partner of H.T.P. Investments 1 B.V., an owner‐funded private equity firm, which focuses on investments in Germany. Klaas Meertens held a 40% equity stake in H.T.P. Investments 1 B.V. and 50% of the voting rights. On July 1, 2020, he became the director of Catalina. Since 2020, Klaas Meertens has been a member of the supervisory board of Knaus Tabbert.