--- title: Ellips Group strengthens its leadership team with new CFO Teun van Genugten description: Ellips welcomes Teun van Genugten as CFO to strengthen its leadership team and support long-term international growth in fruit and vegetable grading tech. image: https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/Teun%20CFO%20ellips.jpg --- [![Ellips](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Ellips_Group_August2023/images/logo.svg "Ellips")](https://ellips.com/) ![Flag en](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Ellips_Group_August2023/images/en.svg "Flag en") en [![Flag nl](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Ellips_Group_August2023/images/es.svg) es](https://insights.ellips.com/es/mas) [Contact](https://ellips.com/contact/) [Client portal](https://ellips.com/client-portal/) Menu Close - [Fruit and vegetables](https://ellips.com/fruit-vegetables-grading-machine/) - Fruit and vegetables - [Potatoes](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/potato/) - [Onions](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/onion/) - 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Teun joins the executive team alongside CEO [Erik Zeegers](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-zeegers-a9688811/), who took office in June 2026. Together they will further professionalize the organization and strengthen the foundation for the group's long-term international growth across Ellips, Elisam, Elifab and other partners. Teun brings more than 15 years of financial leadership experience in international high-tech manufacturing. He spent ten years at [VDL Groep](https://www.vdlgroep.com/), including five as Group Controller of VDL Bus & Coach, and most recently more than four years in a senior finance role at [Neways Electronics](https://www.neways.nl/). With a master's degree in Accounting & Control and further studies in Business Administration, Teun combines financial expertise with a broad interest in strategy, leadership and international operations. **Erik Zeegers, CEO of Ellips Group, commented:** ‘We are excited to welcome Teun to Ellips Group. I am confident that Teun will take a pivotal role in further professionalization of our organization and will help steer Ellips towards its long-term international growth objectives’ **[Erwin Bakker,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erwin-bakker-1a278042/) founder of Ellips Group, added:** “Ellips Group has always been about the long term. We build a healthy, innovative company that customers, partners and employees can rely on. Teun shares that mindset. He brings broad experience from international manufacturing companies, including a large family business. He also has a genuine interest in our technology. That makes him a strong addition to the team.” **Commenting on his appointment, Teun van Genugten said:** “I am delighted to be joining Ellips Group. What appeals to me most is that it is a family business. That is something I truly value. You build for the long term, and people really matter. On top of that, its technology makes a real difference for growers and packers worldwide. And it is a truly international organization. That combination is what attracted me. I look forward to getting to know the people, the products and the markets. Together with the teams across the group, I want to support sustainable growth for many years to come.”    ## **About Ellips Group** Founded in 1989, Netherlands-based Ellips Group develops and manufactures advanced grading technology and machinery for the global fruit and vegetable industries. In 2026, Ellips Group operated dedicated business units and supported customers worldwide through a strong international partner network. 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