{"id":6682,"date":"2026-03-06T11:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amicorp.com\/our-people\/derk-scheltema\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:36:31","slug":"derk-scheltema","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amicorp.com\/es\/our-people\/derk-scheltema\/","title":{"rendered":"Derk Scheltema"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=\u00bbstretch_row\u00bb gap=\u00bb35&#8243; content_placement=\u00bbtop\u00bb css=\u00bb.vc_custom_1772553786022{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #DEE5EB !important;}\u00bb tablet_padding_left=\u00bb40&#8243; tablet_padding_right=\u00bb40&#8243;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\u00bb20px\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\u00bbstretch_row\u00bb gap=\u00bb35&#8243; content_placement=\u00bbtop\u00bb css=\u00bb.vc_custom_1772553786022{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #DEE5EB !important;}\u00bb tablet_padding_left=\u00bb40&#8243; tablet_padding_right=\u00bb40&#8243;][vc_column width=\u00bb1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=\u00bb6683&#8243; img_size=\u00bblarge\u00bb style=\u00bbvc_box_rounded\u00bb css=\u00bb\u00bb][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00bb2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"thegem-te-heading thegem-custom-6a0c155288c423081\" ><h1 id=\"thegem-heading-6a0c155288c16\" class=\"thegem-heading thegem-custom-heading-6a0c155288c118083 title-h2\" style=\"text-align: left;\" ><span class=\"colored\" style=\"color: #152968;\">Derk Scheltema<\/span><\/h1><style type=\"text\/css\">#thegem-heading-6a0c155288c16 {margin: 0;}#thegem-heading-6a0c155288c16 a:hover, #thegem-heading-6a0c155288c16 a:hover span.colored {color: var(--thegem-to-menu-level1-color-hover, #00BCD4) !important;}<\/style><\/div><style>@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-6a0c155288c118083{display: block!important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-6a0c155288c118083{display: block!important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-6a0c155288c118083{position: relative !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-6a0c155288c118083{position: relative !important;}}<\/style>[vc_column_text css=\u00bb\u00bb]CEO \u2013 Amicorp Management Services[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=\u00bbcustom\u00bb css_animation=\u00bbslideInDown\u00bb css=\u00bb\u00bb accent_color=\u00bb#152968&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=\u00bb20px\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00bb\u00bb]Derk Scheltema specializes in helping clients to structure cross-border investments.<\/p>\n<p>Derk started his career at ABN AMRO in The Netherlands before joining Amicorp in 2007. Since then, he has held various roles, including Managing Director in Shanghai and Cura\u00e7ao, Chief Operational Officer, and Chief Commercial Officer before taking on his present role as CEO of Amicorp Management Services.<\/p>\n<p>Derk has also acted as chairman of the Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange supervisory board and has been a Cura\u00e7ao International Financial Association board member.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently also acting as managing director for First Abu Dhabi Bank and the Amicorp Community Foundation, as well as an initiator of the Caribbean Hotel Development Fund. 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