After completing his studies in Dutch law with a specialisation in corporate law at Erasmus University in 1994, Henk began his career as a corporate legal counsel at an accountancy firm. In 2003, he transitioned into the legal profession. He successfully completed the Professional Education for Lawyers in 2006. As a lawyer, he gained extensive litigation experience in courts and courts of appeal, representing clients in disputes related to corporate law, property law, contract law, and employment law.
Since 2005, the Rotterdam District Court has regularly appointed Henk as a trustee in bankruptcies. He is a specialist in insolvency law. In March 2017, he successfully completed his postgraduate specialisation in Insolvency Law for Trustees at Radboud University Nijmegen.
Since February 2022, Henk has been working at Grant Thornton as part of the Legal Services team, specialising in corporate law. In addition to general corporate legal matters, he primarily advises entrepreneurs on insolvency, restructuring, and other challenges related to doing business in uncertain times. Henk is also part of the dispute resolution team within Legal Services.
Henk is a member of NeVOA, the national professional association for corporate legal advisors in the Netherlands.
