Roderick Bolhaar

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DISC Type : c

Director Compliance & Regulatory Expansion at Mollie

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Overview

Roderick is the Director of Compliance & Regulatory Expansion at Mollie, specializing in navigating complex regulatory landscapes for business growth. He has nearly a decade of prior experience in senior compliance roles at VISTRA and holds an Executive Master of Compliance from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

While his personal hobbies are not public, he follows leading business publications like Harvard Business Review and major international companies such as KLM, suggesting an interest in global commerce and travel. He is focused on building talented and committed teams in the compliance domain.

After a successful 10-year tenure at VISTRA, he pursued a new challenge at Mollie to help simplify payments.

Personality Overview

Systematic

Price-Sensitive

Cautious & Analytical

They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

Regulatory Expansion
His current role at Mollie is centered on navigating complex regulatory landscapes to enable the company's next phase of growth.
Fintech Compliance
He is a key figure in the compliance domain for Mollie, a major payment service provider, focusing on simplifying payments for businesses.
Building Teams
He is actively involved in recruiting senior talent for his compliance teams, emphasizing the importance of talented and committed professionals.

Media Appearances

Roderick has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Director Compliance & Regulatory Expansion at Mollie
4-2025 - 9-2025
Head of Regulatory, Europe/ME at VISTRA
4-2024 - 8-2025
Head of Compliance Western & Southern Europe at VISTRA
4-2022 - 4-2024
Director of Compliance at VISTRA
3-2020 - 4-2022
Head of Compliance at VISTRA

Education

9-2020 - 9-2022
Executive Master of Compliance from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
2017 - 2018
Management from Krauthammer

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Exp : 16 Location : Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director Compliance & Regulatory Expansion at Mollie
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