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Ton Ligtvoet

Go-getter · DISC type d
Chief Technology Officer | Member of the Executive Committee at Robeco
📍 The Randstad, Netherlands

As Chief Technology Officer and Executive Committee member at Robeco, Ton Ligtvoet leads the firms technology strategy, enterprise architecture, and cybersecurity. Since joining in 2008, he has held various senior IT and COO roles, drawing on his extensive background in financial services consulting. Colleagues describe him as enthusiastic, inspirational, and a straightforward professional.

He led the significant transformation program involving the outsourcing of key operations to JP Morgan.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer | Member of the Executive Committee
Job Level
Leadership
Location
The Randstad, Netherlands
Personality Overview

How Ton shows up

Vision Oriented
Challenger
Decisive

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Priorities

Topics Ton cares about

Cybersecurity Defense
He is directly responsible for Robeco's cybersecurity and recently highlighted a 'Capture the Flag' workshop, emphasizing the importance of proactive, offensive security thinking for his teams.
Strategic Technology
In his CTO role, he is responsible for shaping and executing the company's overall technology vision and driving innovation to support investment management goals.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Chief Technology Officer | Member of the Executive Committee
Robeco
9-2025 - 1-2026
Head of Technology
Robeco
1-2024 - 9-2025
Head of Strategic Project Management
Robeco
4-2007 - 12-2007
Owner
Ligtvoet IT Management
2-1997 - 4-2007
Sr. Manager
Accenture
In the press

Media appearances

Robeco strengthens Executive Committee with three appointments. Featured in Robeco Global
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Robeco strengthens Executive Committee with three appointments. Featured in Exelerating
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Education
1990 - 2010
MSc
Open Universiteit
1987 - 1990
Bsc
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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