Mr. van der Goes is currently ‘Senior Vice President Commercial’ at the Blommer Chocolate Company. He Leads Sales, R&D, Marketing and Customer Service & is a member of Blommer Executive leadership Team.
Prior to joining Blommer in May 2025, van der Goes served as the Vice President Cocoa, North America for Barry Callebaut. In this role, he was responsible for the company’s North American cocoa business, including leadership of the commercial team, risk management and financial performance of the business.
Before joining Barry Callebaut, van der Goes worked for 16 years at Cargill in different senior management positions within the cocoa & chocolate division. His roles included responsibility for Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate commercial and cocoa sustainability functions.
Between 2010 and 2022, he served as Board member of The Cocoa Merchants Association of America (CMAA) , 2 Years as Chairman of the Board.
Van der Goes attended Erasmus University, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), where he received a Master of Science in Economics and International Marketing Management.