Maurice Johannes Hubertus Velterop (born July 16, 1969, the day that Neil Armstrong with his crew left earth in the Apollo 11 to set foot on the moon four days later on July 20, 1969) is head of a small department in Wilh. Willumsen AS. This company is specialised in supplying raw materials to the Scandinavian industry. His department is specialised the distribution of silicones (silicone oils, silicone rubbers, anti-foaming agents), thermoset polyurethane and materials for the composite industry (epoxy, polyester, fibre glass , etc.). Being originally from the Netherlands, he started his career at RIVM in Bilthoven as a researcher in chemistry. The first 10 years of his career have been mainly research oriented after which his career took a twist to the commercial side in his present position.
Velterop has an international perspective on life and has illustrated this by living in a variety of countries such as USA (Los Angeles, California), UK (Oxford), Norway (Oslo) and of course his home country The Netherlands.
