“If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together. To solve the climate crisis we need to go fast together.”

  • Patrick van der Meulen

    Patrick is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Soly. He founded Soly together with his brother Milan in 2013.

  • Milan van der Meulen

    Milan is Chief Marketing & Digital Officer and co-founder of Soly. He founded Soly together with his brother Patrick in 2013.

  • Matteo Artero

    The world of high-growth companies is familiar territory for Matteo Artero, COO at Soly. He has a long track record at innovative companies. For instance, he previously held management positions at clothing brand Zara and e-commerce company Amazon. Before his appointment at Soly, he served as operations director of flash delivery service Getir.

  • Neil Anderson

    Neil’s career began at Costco, where he honed skills in customer-centric decision-making, a guiding principle that has remained central throughout his career. With a robust background in sales, marketing, operations, and product development, Neil excels in scaling businesses and creating exceptional consumer experiences with high-impact results.

    With over 15 years in Retail, E-commerce and Tech, Neil brings a wealth of cross-industry expertise to Soly as the Country Manager in the United Kingdom. He has held impactful roles at Groupon, JD.com, and Disney; each representing a distinct growth stage of corporate, scale-up, and start-up.

  • Christian Strobl

    Christian is the Managing Director of Soly Austria. He brings with him extensive experience. Prior to joining Soly, he held the position of Austrian market lead for Berlin-based digital bank N26 and led its Vienna office. Earlier in his career, he worked as a strategy consultant at Strategy& where he advised international clients on digitalisation and innovation projects.

    With an academic background in strategy and innovation, Strobl studied in Vienna, Copenhagen, Beijing and Vancouver. So he is now using his expertise to strengthen Soly's position as a forerunner in solar energy, home batteries and charging stations.