Summary
Remco Van Mook is an interconnection and internet-governance executive with 20+ years of experience building and operating large-scale network platforms, currently serving as CEO of Asteroid International. He has led product and interconnection strategy at Equinix across EMEA, co-founded and scaled multiple businesses (including Virtu and LynkState), and served on the RIPE NCC Executive Board for 15 years, including a decade as Treasurer. Known for architecting the world’s first cross-border Internet Exchange at NDIX, he blends deep technical expertise in IXPs and IaaS with pragmatic business leadership. Based in the Randstad, he routinely oscillates between hands-on technical roles and strategic governance, and is comfortable taking interim CTO stints to help scale infrastructure teams quickly. Colleagues describe him as a sharp, opinionated operator who pairs industry-level policy influence with startup grit.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Business Information Technology, Business Information Technology at University of Twente
College Hageveld
Dutch, German, English, French