Sunhorse – History

The Sunhorse Group was born out of a vision that evolved over a decade. The original name is “Pferde der Sonne” (“Horses of the Sun”) and stands for the horsepower of the sun. It leads back to the sheer endless power of the sun, which we can only catch and use without harming anyone or anything. The holding company Pferde der Sonne B.V. was established in 2019 to realise the various goals of the Sunhorse Group. To this end, Pferde der Sonne B.V. sends the various Sunhorses into the field. So far, these are Sunhorse Trading GmbH in Lübeck, Germany, founded in 2021, and Sunhorse Trading B.V. in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, founded in 2022. In line with the activities mentioned – which you can find on this website under “Our Passion” – a whole series of other Sunhorses are being sent on their way – each with a special mission to make the world a little better

Management Team

Yuri Paco José Vetkamp

Managing Partner of
the Sunhorse Group

Professional career

  • Managing Director and co-owner of Petersen Matex Trading GmbH, Hamburg, Germany and Petersen Matex Trading B.V., Apeldoorn, Netherlands
  • Export Finance Specialist at CCC Machinery GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
  • Operational and Credit Risk Controller at Dresdner Bank Lateinamerika AG, Hamburg, Germany

Educational background

  • Academy of Foreign Trade, Hamburg, Germany
  • Master Certificates Theoretical Computer Science and Database Systems, Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany
  • Credit Risk Manager (Controlling), Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany
  • Bachelor Finance & Accounting, Hogeschool van Utrecht, The Netherlands

Peter van Poortvliet

Head of Operations

Professional career

  • Founder of a public transport company in Cameroon and Nigeria
  • Managing Partner of the S4M Group of Companies, Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands
  • Operator and Demurrage Negotiator, as well as Charterer and Manager Special Operations of Strategic Shipping & Charting, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Educational background

  • Information Technology, Albeda College, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Network partners

ALAKAI Financial Brokers

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

European Solar B.V.

Netherlands

Fortune Financial Solutions

India

FJC Consultoria - Fabiano Justus

Brazil

PT Trafinad Artha Sentosa

Indonesia

Locations & Representative Offices


Pferde der Sonne B.V.

Apeldoorn, The Netherlands,

Group’s Holding Company


Sunhorse Trading B.V.

Apeldoorn, The Netherlands,

Intern. Trade &

Export Finance



Sunhorse Trading GmbH

Lübeck, Germany,

Intern. Trade &

Export Finance