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(The Hague-Holland, 1936). Graduate in Law, Executive of the Mees Mope Bank. In the year 1969 he joined the Akzo Group as Director of the Central Committee (1971), Financial Director of the Astral branch and President of Akzo Brazil (1975) and of Akzo NV (1982). Member of the Managing Board of the Nederlandsche Bank; of Koninklijke; of the Royal Dutch Steelworks; of IBM Europe and Member of the International Board of The Morgan Bank, President of CEFIC (European Council of the Chemical Industry). Author of “Developments in the Labour Market”, articles in technical reviews: “De Ondernemer”; “NRC Handelsblad” and speaker on his professional subject. Holder of the Medal of Commander of the Order of Cruzeiro do Sol (Brazil) and Knight of the Nederlandsa Leewu Order (Holland).