Born: 1937
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business

Nationality: Netherlands
Executive summary: Chairman of Reed Elsevier, 1999-2005

Wife: (two sons, one daughter)

    Law School: University of Leiden
    Administrator: Chairman, Supervisory Board, University of Leiden

    Unilever (1964-99)
    Member of the Board of Reed Elsevier (as Chairman 1999-2005)
    Member of the Board of Unilever (1984-99, as Chairman 1994-99)
    Aegon Chairman, Supervisory Board (past)
    TNT Post Group NV Chairman, Supervisory Board (past)
    Citigroup International Advisory Board (past)
    Renault International Advisory Board (past)
    Salomon Smith Barney International Advisory Board (past)
    European Cultural Foundation Vice Chairman
    European Round Table of Industrialists Chairman (1999-2001)
    The Conference Board Councilor
    Mauritshuis Museum (Netherlands) Chairman, Supervisory Board (past)
    War Trauma Foundation (Netherlands) Chairman
    Knight of the British Empire 1999

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