Gerard Sanderink returns as director of construction company Strukton. A spokesperson confirms that NRC after reporting in the Financial Newspaper. Sanderink succeeds Erik Hermsen, who took over his duties after Sanderink’s departure earlier this year. Hermsen worked at Strukton for 22 years until his immediate departure on Friday and will focus on other “administrative and supervisory roles”, according to the report. the press release.
Sanderink has been discredited in recent years due to various quarrels and scandals within his companies, which, in addition to Strukton, also include IT company Centric and engineering company Antea. He therefore left both parent company Oranjewoud (of which Sanderink also owns) and Strukton, but is now a director there again.
A spokesperson for Strukton answers questions from NRC unable to comment further on Hermsen’s departure. “He has contributed a lot to the company, but now he is going in a different direction in his career.” According to her, the unrest surrounding Sanderink is also “over”.
To get the company out of the red, the company says it has recently tightened its strategy. According to the spokesperson, the management of Strukton Groep now has ‘shorter lines’ with the various parts. “We make better strategic choices, and no longer take on risky projects.” In 2019, the company still suffered a loss of 19.7 million euros, but according to the spokesperson, the profit has been made again in the first half of 2021. The company has more than 6,500 employees.
scandals
Oranjewoud’s subsidiaries have been plagued by scandals since 2019, and one director or director after another has left. In February 2019, the FIOD raided Strukton’s headquarters in an investigation into corruption and forgery surrounding the contract for a metro project in Riad, Saudi Arabia. The investigation is still ongoing.
There was also great dissatisfaction with the way in which Sanderink tried to solve Strukton’s financial problems by taking money away from the other companies. In addition, there was increasing concern within the companies about Sanderink’s own behavior. In July 2019, the fourth board member left IT company Centric, one of the other companies. The reason for this was an article in NRC about the influence of the controversial self-proclaimed cyber expert Van Rijbroek, with whom Sanderink has had a relationship since 2019, on the company.
Also read: The last eruption was one too many for entrepreneur Gerard Sanderink
Sanderink also accused his ex-girlfriend Brigitte van Egten, who headed several companies under Oranjewoud, of fraud and theft. However, the FIOD has found no evidence for this. Hermsen became involved in this conflict when Van Egten had information on Sanderink’s telephone and computer seized at Strukton’s office. Sanderink threatened both Hermsen and the inspector during the seizure, after which Hermsen asked Sanderink to calm down in another room. During the time-out, Sanderink’s phone was remotely erased, and evidence may have been destroyed, Van Egt’s counsel said. NRC know.
In June it wrote FD that Hermsen would have been suspended, based on a conversation with Herman Spenkelink, a supervisory director at Oranjewoud. A spokesperson for Strukton denies this, saying that Hermsen had a conversation with Sanderink and was said to have been ill for a few days.
off the fair
Sanderink has long owned the vast majority of Oranjewoud’s shares. In February, the company announced that Sanderink’s investment company would own the remaining 0.9 percent of the shares wanted to buy up. At that time, that involved almost 575,000 shares.
The intention is to end the listing of Oranjewoud on the Euronext Amsterdam after completion of the buy-out. It is not known when that will be, but the process is running “according to plan”, according to a spokesperson. Only a small volume of Oranjewoud shares are currently tradable.
A version of this article also appeared in NRC on the morning of October 6, 2021
Gerard Sanderink returns as director of construction company Strukton. A spokesperson confirms that NRC after reporting in the Financial Newspaper. Sanderink succeeds Erik Hermsen, who took over his duties after Sanderink’s departure earlier this year. Hermsen worked at Strukton for 22 years until his immediate departure on Friday and will focus on other “administrative and supervisory roles”, according to the report. the press release.
Sanderink has been discredited in recent years due to various quarrels and scandals within his companies, which, in addition to Strukton, also include IT company Centric and engineering company Antea. He therefore left both parent company Oranjewoud (of which Sanderink also owns) and Strukton, but is now a director there again.
A spokesperson for Strukton answers questions from NRC unable to comment further on Hermsen’s departure. “He has contributed a lot to the company, but now he is going in a different direction in his career.” According to her, the unrest surrounding Sanderink is also “over”.
To get the company out of the red, the company says it has recently tightened its strategy. According to the spokesperson, the management of Strukton Groep now has ‘shorter lines’ with the various parts. “We make better strategic choices, and no longer take on risky projects.” In 2019, the company still suffered a loss of 19.7 million euros, but according to the spokesperson, the profit has been made again in the first half of 2021. The company has more than 6,500 employees.
scandals
Oranjewoud’s subsidiaries have been plagued by scandals since 2019, and one director or director after another has left. In February 2019, the FIOD raided Strukton’s headquarters in an investigation into corruption and forgery surrounding the contract for a metro project in Riad, Saudi Arabia. The investigation is still ongoing.
There was also great dissatisfaction with the way in which Sanderink tried to solve Strukton’s financial problems by taking money away from the other companies. In addition, there was increasing concern within the companies about Sanderink’s own behavior. In July 2019, the fourth board member left IT company Centric, one of the other companies. The reason for this was an article in NRC about the influence of the controversial self-proclaimed cyber expert Van Rijbroek, with whom Sanderink has had a relationship since 2019, on the company.
Also read: The last eruption was one too many for entrepreneur Gerard Sanderink
Sanderink also accused his ex-girlfriend Brigitte van Egten, who headed several companies under Oranjewoud, of fraud and theft. However, the FIOD has found no evidence for this. Hermsen became involved in this conflict when Van Egten had information on Sanderink’s telephone and computer seized at Strukton’s office. Sanderink threatened both Hermsen and the inspector during the seizure, after which Hermsen asked Sanderink to calm down in another room. During the time-out, Sanderink’s phone was remotely erased, and evidence may have been destroyed, Van Egt’s counsel said. NRC know.
In June it wrote FD that Hermsen would have been suspended, based on a conversation with Herman Spenkelink, a supervisory director at Oranjewoud. A spokesperson for Strukton denies this, saying that Hermsen had a conversation with Sanderink and was said to have been ill for a few days.
off the fair
Sanderink has long owned the vast majority of Oranjewoud’s shares. In February, the company announced that Sanderink’s investment company would own the remaining 0.9 percent of the shares wanted to buy up. At that time, that involved almost 575,000 shares.
The intention is to end the listing of Oranjewoud on the Euronext Amsterdam after completion of the buy-out. It is not known when that will be, but the process is running “according to plan”, according to a spokesperson. Only a small volume of Oranjewoud shares are currently tradable.
A version of this article also appeared in NRC on the morning of October 6, 2021
Gerard Sanderink returns as director of construction company Strukton. A spokesperson confirms that NRC after reporting in the Financial Newspaper. Sanderink succeeds Erik Hermsen, who took over his duties after Sanderink’s departure earlier this year. Hermsen worked at Strukton for 22 years until his immediate departure on Friday and will focus on other “administrative and supervisory roles”, according to the report. the press release.
Sanderink has been discredited in recent years due to various quarrels and scandals within his companies, which, in addition to Strukton, also include IT company Centric and engineering company Antea. He therefore left both parent company Oranjewoud (of which Sanderink also owns) and Strukton, but is now a director there again.
A spokesperson for Strukton answers questions from NRC unable to comment further on Hermsen’s departure. “He has contributed a lot to the company, but now he is going in a different direction in his career.” According to her, the unrest surrounding Sanderink is also “over”.
To get the company out of the red, the company says it has recently tightened its strategy. According to the spokesperson, the management of Strukton Groep now has ‘shorter lines’ with the various parts. “We make better strategic choices, and no longer take on risky projects.” In 2019, the company still suffered a loss of 19.7 million euros, but according to the spokesperson, the profit has been made again in the first half of 2021. The company has more than 6,500 employees.
scandals
Oranjewoud’s subsidiaries have been plagued by scandals since 2019, and one director or director after another has left. In February 2019, the FIOD raided Strukton’s headquarters in an investigation into corruption and forgery surrounding the contract for a metro project in Riad, Saudi Arabia. The investigation is still ongoing.
There was also great dissatisfaction with the way in which Sanderink tried to solve Strukton’s financial problems by taking money away from the other companies. In addition, there was increasing concern within the companies about Sanderink’s own behavior. In July 2019, the fourth board member left IT company Centric, one of the other companies. The reason for this was an article in NRC about the influence of the controversial self-proclaimed cyber expert Van Rijbroek, with whom Sanderink has had a relationship since 2019, on the company.
Also read: The last eruption was one too many for entrepreneur Gerard Sanderink
Sanderink also accused his ex-girlfriend Brigitte van Egten, who headed several companies under Oranjewoud, of fraud and theft. However, the FIOD has found no evidence for this. Hermsen became involved in this conflict when Van Egten had information on Sanderink’s telephone and computer seized at Strukton’s office. Sanderink threatened both Hermsen and the inspector during the seizure, after which Hermsen asked Sanderink to calm down in another room. During the time-out, Sanderink’s phone was remotely erased, and evidence may have been destroyed, Van Egt’s counsel said. NRC know.
In June it wrote FD that Hermsen would have been suspended, based on a conversation with Herman Spenkelink, a supervisory director at Oranjewoud. A spokesperson for Strukton denies this, saying that Hermsen had a conversation with Sanderink and was said to have been ill for a few days.
off the fair
Sanderink has long owned the vast majority of Oranjewoud’s shares. In February, the company announced that Sanderink’s investment company would own the remaining 0.9 percent of the shares wanted to buy up. At that time, that involved almost 575,000 shares.
The intention is to end the listing of Oranjewoud on the Euronext Amsterdam after completion of the buy-out. It is not known when that will be, but the process is running “according to plan”, according to a spokesperson. Only a small volume of Oranjewoud shares are currently tradable.
A version of this article also appeared in NRC on the morning of October 6, 2021
Gerard Sanderink returns as director of construction company Strukton. A spokesperson confirms that NRC after reporting in the Financial Newspaper. Sanderink succeeds Erik Hermsen, who took over his duties after Sanderink’s departure earlier this year. Hermsen worked at Strukton for 22 years until his immediate departure on Friday and will focus on other “administrative and supervisory roles”, according to the report. the press release.
Sanderink has been discredited in recent years due to various quarrels and scandals within his companies, which, in addition to Strukton, also include IT company Centric and engineering company Antea. He therefore left both parent company Oranjewoud (of which Sanderink also owns) and Strukton, but is now a director there again.
A spokesperson for Strukton answers questions from NRC unable to comment further on Hermsen’s departure. “He has contributed a lot to the company, but now he is going in a different direction in his career.” According to her, the unrest surrounding Sanderink is also “over”.
To get the company out of the red, the company says it has recently tightened its strategy. According to the spokesperson, the management of Strukton Groep now has ‘shorter lines’ with the various parts. “We make better strategic choices, and no longer take on risky projects.” In 2019, the company still suffered a loss of 19.7 million euros, but according to the spokesperson, the profit has been made again in the first half of 2021. The company has more than 6,500 employees.
scandals
Oranjewoud’s subsidiaries have been plagued by scandals since 2019, and one director or director after another has left. In February 2019, the FIOD raided Strukton’s headquarters in an investigation into corruption and forgery surrounding the contract for a metro project in Riad, Saudi Arabia. The investigation is still ongoing.
There was also great dissatisfaction with the way in which Sanderink tried to solve Strukton’s financial problems by taking money away from the other companies. In addition, there was increasing concern within the companies about Sanderink’s own behavior. In July 2019, the fourth board member left IT company Centric, one of the other companies. The reason for this was an article in NRC about the influence of the controversial self-proclaimed cyber expert Van Rijbroek, with whom Sanderink has had a relationship since 2019, on the company.
Also read: The last eruption was one too many for entrepreneur Gerard Sanderink
Sanderink also accused his ex-girlfriend Brigitte van Egten, who headed several companies under Oranjewoud, of fraud and theft. However, the FIOD has found no evidence for this. Hermsen became involved in this conflict when Van Egten had information on Sanderink’s telephone and computer seized at Strukton’s office. Sanderink threatened both Hermsen and the inspector during the seizure, after which Hermsen asked Sanderink to calm down in another room. During the time-out, Sanderink’s phone was remotely erased, and evidence may have been destroyed, Van Egt’s counsel said. NRC know.
In June it wrote FD that Hermsen would have been suspended, based on a conversation with Herman Spenkelink, a supervisory director at Oranjewoud. A spokesperson for Strukton denies this, saying that Hermsen had a conversation with Sanderink and was said to have been ill for a few days.
off the fair
Sanderink has long owned the vast majority of Oranjewoud’s shares. In February, the company announced that Sanderink’s investment company would own the remaining 0.9 percent of the shares wanted to buy up. At that time, that involved almost 575,000 shares.
The intention is to end the listing of Oranjewoud on the Euronext Amsterdam after completion of the buy-out. It is not known when that will be, but the process is running “according to plan”, according to a spokesperson. Only a small volume of Oranjewoud shares are currently tradable.
A version of this article also appeared in NRC on the morning of October 6, 2021