The Public Prosecution Service is going to the Enterprise Chamber to reverse the appointment of Gerard Sanderink as CEO of Centric. The company had been given until this Monday by law enforcement to take action, but that did not happen. The automation company announced last Wednesday that Sanderink, at the age of 74, will once again be in charge of the company that he set up in 1992 and of which he is still wholly owner.
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Sanderink’s companies (besides Centric, among others, infrastructure builder Strukton) have been restless for years because of the many changes at the top and the private legal conflicts that the entrepreneur is fighting with his ex-girlfriend. Those involved spoke earlier NRC about the important role that Sanderink’s current girlfriend – the controversial and self-proclaimed cyber expert Rian van Rijbroek – plays. It would, among other things, encourage the departure of several directors. Board members also became frustrated with her involvement in the companies.
One of the reasons that the Public Prosecution Service is involved in the case is that many governments are customers of Centric. The Enterprise Chamber must now consider measures that are necessary to ‘guarantee the stability and continuity of Centric’.
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One of the questions that the Enterprise Chamber must now answer is whether there are reasons to conduct further investigation into the state of affairs at the IT company. At the same time, the Enterprise Section can impose temporary measures as long as the investigation is ongoing. Sanderink may then be temporarily suspended.
In a second phase of the procedure, the Enterprise Section must consider whether there has been mismanagement at Centric. The appointed investigators have then completed their report with findings. If mismanagement is established, the Enterprise Section may decide to permanently remove Sanderink from his position as director. The voting rights that the Twente entrepreneur has as owner and with which he is concerned with the appointment of a new director may also be withdrawn. Centric has not yet responded to questions from NRC.
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