Riemsdijk, Henk van

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Name
Riemsdijk, Henk van Gender: M
Hendrik Abraham Cornelis van Riemsdijk
born on 10 January 1911 at 10:00 (= 10:00 AM )
Place Bloemendaal, Netherlands, 52n24, 4e37
Timezone AMT m4e53 (is standard time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data s_su.18.svg s_capcol.18.svg 19°03' s_mo.18.svg s_taucol.18.svg 16°58 Asc.s_piscol.18.svg 02°31'



Henk van Riemsdijk (1971)
photo: Rob Mieremet (1947–2015) [IMAGE] wikidata:Q29404925 Rob Mieremet Description Dut, license cc-by-sa-3.0

Biography

Dutch nobleman, businessman, sportsman and top executive, the last family member, by marriage, who sat on the board of the electrical company Philips. He was the successor of his brother-in-law Frits Philips.

He started his career in 1934 as a commercial employee at Philips. After fulfilling various management positions within the company, Van Riemsdijk became a member of the board of directors of Philips in 1963; five years later he became vice chairman of the board. Three years later he was appointed chairman of Philips, a position he held until 1977. Van Riemsdijk spent his entire working life at Philips. In 1977 he was appointed chairman of Philips; Nico Rodenburg succeeded him as chairman of the board. Until 1986 he served as chairman of the supervisory board of Philips.

In 1938 Henk Van Riemsdijk married Jetty Sandberg-Philips (1906-2007), the youngest daughter of Anton Philips (1874-1951). She was a widow for the second time with two small sons. Henk van Riemsdijk died in Waalre on 8 November 2005 at age 94.

Link to Wikipedia biography (Dutch)

Relationships

  • has other family relationship with Philips, Anton (born 14 March 1874). Notes: Father-in-law/ son-in-law
  • has other family relationship with Philips, Frits (born 17 April 1905). Notes: Brothers-in-law

Events

  • Relationship : Marriage 1938 (Jetty Sandberg-Philips)

Source Notes

Civil registry birth entry in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file.

Categories

  • Family : Childhood : Advantaged
  • Family : Childhood : Family noted
  • Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs
  • Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 94)
  • Vocation : Business : Top executive
  • Vocation : Sports : Soccer (Eur.Football)
  • Vocation : Sports : Tennis