Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 8, 1999
N. J. WESTDIJK is Chairman of Koninlijke Pakhoed NV. His professional
career includes: 1990-present: Royal Pakhoed Member of the managing
board; in 1992: Chairman of the Managing Board; 1979-1990: Furness N.V.
Successively member of the managing board and chairman of the managing
board; 1968-1978: Management consultant; 1965-1967: Lawyer in USA and
The Netherlands. Mr. Westdijk is a member of Supervisory Boards of De
Nationale Investeringsbank N.V.; Wolters Kluwer N.V. and Fortis AMEV
N.V. He was educated at Utrecht University and received a Master of Law,
1965; Master of Law (Chicago), 1966 and Master of Business
Administration (Chicago), 1971. Mr. Westdijk is married with 2 children. Profile
TWST: Give us kind of a brief overview of the company and a little bitof it's history just to set the stage for the readers.
Mr. Westdijk: The company is an independent company since about