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MR. Kees Jan Rietveld – Appointed as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Seychelles, 2020
With roots in Rotterdam, started his professional career in 1988 with General Electric, who he served for 13 years in various commercial, marketing and senior management positions in the UK, Benelux and Hong Kong. Since 2001 Kees Jan is has been an entrepreneur, initially as Managing Partner of a advertising and market research firm (VDM-Dataview). As off 2006 he started his own agency, aptly named Buro Rietveld (www.buro-rietveld.nl): professional communication services to a wide range of B2B and B2C clients with inhouse creatives, designers and communication strategy experts. Additional professional ventures include an telecommunications infrastructure development company (Mabin), investments in various e-commerce scale ups, techfunds and StartupBootcamp in Amsterdam.
As board member, Kees Jan endeavor to spend time and energy on helping other organizations and institutions with their ambitions such as Theater Walhalla, Zangexpress, Classic Young Masters, Vokaal Talent Nederland, Comite ter Behartiging van Nationale Belangen and Stichting KinderOncologie Rotterdam.
MR ELISEO DE LA FUENTE GONZALEZ Honorary Consul of Ecuador, new Chairman Union des consuls a Rotterdam et La Haye
During the Annual Meeting, October 2019 the members of the association have chosen as the new Chairmen of the association, Mr Eliseo de la Fuente Gonzalez. Mr Eliseo de la Fuente Gonzalez, Honorary consul of Ecuador is since many years an active member of the Board, the last few years as the association treasurer. Mr Eliseo de la Fuente lives and works in Rotterdam as managing partner of De la Fuente Advocaten.
UNIFICATION UNION DES CONSULS A ROTTERDAM ET UNION DES CONSULS LA HAYE
Union des Consuls à Rotterdam, founded on Avril 25, 1906 is one of the oldest, if not the oldest consul’s association in the Netherlands. In 2019 the association unified with the sister association, Union des Consuls La Haye, to consolidate the good cooperation between the two associations and to respond to the actual strategies of local government to more regional cooperation. Approximately 160 honorary consuls are active in the Netherlands, 70 of which are members of our association, representing over 40 countries.
JAN VALKIER, HONORARY CONSUL OF FINLAND, Gekozen tot Havenman van het jaar 2019
De Stichting Havenman/-vrouw van het Jaar in Rotterdam heeft ceo Jan Valkier van rederij Anthony Veder gekozen tot Havenman van het Jaar 2019.
VICTOR SCHOENMAKERS, HONORARY CONSUL OF SEYCHELLEN, Farewell reception, as Director Corporate Strategy, Port of Rotterdam
Our board member Bert de Nooijer, represented the association during the farewell retirement reception of Victor Schoenmakers at the Port of Rotterdam, February 2020. Victor worked for a very long period at the Port Authority, as an International Logistics Port Corporate/strategist. On 10 October 2014 Victor Schoenmakers has been appointed as Honorary Consul of Seychelles in Rotterdam, position that will be continued by his successor, the new Honorary Consul of Seychelles in Rotterdam, Kees Jan Rietveld.
Victor confirms he will continue his membership of the association, of which he has been a valued member for many years.