Karel Vuursteen
Karel Vuursteen (25 July 1941 – 30 December 2024) was a Dutch top official.[1]
Karel Vuursteen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 July 1941 Arnhem, Netherlands |
| Died | 30 December 2024 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | businessman |
Born in Arnhem in 1941[1], Vuursteen studied development economics at the University of Wageningen. Between 1968 and 1991, he worked for Philips where he held various management positions. He was the CEO of Philips Lighting from 1990 to 1991.[2]
From 1991, he was a member of the board of directors of Heineken and was the CEO of Heineken from 1993 to 2002. He was elected CEO of the year in 2001. He was a member of the supervisory boards of Electrolux (from 1998)[3]), Ahold (until 2004[4]), ING, Gucci Group, Henkel (until 2013), AkzoNobel (2009-2014[5]) and TomTom (2009-2014[5]).[2][6]
Vuursteen was married and he had three children.[2] He died on 30 December 2024, at the age of 83.[6][7]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Karel Vuursteen". munzinger.de (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Karel Vuursteen". managementscope.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "Electrolux krijgt Vuursteen in top". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 17 March 1998. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "Karel Vuursteen treedt af". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 27 August 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Geboren netwerker koestert rookgordijn". Het Financiele Dagblad (in Dutch). 1 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "'Bierige' Karel Vuursteen professionaliseerde clubhuis Heineken". Het Financiele Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "Met bulderlach en humor wist Karel Vuursteen ook Freddy Heineken voor zich te winnen". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
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