Royal Reesink announces transition CEO

The shareholders are particularly grateful for his willingness to stay on as a shareholder and become a member of the Supervisory Board. In this new role, he has an important focus on supplier relations and M&A. Boris Schoepplein will start as Chief Executive Officer on August 1, 2021, at the same time Gerrit van der Scheer will join the Supervisory Board. 

"My passion for Royal Reesink, with its 235-year history, its employees and suppliers have been my main drivers over the years. Together we have achieved great results and a financially healthy company. I think now is the time to hand over the baton and use my expertise as a member of the Supervisory Board and as an advisor to the company," said Gerrit van der Scheer. In the nearly 23 years Gerrit van der Scheer has been involved with Royal Reesink, 13 of which as CEO, he has made a very decisive and valued contribution to the success of Royal Reesink. Cees Veerman, President of Royal Reesink, fully underlines this: "Under Gerrit van der Scheer's strong leadership, the company has grown from €150 million to €1 billion, with good profitability. We are very grateful to him for this. He is a strong leader with a keen eye for people, details and the business. These abilities will come in handy in the coming period as a member of the Supervisory Board."

Boris Schoepplein has extensive management experience and a broad international background in the machinery, automotive and capital goods industries, with a proven track record of achieving strong business results. His expertise in business strategy and transformation and value creation programs fits seamlessly with Royal Reesink's objectives in its new phase of further growth and professionalization.

 Boris Schoepplein: "Royal Reesink has a strong growth strategy, positioning itself as a digital market leader with superior customer service, delivering added value for customers. Our goal is to maximize operational and service performance for the customers of our various business units. In doing so, we use digitally supported business models, data-driven services, robotization and smart solutions. In doing so, we support our customers to generate added value in their own operations so that the entire chain benefits. We continue to expand our business both organically and through targeted acquisitions." 

The Supervisory Board wishes both Gerrit van der Scheer and Boris Schoepplein every success with their new responsibilities and is convinced that this change will benefit the future development of Royal Reesink.