The supervisory board of Van Oord intends to nominate Govert van Oord as the new chief executive of the company, taking the reins from Pieter van Oord.
The formal appointment will take place at its annual general meeting of shareholders on 11 April, 2024.
“We are pleased to be able to transfer the leadership of the family business from the fourth to the fifth generation Van Oord family,” said chairman of the supervisory board Niek Hoek.
Govert (pictured) has been with Van Oord since 2002 and has worked for the company in the Middle East, Spain and Brazil, among others. He is currently responsible for the dredging & infra business unit as managing director.
Pieter led the company as chief executive for over 15 years and has been with the maritime contractor for 30 years. He will join Van Oord’s supervisory board at a later date and will be nominated by the supervisory board of Schiphol NV as the new chief executive of Schiphol.
“We congratulate Pieter on this proposed appointment as chief executive of Schiphol which is also an appreciation for Van Oord given the great societal significance and challenge of this role,” said Hoek.
“We are grateful to Pieter for his ongoing commitment and leadership. Through his entrepreneurship, Van Oord has transformed itself from a dredging company into a broad maritime contractor.”
“In particular, the growth in offshore wind has resulted in Van Oord now being strongly positioned with two business units (dredging & infra and offshore energy). The company contributes daily to the major societal issues surrounding climate adaptation and energy transition.
“On behalf of the supervisory board, we are pleased that Govert will take on the role…giving the company a fifth-generation chief executive.”