Van Oord names new CEO

Dec. 4, 2023
Govert Van Oord has been nominated by the supervisory board as the new CEO of Van Oord, effective April 2024.

Offshore staff

ROTTERDAM — Govert Van Oord has been nominated by the supervisory board as the new CEO of Van Oord, effective April 2024.

Leadership of the family business will transfer from the fourth to the fifth generation of the Van Oord family.

Govert 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. 

Govert will take over the role from Pieter van Oord, who led the company for more than 15 years and has been with Van Oord for 30 years. Pieter will join Van Oord's supervisory board at a later date. He will be nominated by the supervisory board of Schiphol NV as the new CEO of Schiphol.

12.04.2023

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