Frans van den Hoven
 Frans van den Hoven    ( businessman, financier) | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 April 1923 | |||||||||||||
| Died | 21 January 2021 (Age 97) | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||
Dutch businessman who attended the 1980 Bilderberg meeting as Chairman of Unilever.
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Helmert Frans van den Hoven was a Dutch businessman who attended the 1980 Bilderberg meeting as Chairman of Unilever[1][2].
Career
Van den Hoven joined Unilever in Rotterdam in 1938 and, after working there in various positions, worked in London from 1948 to 1950. From 1951 to 1962, he was stationed in Turkey, from 1958 onward as chairman of Unilever's business in that country.[3]
In 1976 Frans van den Hoven became Chairman of Unilever. In 1984 he left Unilever for ABN Amro Since 1994 he was active in funds belonging to Fidelity International Limited. In 1996 van den Hoven became non-executive director of COLT Group, until 2010.[4]
He was a speaker at the 1982 International Monetary Conference, talking of excess country and corporate international debt.[5]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1980 | 18 April 1980 | 20 April 1980 | Germany Aachen | The 28th Bilderberg, held in West Germany, unusually exposed by the Daily Mirror |
References
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/24/business/unilever-retirement.html
- ↑ https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/ibl13&div=34&id=&page=
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/24/business/unilever-retirement.html
- ↑ https://managementscope.nl/manager/frans-van-den-hoven
- ↑ https://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0601/060130.html
