Ton van Veen has unexpectedly announced that he will quit as Jumbo CEO within a few months. The Dutch supermarket chain is launching the search for a successor.
“Not an easy decision”
“Leaving Jumbo was definitely not an easy decision for me to make, because after being intensively connected to Jumbo for more than twenty years, I have a big ‘yellow heart’. I have therefore discussed it extensively with the Supervisory Board and Jumbo owners family Van Eerd”, Van Veen explains his move in a press release.
“This feels like a logical moment to pass the baton. I do so with a sense of pride in what has been achieved and with confidence in the future of this wonderful family business. I am very grateful to the Van Eerd family for allowing me to embark on this adventure with them in 2004. I will stay on for the coming period to ensure a good handover.”
“Continuing on the same course”
Van Veen had been financial director of the supermarket chain since 2004, but decided to step back and become vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board in 2022. However, the founding family asked him to return after CEO Frits van Eerd was compromised by a legal investigation.
“We are very grateful to Ton for the more than twenty years in which we worked side by side”, Colette Cloosterman-van Eerd added. “We will continue on the same course. Talks for a new CEO who will further shape this new phase have already been initiated.”
