Former Jumbo CEO Frits van Eerd has been sentenced to two years in prison in the criminal case involving car dealer Theo E. A heavy blow for him, but also for Jumbo: what can the yellow ship do without its captain plotting the course?
Nothing will be the same
Van Eerd was given a two-year prison sentence today: the judge ruled even more harshly than the Public Prosecution had asked. Van Eerd maintains his innocence, saying that he is just purely an entrepreneur at heart. He is indeed a very skilled entrepreneur, which he has proven more than once at the family’s supermarket chain. More to the point: without Van Eerd, Jumbo seems adrift. Not because the ship is leaking, but because the captain is missing.
