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Willem Eelman holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics with specialisation in marketing and business administration from the Agricultural University Wageningen, the Netherlands, and a Chartered Controllers degree (post graduate programme) from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In 2009, he additionally completed the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School in Boston, USA. Willem Eelman started his professional career at Unilever in 1989, where he held several positions in the areas accounting, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions and transformation in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Czech Republic and Germany, before he was appointed Chief Financial Officer Europe in 2007 and then Chief Information Officer to Unilever United Kingdom in 2010. In 2014, Willem Eelman joined C&A as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Transformation Officer. From 2018 to 2019, he served as a member of the advisory board of Takko Fashion GmbH. From 2019 to 2022, he was Chief Financial Officer of global eye retailer Grandvision N.V. where he had previously served as supervisory board member and chairman of the audit committee since 2011. Since 2022, Willem Eelman has been a member of the supervisory board and chairman of the audit committee of specialty chemicals distributor IMCD N.V. In December 2023, he was also elected member of the supervisory board of Shero Holdco B.V., the holding company of lingerie specialist Hunkemöller.
Due to his former positions as Chief Financial Officer and his experience as chairman of the audit committee of stock listed companies Willem Eelman has expertise in the fields of accounting and auditing. In addition to his broad international experience, Willem Eelman has special knowledge in the areas trade, technology/digitalisation, logistics/supply chain as well as M&A and transformation.
Personal Details
Title: Mr
Surname: Eelman
DoB: 01/01/1964
Age: 62 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: Netherlands
Country of Birth: Netherlands
Language: English
Qualification: MAgEc, AMP
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| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrandVision N.V. | Audit | Chairperson | ||
| IMCD | Board | Member | 02/05/2022 | |
| IMCD | Audit | Member | 02/05/2022 | |
| IMCD | Supervisory Board | Member | 02/05/2022 | |
| Metro Group | Supervisory Board | Member | 07/02/2024 | |
| Metro Group | Audit | Chairperson | 07/02/2024 |
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