Frits Goldschmeding
Frits Goldschmeding | |
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Born | 2 August 1933 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Education | VU University Amsterdam |
Occupation(s) | Investor and academic |
Known for | Founder, Randstad Holding |
Spouse | Married |
Children | 3 |
Frits Goldschmeding (born 2 August 1933) is a Dutch billionaire businessman, founder of Randstad Holding, the world's largest staffing company. The Netherlands-based company had revenue of 23.7 billion euros ($26.5 billion) in 2019.
Early life
Goldschmeding was born on 2 August 1933.[1] He has a doctorate from VU University Amsterdam.[2]
Career
He founded Uitzendbureau Amstelveen (later Randstad) with fellow economics student Ger Daleboudt in 1960, while studying at Amsterdam's Vrije University. The two came up with the idea for the business as they were cycling back from a fraternity party at 2:00 a.m. They established their first office in their dorm room.[3] In 1964, they renamed it Randstad.[2] Goldschmeding took Randstad public in 1990, and in 2008, merged it with the Dutch group Vedior. According to Forbes, Goldschmeding has a 35% stake in the company, and a net worth of $4.2 billion, as of October 2019.[2][4]
Goldschmeding was also a professor at the Centre for Entrepreneurship at Nyenrode Business University.[2]
Personal life
Married with three children, Goldschmeding lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Ondernemerslijst.nl (accessed 12 Febr. 2019)
- ^ a b c d e "Forbes profile: Frits Goldschmeding". Forbes. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Frits Goldschmeding". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ "Frits Goldschmeding". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
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