Supervisory board Executive board
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Mr. Conger has been Chairman of the Board of Hyva since February 2004. As Chairman of Hyva Group he manages the business of the Board, ensuring its full participation in Hyva’s strategic decision making process and expansion across the world. He is also Chairman of AES Engineering Plc (since 2003), Chairman of Olaer Industries Group (since 2005) and Chairman of Mold Masters Ltd (since 2007). From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Conger was Chairman of the Board of Fabricauto one of Europe’s largest car number plate manufacturers and from 2006 until 2010 Mr. Conger was non – executive Chairman of the Norma group. Prior to this he was Senior Vice President of Anglo-French transport and power company, Alstom SA. Here Mr. Conger created the concept of a global rolling stock services business and developed this into a worldwide division with €900m annual revenues. Previously he led the recovery of a $570m European division at Allied Signal Automotive, and restored financial health to a €220m division of BBA Group Plc. Mr. Conger graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Leeds University and an MBA from Bradford University Management School.
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Dijkstra, has been with Hyva since 1990, first as Executive Vice President, focusing on finance and business development, then since 2004 as Chief Executive Officer. His responsibility is to define and implement Hyva Group strategy and lead the management team of the business. Before joining Hyva Mr Dijkstra was Managing Director of West Holland Milieu BV, part of the international waste collection company Browning Ferris Industries from 1985 to 1989. He began his career as a banker with NMB bank, now part of ING Group. He graduated from the Erasmus University with a Degree in Economic and Business Administration.
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Mr Koch, joined Hyva as Chief Financial Officer in February 2004. He is responsible for finance as well as the IT Function. Prior to this Mr Koch was with Philips for 15 years, occupying various roles, at specific manufacturing sites and at the divisional headquarters for semiconductors, components and lighting. He worked as Finance Director at both Glynwed PLC (for 3 years) and Plukon (for 4 years), and as Finance Director for Europe at Belden Wire & Cable (for 4 years). Mr Koch has studied Business Economics and Information Technology at HES in Groningen.
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Mr van der Weeen, has been with Hyva since November 2006. He is responsible for all operations as well as the R&D function. At the beginning of his professional career Mr van der Weeen worked with Union Carbide as a mechanical engineer and project supervisor for 10 years. Subsequently he was Quality Director at Volvo for 4 years, and spent 3 years as a General Manager at Wabco (a global leader in commercial vehicle braking systems). Before joining Hyva he held a number of senior roles, working at Monroe (international leader in precision ride control solutions) as Operations Director, at SCA (Multi-national paper and cardboard producer) as a Managing Director, at Allied Signal as a Group Sourcing Director, and at both Alstom S.A and Roulunds Braking as a Managing Director Vice president. He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Gent in Belgium.
ROBERT VAN GOETHEM
Non Executive Director
Mr Van Goethem has been a Non-Executive Director of Hyva since January 2010. He contributes a.o. to corporate strategy and acquisitions drawing on his experience as a Partner in 3i’s Benelux team. During his five years with 3i he was involved in a.o. ABX LOGISTICS, Aviapartner and VNU Media. He currently also sits on the board of Aviapartner and VNU Media . Prior to joining 3i, Mr Van Goethem was a Partner at Permira focusing on deal sourcing and execution in France and the Benelux. He also has extensive experience in European buy-outs and leveraged finance with Salomon Smith Barney (now Citigroup) in London, Citibank in London and Chase Manhattan Bank (now JP Morgan) in New York. He holds degrees in Business Administration and in Law from the University of Louvain in Belgium and an MBA from the University of Chicago in the USA.
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