Rabobank in business

4-4-2008 | Press Release

Dirk Duijzer (49) has been appointed Director of Food & Agri Netherlands effective 1 May 2008. This appointment means that Rabobank will once again have a distinctive standard-bearer vis-à-vis the Dutch agricultural sector. The announcement was made today by Joop Wijn, who is also responsible for Rabobank’s agricultural activities in the Netherlands in his role as Director of SME: 'I am delighted that Dirk Duijzer is going to head the teams that have already been operating so successfully in the Food & Agri sectors for a numbers of years. Mr Duijzer will clearly strengthen the teams further by contributing his extensive network and managerial experience.'

Dirk Duijzer is not a newcomer to Rabobank. He has held a number of senior positions within the bank including Chairman of the Veluwe Local Committee and as a result served as a member of the Central Delegates Assembly. For a number of years he also was Chairman of the Confidential Committee of the Central Delegates Assembly. He has also participated in a range of workgroups within Rabobank Nederland. In addition, Mr Duijzer served as a member of the Co-operative Affairs Advisory Committee. He furthermore acted as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rabobank Vallei and Rijn from 1995 until last year. 
Duijzer is looking forward to his new role, 'As a director I have had the opportunity to get to know Rabobank and the agricultural sector inside and out. My aim is to combine the best of both worlds in this new position at the leading food & agri bank.'

As the former chairman of the Dutch Product Board for Horticulture (Productschap Tuinbouw), Mr Duijzer realised the actual implementation of exploratory studies with the implementation of the Good Governance Code. He also involved horticultural companies more directly in the process of formulating policy. Prior to this position, Mr Duijzer was General Managing Director of LTO Nederland, a foundation that promotes the interests of the Dutch agricultural sector.