AWARDS
Hermann Wijffels - 'The team
that leams to work together is
the team that wins.'
knowledge fair
CROSS-DISCIPLINARY
FERMENT
Printed material was also in
abundante as well: for
example, the Food and
Agribusiness Research team
used the occasion to unveil its
latest 'World Beer Market'
study. However, organizers
Hans Megens awarded prizes
for achievements in
'Knowledge, Know-how, and
Cooperation.' Winners of the
First Prize, valued at NLG
7500, were the FAM1S team
headed by Jan van der Bosch
and Mariëlle Lichtenberg.
They were cited for their
tireless work ensuring the
uniformity and integrity of
our organization's internal
data handling, reporting
methods, and management
information systems, all
essential prerequisites to
effective teamwork
throughout the network as a
whole. Three Second Prizes,
each valued at NLG 1,500,
were also awarded. Runners-
up included the respective
teams that organized the
Fortis and Nutreco deals, as
well as the Agri-Project
Finance Team.
confessed that the intense
popularity of their stand may
have been influenced by liberal
quantities of chilled, imported
beer that hade been made
available to help 'stimulate
cross-disciplinary ferment'!
After conversing with a fellow
Rabobanker at another stand,
Hetty Sluijs came away with a
view that 'This is an excellent
way to find out more about
what my colleagues are doing
outside my own field. This
kind of interaction is a whole
lot of fun.'
Jan van der Wijngaart of our
RIAS subsidiary remarked:
'We've had a chance to explain
who we are and what we can
offer our colleagues in the way
of promoting Rabobank in
emerging markets.
This is a wonderful
opportunity and I hope we can
repeat it again.'
POP INTERVIEW
Meantime, Dutch pop star and
The First Prize for 'Know-how, Knowledge, and Cooperation' is
awarded by Director Hans Megens to the FAMIS team.
Representatives of the team 'on stage' from left to right) were
Mariëlle Lichtenberg, Jan van den Bosch, Patrick Aben, Nicolette
Kral, and Jan Riivordt. - The trophy, a statue of Mercury, the Roman
god of commerce, changes hands every year.
Two travelling salesmen (in bowler bats) make their pitch to a
skeptical Trade Risk manager.
