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2 What'sNewS Issue 1 January/February 2001
Our Barcelona, Spain officially closed its
doors on 30 November, 2000. The office
in Madrid will assume primary responsi-
bility for clients in the region and take
over all other business nratters.
For information, please call the Madrid
office on +34 91 436 4010 or email
Debora Romero Morales.
Membcrs of the Buenos Aires office are
enjoying a better view from their newly el-
evated location - they've moved up to the
25th floor in their current building. The
new contact information is: Av. Libertador
602, piso 25, Cl001 ABT Capital Federal
(Buenos Aires), Argentina. You can reach
the Buenos Aires reception by phone on
54 11 4515 5500. Individual extensions
are unchanged. Until the new fax number
is available, please direct all faxes to
54 11 4515 5500, where the call will be
Palm Lauric Oils Conference and Exhibition:
Price Outlook 2001/2002, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, sponsored by Rabobank Singapore
(www.comex.com.my)
Rabobank International Global Animal Protein
Conference, Naples, Florida
lOth European and International Dairy Markets
Conference, Paris, France (www.agra-food-
news.com)
May 17-19
World Coffee Conference, London, UK
(www.world-coffee-conference.com)
transferred to the corresponding machine.
•Starting 6 December, 2000, PT
Rabobank Duta Indonesia has a new
name. It's now the PT Bank Rabobank In
ternational Indonesia. The 'street name' is
Rabobank International Indonesia (Ril).
All existing documents and forms bearing
the old name remain valid until 6 June,
while legal contracts and agreements are
fully valid and binding in their entirety.
The change was needed as Bank Duta has
stopped its operations and is no longer a
shareholder.
With effect from 4 December 2000,
Frans Versteeg is appointed as RI's
interim co-head of human resources. Join-
ing Mare Hoodless, Versteeg assumes re-
sponsibility in a number of areas: organiz-
ing HR activities within the Netherlands;
providing leadership to management
development, training and learning activi
ties; facilitating the Workers Council in re-
gards to separation issues within the
Netherlands; and, in cooperation with
Hoodless, leading development of many
HR related policies required to success-
fully carry out the RI separation process.
From 1 February, Jac Verhaegen
becomes the sixth member of
Rabobank Group's executive
board. Verhaegen (60) will be re-
sponsible for product develop
ment and ICT initiatives for local
member banks. His appointment
will help the Group meet the ob-
jectives set out in the new operating model
of the local member banks: efficiency,
short communication lines and effective
decision-making. Verhaegen has extensive
experience with Rabobank in a variety of
roles. Most recently, Verhae
gen was one of the board
members in a local member
bank in Eindhoven, the
Netherlands. Hans Smits,
chairman of the Board, com-
mented, Tm very plcased to
welcome Jac Verhaegen to the
executive board. As an experienced Rabo-
man, he intimately understands the ins
and outs of the organization. Jac is wcll-
equipped to take on the responsibility in
bis new role.'
Jun 26-28
2001 World Tea Coffee World Cup, Amsterdam,
the Netherlands
Willibrord van
Nierop bas been ap
pointed general coun
sel of Rabobank In
ternational beginning
1 January, 2001.
Based in Utrecht, Van
Nierop is taking on
the challenge of a
newly created posi-
tion, where he will have responsibility for
the integral legal support of RL He will
directly advise RI's management. Addi-
tionally, in cooperation with legal depart-
ment heads in the Group, the branches
and RI's subsidiaries, Van Nierop will
work to effectively and efficiently leverage
the legal competences vested within the le
gal function of the Rabobank Group
worldwide. Van Nierop joins Rabobank
International armed with four years expe
rience in Rabobank Nederland's legal de-
partment, where his duties were primarily
Rl-focused.
Masthead
VIV Europe 2001Utrecht, the Netherlands
For more information on F&A conferences, please
contact Mart ha van den Berg. Additional info on
Global Conferences can be obtained from Maarten
van den Bergh.
Coordination andDistributiori Mirjam Diepenbrock,
Marketing RI
Managing Editor Anne Lavelle
(The Write Company)
Editors Naomi Lindt, Niall Martin, Lisa Petrie
Editorial Address
Rabobank International Marketing, US 710
P.O.Box 17100,3500 HG Utrecht
Telephone +31 30 216 2433
Telefax +31 30 216 1976
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