Houten, 8 September 2022 – BNP Paribas Arval appoints Andrea Falcone as General Manager of Arval BNP Paribas in the Netherlands, as of December 1st 2022. He succeeds Interim Managing Director Marcus Schulz, who assumed the duties of General Manager Onno Bierhoff in August of this year. Marcus will remain in post as Regional General Manager for the NLDACH region (the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Switzerland).
Andrea is currently General Manager of BNP Paribas Arval in Brazil. There, he has been responsible for the rapid growth of the organisation since 2014, as CEO, CFO and Sales & Marketing Director. During this tenure, Arval has become Brazil’s 6th leasing provider in a dynamic and challenging market. Before joining Arval, Andrea held several executive positions in France, China and Brazil for PSA Peugeot Citroën.
Marcus Schulz: “We are delighted with the arrival of Andrea, whose years of leadership experience at our fast-growing organisation in Brazil put him in an excellent position to lead the roll-out of the Arval Beyond strategy in the Netherlands. We look forward to working with him, to further shape BNP Paribas Arval Netherlands’ strategic transition into a sustainable mobility partner. I would like to thank Onno Bierhoff for the successful cooperation over the past years and the strategic milestones achieved in this period. We appreciate his dedication, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit to grow Arval to a leading position in sustainable mobility.”
Onno Bierhoff: “I would like to thank BNP Paribas Arval for its trust and the many great opportunities I received over the past few years. I am immensely proud of the commitment of my colleagues and would like to thank them for the pleasant cooperation, and their dedication and passion towards our clients over the years.”
BNP Paribas Arval Netherlands and Onno Bierhoff have decided in good consultation that they will part ways. Together, they have come to the conclusion that a different type of leader is needed for the challenges Arval BNP Paribas faces in the coming period. After a couple of intense years, Onno will first take a break to spend more time with his family, among other things. Afterwards, he will orientate himself on a new step in which he hopes to contribute to solving sustainability issues.
Amsterdam, 12 september 2022 – BNP Paribas Real Estate Netherlands today announces that Rick Niemeijer (1984) will take over the role of CEO from co-founder Sicco Posthumus (1976). Rick has been working at BNP Paribas Real Estate since 2008, of which seven years as a member of the Executive Board and Director Asset Management & Investments. Rick has been deputy CEO for over two years as the appointment followed a careful and long-term succession plan to preserve the continuity of the organisation. Following this transition period, Founder and CEO Sicco Posthumus officially announced he is stepping down after fourteen years at the helm of the company.
Together with the appointment of Rick, Michiel Santing is appointed as Director Capital Markets. Michiel has been working at BNP Paribas Real Estate since 2010 and was an important factor in strengthening the company’s pan-European capabilities as Director of International Investment Group Advisory.
Sicco Posthumus: “Fourteen years ago I founded this organization with Machiel Hoek and Sake Pleiter. I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved as a team, first as an independent company and later under the wings of BNP Paribas. This is the right time for me to step down and focus my full attention on a number of projects that are dear to me. We had a well-planned and structured transition process and I leave the organization knowing it is in an excellent position for further growth. I have known Rick for fourteen years and he is very committed to our profile as an entrepreneurial organisation, where attention and a personal approach make the difference. I am proud that we appoint this next generation of board members from within our own ranks, and look forward to the future with confidence, knowing that Rick will succeed me as CEO.”
Rick Niemeijer, CEO of BNP Paribas Real Estate in the Netherlands: “Due to the efforts of Sicco and the rest of the team we hold a strong position in our market. Towards the future I am convinced that with the extensive cooperation with BNP Paribas, we are in the right position to further strengthen our market position. We will remain an entrepreneurial and agile real estate advisor, but the fact that we can access the strength and expertise of a global bank is unique in our industry. As we are Europe’s leading real estate advisor, we have the scale and the network to take on any new assignment. I am looking forward to further grow our organization organically.”
BNP Paribas Real Estate provides advice across the entire real estate cycle in the areas of expertise of real estate development, acquisitions and sales, consulting, valuations, commercial and technical and management. BNP Paribas Real Estate is taking the Pan-European lead in the transition to the built environment of tomorrow. Sustainability and strengthening the social structure to develop future-proof projects are our starting point.
Geert Lippens, CEO of BNP Paribas in the Netherlands: “Rick has been with BNP Paribas Real Estate for over fourteen years, and I am certain that he is able to continue the distinctive approach of the company and strengthen the organization. The international network and close collaborations with other entities, such as BNP Paribas Wealth Management and mobility provider BNP Paribas Arval, allow us to develop sustainable solutions and help our clients to accelerate the energy transition. I wish him and his team great success. We are very grateful to Sicco for his commitment to the business, the highly successful platform he has built over the years and his contribution to integrating BNP Paribas Real Estate into the BNP Paribas organization.”
- BNP Paribas Wealth Management strengthens its position in the Netherlands to serve Dutch entrepreneurs and families.
- Bernt Kok has been appointed CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management in the Netherlands and Arjan van Rijn appointed Head of Key Clients.
- The new division aims to leverage on BNP Paribas’s local presence and
On February 1st, Bernt Kok has been appointed CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management in the Netherlands. He is supported by Arjan van Rijn appointed Head of Key Clients. With their arrival, BNP Paribas Wealth Management strengthens its support to Dutch clients while making full use of its international footprint.
With the development of this new division in the Netherlands, Dutch clients can access to a unique offering – in particular private equity, asset management mandates and financing – and draw upon the Group’s expertise in corporate and investment banking as well as in real estate.
Geert Lippens, CEO BNP Paribas the Netherlands, says: “BNP Paribas already has a leading position in wealth management in Europe and we want to actively build on this. I am pleased to welcome Bernt as CEO for Wealth Management. His strong experience and local network will help expand our wealth management offering in the Netherlands. Working with him, the broad knowledge and relationship management skills of Arjan are instrumental to the success of BNP Paribas Wealth Management in the Netherlands.”
Vincent Lecomte, CEO BNP Paribas Wealth Management, comments: “This new team located in Amsterdam enables us to be even closer to clients and especially among entrepreneurs and families, through an international approach in conjunction with the Group which is already well-established in the Netherlands. These new appointments are part of our business development plan to serve European Entrepreneurs by supporting their international growth and meeting their needs for financing or investment.”
Biographies
Bernt Kok has over 16 years of experience in wealth management, most recently as Senior Wealth Manager and Director of Private Wealth Management, the UHNW* division of ABN AMRO in the Netherlands. Before entering into wealth management he gained experience in corporate advisory and held various other international roles within the private banking industry.
Arjan van Rijn spent some 25 years in international corporate and investment banking before joining wealth management a few years ago at Credit Suisse where he focussed on servicing entrepreneurs in the Netherlands.
About BNP Paribas Wealth Management
BNP Paribas Wealth Management is a leading global private bank and the largest private bank in the Eurozone with €390 billion worth of assets under management as at end of December 2020. Present in three hubs in Europe, Asia and the United States, it employs over 6,800 professionals who support High Net Worth and Ultra High Net Worth individuals in protecting, growing and passing on their assets. The bank aims at building a sustainable future by combining its deep expertise and reach with its clients’ influence and desire for impact. The bank was recently named Best Private Bank in Europe, in North Asia, in US West and in the Middle East.
* UHNW: Ultra High Net Worth
BNP Paribas has appointed Philippe Lanquetot as Head of Real Estate Finance for the Netherlands as of 1 July 2020. Philippe will lead the newly created Real Estate Finance team and will further develop BNP Paribas’ financing franchise with Dutch and international real estate clients investing in the Netherlands. Philippe previously worked in the UK Real Estate Finance team of BNP Paribas, where he was responsible for the origination and execution of real estate financing transactions.
Geert Lippens, CEO BNP Paribas Netherlands: “The creation of an Amsterdam-based real estate finance team led by Philippe allows us to offer a wider range of financing solutions in the Netherlands and is a key part of our Dutch growth plan. By expanding our offering with solutions BNP Paribas, including BNP Paribas Real Estate, already provides in the main European real estate markets we take the next step in developing our financing franchise in the Netherlands to better serve an even broader client base.
BNP Paribas appoints Joeri Overmars as Head of Global Trade Solutions as of 15 June. He succeeds Joost Niessen, who will retire on 1 August. Joeri will be responsible for the continued growth of Global Trade Solutions and associated products and services such as Bank Guarantees, Letters of Credit and Supply Chain Management Services. Joeri Overmars previously worked at HSBC Nederland as Senior Sales Manager Global Trade and Receivables Finance. Joeri and his team are part of the 350 experts at BNP Paribas working in the field of Trade Solutions and who are active in more than 100 specialized trading centers in 60 countries.
Geert Lippens, CEO BNP Paribas Netherlands: “Global Trade Solutions has had a strong and active team in the Dutch market for years. The arrival of Joeri will allow us to strengthen our leading position in Trade and Working Capital Solutions across EMEA, which is a key pillar of our Dutch growth plan. I would also like to thank Joost for his tremendous contribution to BNP Paribas Nederland over the past 36 years, of which the last six years as Head of Global Trade Solutions in the Netherlands”.
BNP Paribas Securities Services, BNP Paribas’ global custodian with EUR 10,100 billion in assets under management, has strengthened the organization with John Gout as senior sales executive institutional relations.
John’s arrival is in line with BNP Paribas’ strategy to further expand the growth in the Dutch institutional market. John has over 25 years of experience in the financial sector and has worked at various international financial institutions active in the Dutch institutional market.
Mark Schilstra, Country Manager Netherlands & Nordics at BNP Paribas Securities Services, added: “We are pleased with John’s arrival to further develop our strong growth in the Dutch institutional market. In recent years we have developed a proposition for Asset Owners and Asset Managers in which the strength of our global custody network is combined with local knowledge of accounting and legislation and regulations. Among other things, we focus on complete insourcing of all non-core tasks of our customers. This has led to a growing customer base representing approximately EUR 400 billion Assets under Custody and Assets under Administration. John’s knowledge and experience will help us to further boost this growth and further strengthen our market position. “