Current Managing Director P.F. Rikken (Peter, 52) is handing over the daily management to Dennis Groesbeek. Peter Rikken will continue to focus on long-term strategy, development of the company and external relations and contacts. He will remain closely involved with the direction and future of the company. Groesbeek joined the company four years ago as managing director of Meilink Schijndel and IPS/Innovar in Eindhoven after an international career in corporate engineering.
This is the first time that a non-family member has been CEO of the Meilink family company. Rikken says - also on behalf of his father Jacques Rikken - with this step he has every confidence in the future because it fits in with the strategic direction that has been set. "Dennis has shown in the past four years that he is a real team player. He puts people in their power. In addition, he is commercially strong and with the latter we complement each other very well. I look forward to the continued cooperation and wish him every success."
Meilink was founded in 1874 and has its headquarters in Borculo (Achterhoek). As market leader in the Netherlands, it works for the intercontinental exporting manufacturing industry. Meilink has a distinct brand promise: 'Securing Value', or in other words securing value for clients. Besides Borculo, there are seven other locations in the Netherlands: Boxmeer, Edam, 2x Eindhoven, Raamsdonksveer, Rotterdam, and Schijndel. In Yantai, China there is a Joint Venture. In 2020, with 400 FTE, a turnover of approx. 65 mio.
