A pleasant introduction On 1 July 2010, Wiebe van den Elshout (42) was appointed Director of Andus Group. Together with Tom van Rijn, he is one of the two directors of the group and is responsible for future policy. This concerns a future in which continuity will be further ensured and growth ambitions will be realised.
Teambuilding in true Dutch weather
Wiebe van den Elshout:
I will be more concerned with
lot of people's hands. Everyone
“Andus Group has grown
financial management and
impresses me as being very
substantially over the past
personnel policy. Still, I would
committed. That is extremely
decade. It's a healthy organisation
like to emphasise that I am not a
important for an organisation,
with a turnover of some
numbers fanatic bent on imposing
that’s where its strength often
200 million euros and 900
bureaucracy on the procedures
lies. Finally, I think we make
employees. It’s pretty amazing
here or someone who just looks
beautiful finished products. It’s
how that growth has been
at the costs. This feeling can
great to work for a company that
achieved in such a short time.
rapidly occur when you’re coming
creates tangible, often impressive
On 15 September, some 75
But we have now reached a point
from the world of banking. That’s
projects and products. In
Andus employees got together
where the organisation is so large
why it is good to know that in
short, Andus Group suits me
for an exciting team-building
that you cannot let it depend on
my previous employment, I was
perfectly.”
day. In the Frisian town of
only one person at the top. If
responsible for the ‘business
Hindeloopen, in the morning,
you add to that the fact that we,
banking’ section. That puts you
the group was treated to an
as Andus Group, want to grow
constantly in touch with business
inspirational address by Gerard
further, then it's understandable
and with ‘enterprise’, with
Kemkers, the famous ex-skater
that broadening is sought.”
discovering opportunities and the
and successful coach. Then the
effort to exploit these, rather than
Frisian waters were conquered
Enterprising banker
in rough weather conditions.
“I have known Tom van Rijn
A great day in which it was
now for about seven years from
Strength of the company
once again demonstrated how
my previous job, so we are not
“What I’ve seen so far of
strong the team is that we have!
strangers to each other. I come
Andus Group, I really like. It
from the banking industry,
is a professional, horizontal
but consider myself more of
organisation where decisions
an entrepreneur. So far, we
can be made quickly. Let’s say
have not yet made any official
you have the joys of a small
division of responsibilities,
company but not the burdens
that will come later. It is in
of a large one. I have also
line with the expectations that
already been able to shake a
just the finances.”
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