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Dutch businessman (1933–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederik Johannes Diederik "Frits" Goldschmeding (2 August 1933 – 26 July 2024) was a Dutch billionaire businessman, founder of Randstad Holding, the world's largest staffing company. The Netherlands-based company had revenue of Euro 23.7 billion (US$26.5 billion) in 2019.
Frits Goldschmeding | |
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Born | Frederik Johannes Diederik Goldschmeding 2 August 1933 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 26 July 2024 90) | (aged
Education | VU University Amsterdam |
Occupation(s) | Businessman and academic |
Known for | Founder, Randstad Holding |
Children | 3 |
Goldschmeding was born on 2 August 1933 as Frederik Johannes Diederik Goldschmeding.[1][2] He had a doctorate from VU University Amsterdam.[3]
Goldschmeding founded Uitzendbureau Amstelveen (later Randstad) with fellow economics student Ger Daleboudt in 1960, while studying at Amsterdam's Vrije University. The two came up with the idea for the business as they were cycling back from a fraternity party at 2:00 a.m. They established their first office in their dorm room.[4] In 1964, they renamed it Randstad.[3] Goldschmeding took Randstad public in 1990, and in 2008, merged it with the Dutch group Vedior. According to Forbes, Goldschmeding had a 35% stake in the company, and a net worth of US$5.8 billion, as of July 2024.[3][5]
He was also a professor at the Centre for Entrepreneurship at Nyenrode Business University.[3]
Married with three children, Goldschmeding lived in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[3] He died on 26 July 2024, at the age of 90.[6]
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