Hensbroek – Mr Henk (H.C.M.) Jacobs (1960, photo) will join the management of chrysanthemum breeder Dekker Chrysanten in Hensbroek (North Holland) with effect from 1 April 2017. He currently holds the position of general manager at Van Zanten Breeding BV, part of Royal Van Zanten, which he joined in 2006 after having served in various management positions at Agrifirm/Horticoop, Royal Sluis and Incotec.
Henk Jacobs will succeed director Hans Durieux (1951) in April, who will be retiring then. In the past 10 years, Durieux managed the company together with director-major shareholder Cees Dekker.
Henk Jacobs will contribute a wealth of general management expertise and experience. Within the management, which consists of two people, he will assume responsibility alongside Dekker for production, human resources, royalties and foreign operations.
Dekker Chrysanten, established in 1962, has grown into one of the world’s largest chrysanthemum breeders and propagators over the last 20 years. Product and process innovation are the basis of its success and its international expansion in particular. With production facilities of its own in Hensbroek (The Netherlands) and Tanzania, the group is active not only in the Netherlands but in various international sales regions as well, including test sites and sales offices in South Africa and Colombia. Dekker Chrysanten has around 1,000 employees.
Source: Dekker Chrysanten