Frits Goldschmeding

Frits Goldschmeding
Founders Ger Daleboudt and Frits Goldschmeding, eight years after starting their company
Born
Frederik Johannes Diederik Goldschmeding

(1933-08-02)2 August 1933
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died26 July 2024(2024-07-26) (aged 90)
EducationVU University Amsterdam
Occupation(s)Businessman and academic
Known forFounder, Randstad NV
Children3

Frederik Johannes Diederik "Frits" Goldschmeding (2 August 1933 – 26 July 2024) was a Dutch billionaire businessman, founder of Randstad NV, one of the largest staffing companies worldwide.

Early life

Goldschmeding was born on 2 August 1933 as Frederik Johannes Diederik Goldschmeding.[1][2] He had a doctorate from VU University Amsterdam.[3]

Career

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 NV.[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]

Personal life and death

Married with three children, Goldschmeding lived in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[3] He died on 26 July 2024, at the age of 90.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ondernemerslijst.nl (accessed 12 Febr. 2019)
  2. ^ "De erfenis van Frits Goldschmeding: waar gaan alle miljarden naartoe?". Quote Net (in Dutch). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Forbes profile: Frits Goldschmeding". Forbes. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Frits Goldschmeding". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Frits Goldschmeding". Forbes. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Randstad-oprichter en miljardair Frits Goldschmeding (90) overleden". NOS (in Dutch). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.


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