Rijkman Groenink

Dutch banker (born 1949)

Rijkman Willem Johan Groenink (born 25 August 1949 in Den Helder) is a Dutch banker. He is best known as the CEO of the Dutch bank ABN AMRO at the time that the bank was sold to a consortium of banks.2

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Born Aug 25, 1949.1

About

The consortium was led by the Royal Bank of Scotland, Fortis and Banco Santander in 2007.

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Companies

  • ABN AMROChief executive officer 2000 to Nov 1, 20079

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedAlliance Manchester Business School3
  • Date not recordedUtrecht University3

Career

Occupation: banker.5

  • 2000 to 2007Chief executive officer, ABN AMRO4

Groenink worked for the bank for 30 years. He studied law at the Utrecht University and has also a Diploma in Business Administration (DipBA) from the Manchester Business School.

In 1974 he joined the bank's predecessor AMRO Bank (Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank) and he made a quick career within the bank. In 1988 he became a member of the board of directors of the AMRO bank and when the Amro merged with the Algemene Bank Nederland (ABN) in 1990 Groenink became a member of the board of the new group ABN AMRO. In the group's board Groenink was responsible for the division the Netherlands. In May 2001 Groenink was appointed as chair of the board as successor of Jan Kalff.

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Personal life

  • BornAug 25, 1949, Den Helder6
  • CitizenshipKingdom of the Netherlands7

Awards

  • 2005Dutchman of the Year8

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