Gerard van den Tweel
Gerard van den Tweel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 October 1944 Nijkerk, Netherlands |
| Died | 14 January 2025 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | businessman |
Gerard van den Tweel (19 October 1944 – 14 January 2025) was a Dutch businessman.
Van den Tweel was born in Nijkerk on 19 October 1944.[1]
Van den Tweel was supermarket entrepreneur and general manager of 1905 founded family business Konst BV.[2][3] He was Albert Heijn franchiser and owned supermarkets on Curaçao and Bonaire.[4][5] He was also honorary consul of Suriname.[4] Van den Tweel was listed in the Quote 500, an overview of the 500 richest Dutch people, with an estimated net worth of 265 million Euro.[6]
He was honored by Pope Franciscus in 2018.[7] The same year he became an honorary citizen of the municipality of Nijkerk.[8]
Van den Tweel was diagnozed with bile duct cancer.[5] He retired in early January 2025.[3] He died on 14 January 2025, at the age of 80.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Gerard verloor zijn vrouw, wat moet hij nu nog met zijn monumentale pand? 'Daar mogen vluchtelingen in'". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ "Gerard van den Tweel overleden". StadNijkerk.nl (in Dutch). 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "120 jaar Konst: Gerard van den Tweel neemt afscheid als directeur". StadNijkerk.nl (in Dutch). 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "In Memoriam: Quote 500-lid Gerard van den Tweel (1944-2025)". Quote (in Dutch). 14 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ernstig zieke Gerard van den Tweel draagt leiding over". Curacao.nu (in Dutch). 6 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ "Ernstig zieke Gerard van den Tweel (81) neemt afscheid en draagt de leiding van zijn bedrijf over". Quote (in Dutch). 4 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ "Klasien van den Tweel hechtte niet aan status, en sprak net zo makkelijk met de paus als werknemers". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ "Nijkerkse burgemeester staat stil bij overlijden ereburger: "We zullen u missen meneer Van den Tweel"". Loco Media Groep (in Dutch). 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
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