Jan Albers

Born in Veldhoven (Netherlands), Jan Albers studied industrial engineering at the Technical University Eindhoven and obtained his degree (MSc/Ir) in 1978. After military service, Jan held the following positions:

• He joined Royal Philips Electronics in 1980, holding various (senior) management positions, primarily abroad.
• During the period 1998 - 2003 he worked for the global technology group GEA AG in Germany where he was, from 2000 onwards, a member of the Executive Board.
• Jan has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Vanderlande Industries B.V. and chairman of the Supervisory Board of Helvoet Holding N.V.
• In his most recent positions he is chairman of the Supervisory Board of UVA Holding B.V. and chairman of the Royal Dutch Hockey Confederation
•  As of 1 August 2009 Jan joined Gamma Holding as chairman of the Executive Board and CEO.