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CIO of the Year

CIO of the Year sounds the gong 

Hylke Sprangers (48) is technology leader of Talpa Network and has recently been named the winner of the CIO of the Year Award 2018. In honor of this he opened trading at the Amsterdam exchange.

About Talpa Network

Talpa Network conceives and produces content for TV, radio, e-commerce, digital internet platforms and social media. Technology is the driving force behind innovation, organized in one large central Talpa technology unit that works across all business units. Four different teams are active in this:

• Broadcast & Production
• Digital (all digital platforms)
• Central Team (for core platforms and data)
• Internal IT

Hylke can now call himself the best chief information officer of the Netherlands. He owes the award to his crucial role in the digital development of media and entertainment company Talpa Network.

Rob Beijleveld, CEO of ICT Media and initiator of the CIO of the Year Award, finds Sprangers a shining example in the digital world. “He knows how to successfully compete with media groups worldwide with a relatively small club!” The other members of the jury were also very positive about the winner.

For more information: talpa.tv / cioday.com/cio-of-the-year-award

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AFS rolls out Exchange Traded Energy Products desk

AFS Energy and AFS Equity & Derivatives celebrate the roll out of the AFS Exchange Traded Energy Products desk (ETEP).

Growing demand from clients has brought AFS to establish this new desk which maximises knowledge and synergies between the existing businesses of AFS Energy and AFS Equity & Derivatives. 

The experienced team of derivatives specialists provides liquidity and best price execution in energy related exchange listed products to a large client base of producers, utilities, banks, funds and traders. Spot, forward and option contracts are covered in the following underlying values:

• Gas & Power 
• EUA & CER
• Weather derivatives

For more information: www.afsgroup.com

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Stephan Borchert, CEO GrandVision, opens trading

Recently appointed CEO of GrandVision opens trading day

Mr. Borchert was appointed CEO of GrandVision in February of this year. In honor of this he opens trading by sounding the gong at the Amsterdam exchange.

At the Capital Markets Day in September Borchert presented GrandVision’s strategic ambition.

GrandVision wants to expand its leading position in the global market by means of

• Increased M&A activities
• Higher contribution from e-commerce
• Omni-channel sales

While reconfirming GrandVision’s medium-term financial objectives. 

About Grandvision

GrandVision is a global leader in optical retailing. The company delivers high quality and affordable eye care to more and more customers around the world.

GrandVision serves its customers in more than 7,000 stores and with over 36,000 employees in more than 40 countries worldwide.

For more information: grandvision.com

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Oranje Handelsmissiefonds

Oranje Handelsmissiefonds winners open trading

The winners of the Oranje Handelsmissiefonds (Orange Trade Mission Fund) open the Amsterdam exchange by sounding the gong.



The Oranje Handelsmissiefonds was established in 2013 by ING, KLM, MKB-Nederland and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. Eleven companies win a year of guidance and support from the five Oranje Handelsmissiefonds partners in realizing their international ambitions.

For more information: oranjehandelsmissiefonds.nl

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BlackRock 20 years the Netherlands

BlackRock celebrates 20 years in the Netherlands

To celebrate BlackRock’s 30th anniversary and 20 years in the Netherlands, Monique Donders, country manager Netherlands at BlackRock, sounds the gong to open trading on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

BlackRock is an investment manager who is helping millions of people and the world’s biggest institutions and governments to reach their investment goals. BlackRock plays a prominent role on the Dutch market, both for large institutional and private investors. From their Dutch office in the Rembrandt Tower in Amsterdam, their 60-strong team offers support to banks, asset managers, advisers and institutional clients such as pension funds.

Blackrock’s vision

BlackRock helps investors build better financial futures. As a fiduciary to our clients, they provide the investment and technology solutions clients need when planning for their most important goals.

As of September 30, 2018, the firm managed approximately $6.44 trillion in assets on behalf of investors worldwide.

For more information: blackrock.com

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TEDxAmsterdamWomen

TEDxAmsterdamWomen opens trading

Carine de Meyere Director Partnerships TEDxAmsterdamWomen & the Startup award 2018, opens trade on the Amsterdam stock exchange. She shares the stage with the TEDxAmsterdamWomen team and a large number of partners including ABN AMRO, NN, Accenture, Cathay Pacific Clifford Chance, Aon, Allen & Overy, Facebook, Boeing , Salesforce, Philips and Microsoft trade on the Amsterdam stock exchange.

The 9th edition of TEDxAmsterdamWomen will take place at the KIT in Amsterdam on 6 December.

TEDxAmsterdamWomen startup award
|In addition, the final of the 4th TEDxAmsterdamWomen startup award will take place. Dailah Nihot - member of the Management Team of NN will award the main prize. The Startup Award provides the stage for inspiring and high-potential startups that are women-led. The winner will receive a business trip to Hong Kong, business expert advice from all partners and the opportunity to meet and attract potential investors.

TEDxWomen
In December 2010, the first TEDxWomen event took place outside America. TEDxWomen is a global conference in America that offers a platform for women who inspire other women and who can be considered a role model. The event focuses in particular on the unique way in which women contribute to change on a large scale and to show how they shape the future.

For more information: tedxamsterdamwomen.nl

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Saint Nicolas

Saint Nicolas sounds the gong on Amsterdam exchange

Like previous years, Saint Nicolas visits Beursplein 5. As is tradition, he opens trading surrounded by his ambassadors.

This years welcoming parade marked the 80th arrival of Saint Nicolas organized by foundation Stichting Sinterklaas Intocht Amsterdam. The arrival of the Saint in Amsterdam is a fantastic party, mostly thanks to the dedication of 1,200 volunteers and the support of many large and small sponsors. 

For more information: www.sintinamsterdam.nl

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Intervest’s capital increase

Intervest’s capital increase

Jean-Paul Sols, CEO of Intervest Offices & Warehouses, opens the trading day to celebrate the listing of new shares on Euronext Brussels.

Intervest Offices & Warehouses announced a capital increase of 100 million EUR to continue its growth strategy.

For more information: www.intervest.be

ASN Bank receives Cashcow Award

ASN Bank receives Cashcow Award for best provider of sustainable products

ASN Bank offers the best sustainable investment products according to private investors. Consequently, in November the bank received the Cashcow Award in the Best Provider Sustainable Products category. To celebrate this, product manager Ingmar Soek, openes trading at Beursplein.

Reward for the investor and the world

In 1993, ASN Bank set up the Netherlands’ first sustainable equity fund. The bank now offers twelve different investment funds, with the aim of realising the optimum reward for investors and for the world.

New criterion for investors

Bas-Jan Blom, Director of ASN Investment Funds says: ‘We are very pleased with the Cashcow Award, because it shows how sustainable investment has changed in the past 25 years from being the exception to the new criterion for investors. ASN Bank is still at the forefront with its sustainable investment policy. Thus we are endeavouring to ensure that all our loans and investments are climate-positive by 2030. And that the garment companies in which we invest pay their workers a living wage by 2030. In this way, we and our clients set a good example and encourage others to do the same.’

For more information: asnbank.nl

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Randstad worlds largest HR service provider

Randstad is the largest HR service provider in the world

In November, Randstad became the largest HR service provider in the world. To celebrate this, Jacques van den Broek, CEO of Randstad, opens the Amsterdam stock exchange. Jacques is accompanied by CFO Henry Schirmer, senior staff and young talent from Randstad and its brands.

How did the company grow so big?

Randstad was founded in 1960 by Frits Goldschmeding and is now active in some 40 countries. By helping candidates and clients to reach their true potential by combining her passion for people with the power of today's technology. Randstad calls this Human Forward.

For more information: randstad.com

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VOGO lists on Euronext Growth Paris

VOGO listed on Euronext Growth Paris

Euronext Paris's markets are opened by VOGO. Christophe Carniel, CEO and Co-Founder, rings the bell to celebrate,

On November 30th 2018, VOGO is listed on Euronext Growth Paris. VOGO specializes in the development, marketing and distribution of a live technological solution for audiovisual content in sports venues that offers a new experience for spectators, through multi-camera on-demand live & replay content, and offers professionals video tools to help them make decisions.

The VOGO SPORT solution allows spectators, within a sports venue or during an outdoor event, to access instantly and in real time, via their terminals (smartphones, tablets, etc.) to the flows of the cameras filming the event. The application offers many features such as multicam live, replay, zoom and slow motion. A version dedicated to professionals (doctors, referees, coaches or journalists) gives access to a mobile and autonomous decision-making tool, used for medical monitoring, arbitration or analysis of athletes' performance.

Dance4Life

Dance4Life starts campaign month by sounding the gong

Saturday, December 1 is World Aids Day and that day the world pays attention to the fact that HIV and AIDS are still a major health problem.

Therefore in December, Dance4Life starts an campaign month with various activities. The aim of these activities is to collect as many donations as possible for the international Journey4Life curriculum. As a start of this month, the charity opens trading on the Amsterdam stock exchange.

December campaign month planning;

• 30 November - Hudson's Bay in Amsterdam: M.A.C. Cosmetics campaign
  For every M.A.C. lipstick that is purchased, part of the gainings will go to Dance4Life.
• 4 - 31 December: Crowdfunding campaign for private donations
  All donations benefit the Dance4Life teaching program.
• 10 - 11 December: Situation Room
  A unique concept in which influential Friends of Dance4Life approach their connections in the business world in order to donate goods that contribute to the work of Dance4Life.

All ambassadors and online influencers of Dance4Life contribute to make this month a great success.

For more information: dance4life.com

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Amsterdam Entrepreneurs awards

City of Amsterdam congratulates winners Entrepreneur awards

On November 23, 2018, the City of Amsterdam announced the winners of the Amsterdamse Ondernemersprijs (the prize for the best entrepreneur of Amsterdam) and the DAM Prijs 2018 (the most sustainable entrepreneur of the city).

The winner of the Amsterdam Entrepreneur Award is Menno Simons from Bocca-Coffee. With Bocca Coffee he was one of the first to make good coffee accessible to a wide audience.

Tiemen ter Hoeven from Roetz-Bikes is the winner of the DAM Prize 2018. The jury of the DAM Prize: 'Roetz-Bikes is a well-thought-out circular initiative with a fantastic social agenda. A nice contribution to the city to give bicycle wrecks a second life and hereby realize a saving on raw materials such as steel and aluminum. '

Successful entrepreneurs are ambassadors for the city and make a strong contribution to the image of Amsterdam. The Amsterdamse Ondernemersprijs and the DAM Prijs are therefore organized to…

• Stimulate innovative, creative and sustainable entrepreneurship
• Show inspiring examples in the city
• Shows appreciation to all entrepreneurs in the city

For more information: www.amsterdam.nl/ondernemen/ondernemersprijzen

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Primary Bid closes Paris Market

Anand Sambasivan, CEO & co-founder of Primary Bid and Kieran D'Silva, CFO & co-founder of PrimaryBid, close the trading day in Paris.

The fintech company PrimaryBid offers an online funding platform that enables investors to gain access to placings and fundraisings of listed companies.

10th anniversary DACSI

DACSI celebrates 10th anniversary

DACSI (Dutch Advisory Committee Securities Industry) in the spotlights at tenth anniversary. Henk Brink, KAS BANK, is chairman of the DACSI association and sounds the gong.

DACSI was established by Dutch banks who – facilitating their clients investing in securities – use the services of:

• Securities exchanges
• Central counterparties
• Central depositories

The trade association has developed into a platform where providers and users of securities infrastructure work on effective, harmonised and (hence) efficient procedures and information processing.

DACSI advocates the Dutch interests with European institutions, including legislators and supervisors.

For more information: dacsi.nl

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Young captain 2018

Young captain 2018 opens trading day

Rogier Smeets (37), winner of the Young Captain Award 2018, opens trading on the Amsterdam stock exchange by sounding the gong.

Mr. Smeets was in the final with two other management talents from the Dutch business community:

1. Cécile Cluitmans, Director Division Buildings at Arcadis
2. Mark Stoffels, General Manager & Vice President at Philips Health Systems Latin America

About the Young Captain Award

The Young Captain Award is an initiative of the Young Captain Netherlands Foundation. With the awarding, the upcoming generation of decision makers will be brought under the public’s attention.

In cooperation with the Nyenrode Business University, the Young Captain Foundation organizes the Young Bilderberg Conference, a unique think tank of young business leaders.

The foundation also organizes the two-day Young Captains program in collaboration with the Award partners. Candidates are prepared for the next steps in their careers.

The award has been awarded since 2005 to the most talented young business leader that...

• was struck by daring, decisiveness and originality in an early phase of his/her career
• thinks international
• sees leadership as a social, personal and economic responsibility

The decision was made in the presence of 120 directors and managers from the business community and the government.

For more information: www.youngcaptainaward.nl

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The Alzheimer Centre Limburg

The Alzheimer Centre Limburg raises awareness for the prevention of dementia

By sounding the gong, Prof. Marjolein de Vugt and Prof. Frans Verhey of the Alzheimer Centre Limburg raise attention for the prevention of dementia. They do this together with Alzheimer Nederland.

The Alzheimer Centre Limburg is a cooperative venture between various healthcare institutions in Limburg Maastricht UMC+ and Maastricht University. Alzheimer Centre Limburg offers support to provide a better life for people who suffer dementia, as well as for their relatives and friends. For this purpose, it has developed a link between leading clinical research, high-quality patient care and innovative social projects.

By means of the ‘We are our own medicine’ campaign, Alzheimer Centre Limburg is taking the lead in preventing dementia.

Dementia in today's society

There is no treatment for dementia yet. The increasing aging of the population means that Alzheimer's disease is number one. 1 out of 5 Dutch people get this disease.

• The current number of people with dementia in the Netherlands counts 270,000
• Expected number of dementing in the Netherlands in 2055 counts 690,000

For more information: www.alzheimercentrumlimburg.nl / www.wezijnzelfhetmedicijn.nl

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Refinitiv

Refinitiv celebrates name change

Refinitiv, formerly known as the Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters, has recently undergone a name change. In honor of this, Hans Bloemendaal, Account Director Benelux at Refinitiv, opened trading at the Amsterdam exchange.

The name Refinitiv recognizes the Reuters heritage. While the name may be new, the impact of the organization on the industry is well established – trusted by over 400,000 professionals in 40,000 firms globally. They help empower hundreds of billions of dollars in trading with up to 7 million updates per second delivered by data feeds for over 70 million instruments.

Refinitiv provides the global professional FX community with access to liquidity and supports the battle against financial crimes with 32,000 risk intelligence records created every month. With over 13,000 registered developers and 2000+ active partnerships, their open platform fosters innovation and brings together expertise.

For more information: www.refinitiv.com

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