Op de valreep, - Dutch Business Association vietnam
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DBAV BOARD<br />
Chairman<br />
Eurocham - <strong>Dutch</strong> Mission<br />
Mark v.d. Assem<br />
Vice presi<strong>de</strong>nt<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Activities<br />
Tau Van Ngo<br />
Treasurer<br />
Double <strong>Dutch</strong><br />
Peter Kerckhaert<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Activities<br />
Jos Langens<br />
Ne<strong>de</strong>rlandse Vereniging<br />
Double <strong>Dutch</strong><br />
Marjo Vaessen<br />
Secretary - Website<br />
Mireille Kod<strong>de</strong>n<br />
working<br />
working working<br />
Mark van <strong>de</strong>n Assem<br />
From the Chairman<br />
Summer in the (Ho Chi Minh) City!<br />
For most <strong>Dutch</strong> people living in Vietnam the summer<br />
feeling is not about going to faraway beaches and<br />
sunny <strong>de</strong>stinations anymore, but about getting back<br />
together with family and friends: still far away, but<br />
also very much ‘at home’. What will probably never<br />
change is the “Orange” feeling. We have seen it again<br />
at our Queens Ball end of April. It’s amazing how much<br />
<strong>Dutch</strong> paraphernalia is around in Ho Chi Minh City! I<br />
am sure we will experience some Orange Fever again it<br />
this summer with the EC Football and Olympic Games<br />
coming up.<br />
Just before summer break, I am happy we can present<br />
to you the second issue of Double <strong>Dutch</strong> about Landbouw, Veeteelt en<br />
Visserij. For both the Netherlands and Vietnam important sectors where<br />
synergies are clear.<br />
In March, the Ministers Koen<strong>de</strong>rs and Van Heemskerk visited Vietnam. A<br />
successful mission for the Ministers and the DBAV. I would like to take this<br />
opportunity to thank our DBAV members participating.<br />
In April the DBAV held its Annual General Meeting. Four board members<br />
were reinstalled for another year and presented the outlook and objectives<br />
for 2008. I hereby would like to welcome Jos Langens as new member of the<br />
board focusing on <strong>Business</strong> Activities. Jos Langens is foun<strong>de</strong>r and owner of<br />
VNRecruitment, a recruitment company that focuses on middle- and higher<br />
level positions. Jos Langens has his roots in Banking & Insurance, with ING<br />
Group and Fortis Bank in the Netherlands and India. Furthermore, I would<br />
like to wish Edwin Ibrahimi success with the new challenges lying ahead in<br />
Singapore.<br />
For coming year the board has set clear goals for both the NLV and DBAV<br />
and we expect an energetic, enthusiastic and active year! You can read<br />
more about this further in this issue. Besi<strong>de</strong>s the hard working volunteers of<br />
Double <strong>Dutch</strong>, I also would like to thank all contributors of this issue and I<br />
hope you will enjoy reading it.<br />
Enjoy summer break and safe travels home!<br />
Mark<br />
DOUBLE DUTCH 2008│5 3
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