On May 28, 2025, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce held its 65th Anniversary hosted by Patron Member AKD, in their beautiful Amsterdam office, followed by the presentation of the Business Climate Survey 2025.
We would like to give a warm welcome to our new Board Members:
Mr. Ashkan Danaei, Sales Director, Tetra Pak Benelux
Mr. Ellis-Jan van den Hout, Managing Director, SKF Netherlands
Ms. Cindy Kroon, Chief Commercial Officer, Vattenfall Netherlands
Mr. Wiebe Schmitz, Country Manager, Saab Netherlands
Mr. Peter Magnusson, Managing Director, Scania Production Zwolle B.V.
We are also very proud to welcome Mr. Erik Thulin, Stena Line, for his second term.
Together with the current Board Members, they constitute the Board of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce as of May 28, 2025.
Mr. Bert Heikens, AKD
Mr. Eugene Grüter, Sweco
Mr. Fatih Noyan, Ericsson
Mr. Jan Sundelin, Partinc
Mr. Lawrence Masle, UP THERE, EVERYWHERE
Mr. Roland van Pooij, Handelsbanken
Ms. Kerstin Rolf Gerlagh, Swedish Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Armanda Willems, Lime Technology
At the Annual General Meeting, the Chairperson, Jan Sundelin, took the opportunity to thank the following retiring Board Members for their invaluable contribution and commitment to the Board of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce during their terms:
Mr. Herrik van der Gaag, Volvo Cars Netherlands, Ms. Ruth de Jager, Storytel, Mr. Wilko Klaassen, Klarna, Mr. Martijn Hagens, Vattenfall, Mr. Jan Terlouw, Saab Netherlands, Mr. Roderik Friend, Tetra Pak, Mr. Mark Verbakel, SKF, Ms. Carola Hoekstra, Stromma
Following the announcement by H.E. Ambassador of Sweden, Mr. Johannes Oljelund, that his term in the Netherlands will conclude this summer, Chairperson Jan Sundelin expressed a heartfelt appreciation to the Ambassador, on behalf of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for his dedicated service as Honorary Chairperson, as well as for his invaluable support and generous collaboration throughout his tenure.
At the Annual General Meeting, the Annual Report 2025 was presented. We extend our gratitude to Nordholm Communication for their excellent collaboration on the design and layout. Our sincere thanks also go to the sponsors of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Annual Review 2024:
Volvo Cars Netherlands, KPMG Meijburg & Co, Handelsbanken, Earth, Tetra Pak, and SKF.
Discover the full Annual Review by clicking here!
Order your hard copy by sending an email to info@swedishchamer.nl with your company name, name, and postal address.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting and the Business Climate Survey 2025 was generously hosted by Swedish Chamber Patron Member:
Photo credits: Hanne Hansen Photography
AKD
Gustav Mahlerlaan 2970,
1081 LA Amsterdam
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The Swedish Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all participants for contributing to the success of the Swedish Chamber Patron Dinner on November 22, 2016. We cordially thank H.E. Ambassador of Sweden and Honorary Chairman of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Mr. Per Holmström for hosting the Patron Dinner 2016 and Mr. Jeroen van der Veer, ING Keynote speaker and Honorary Guest, for sharing his experiences and introducing the Round Table discussions.
