Bert entered the seafood industry by coincidence in 1990, at the age of 23, thanks to the recommendation of a friend. Through the years, he has worked as a sales and purchase manager, commercial director and as CEO. He developed a true passion for seafood and gathered a high degree of product expertise, also thanks to uncountable visits to suppliers worldwide. While he enjoys continuously very close and long term co-operations with producers and customers worldwide, some of them became true friends.
Hobbies:
reading, working out in the gym, travel, music, (playing) bass guitar, gastronomy and playing an occasional round of golf
Favorite seafood:
raw Gambero Rosso, Dover sole, Norway Lobster (Scampi), Carabinero’s, Wild Seabass.
Languages:
Dutch, French, English, Spanish, Italian, some words of Portuguese and German
Life motto:
“When you do good, it always comes back to you” and “Laugh where you can, be serious when you must”