Van der Veer skates along Holland’s canals
08 April 2007
THERE are not many chief executives who travel by bike these days – let alone ones at major oil companies. But perhaps appropriately for a Dutchman, Royal Dutch CEO Jeroen van derVeer, pictured, is the exception, doing his bit for pedal power in a country where something like a third of all journeys are made on bicycles.
Van der Veer may be one of the world’s fittest chief execs. He keeps in shape by skating along Holland’s canals – he has twice skated the 200km 11-cities marathon – and can often be found cycling to work to Shell’s headquarters in The Hague.