Frits Goldschmeding (born 1933) is a Dutch businessman, founder of Randstad Holding, the world’s second largest staffing company.
Early life
Goldschmeding was born in 1933, and has a doctorate from the VU University Amsterdam.
Career
He founded Uitzendbureau Amstelveen in 1960, and in 1964 renamed it Randstad. Goldschmeding took Randstad public in 1990, and in 2008, merged it with the Dutch group Vedior. According to Forbes, Goldschmeding has a 35% stake in the company, and a net worth of $4.0 billion, as of January 2015.
Goldschmeding is also a professor at the Centre for Entrepreneurship at Nyenrode Business University.
Personal life
Goldschmeding is married with three children and lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
About Frits Goldschmeding
Dutch businessman Frits Goldschmeding has an estimated net worth of $4.5 billion as of April 2016, according to Forbes. With his current net worth, he is considered by Forbes as one of the wealthiest men in the world.
Frits Goldschmeding was born on August 2, 1933 in Amsterdam. Netherlands. A graduate of Free University of Amsterdam, he is currently married with three children
Frits Goldschmeding is known to be the founder of the employment agency, Randstad Holding, which is now based in the Netherlands. The company was founded as Uitzendbureau Amstelveen in 1960. Four years later, the company’s name was changed into Randstad Holding. Eventually, he decided to expand his operations outside of the Netherlands. His company began building branches in three other countries such as Belgium, United Kingdom and Germany.
After going public in 2000, the company merged with Vedior in 2008 which led to the creation of the second largest temp agency in the world. Though he is now retired, Goldschmeding still owns 35% of the company’s stakes.
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