Frits Goldschmeding | |
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Born | 1933 (age 83–84) |
Residence | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | VU University Amsterdam |
Occupation | Investor and academic |
Known for | Founder, Randstad Holding |
Net worth | $4.0 billion (January 2015) |
Children | 3 |
Frits Goldschmeding (born 1933) is a Dutch businessman, founder of Randstad Holding, the world's second largest staffing company.
Goldschmeding was born in 1933, and has a doctorate from the VU University Amsterdam.
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.
Goldschmeding is married with three children and lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.