Jaap Blokker
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Jacob "Jaap" Blokker (5 February 1942 – 5 July 2011) was a Dutch businessman and executive.
Blokker was born in Amsterdam. From 1976 to 2010 he was general director of Blokker Holding, which operates a series of chain stores in various countries; the best-known in the Netherlands is Blokker.[1] He was also an outspoken critic of the euro and the effects of immigration, and published his criticism in the Blokker Holding annual reports.[1]
Death
Blokker died in Laren aged 69, of cancer.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b Jaap Blokker, of Blokker retail group, dies, DutchNews.nl, July 6, 2011
- ^ (in Dutch) Opvolgers voor zieke Blokker-baas De Telegraaf, October 7, 2010
- ^ (in Dutch) Blokker-baas regelt opvolging De Standaard, October 7, 2010
External links
- (in Dutch) In Memoriam Jaap Blokker
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