Mission of Ackermans & van Haaren
Our mission is to create shareholder value through long term investments in a limited number of strategic participations with growth potential on an international level.
Positioning
- an independent and diversified group
- led by an experienced, multidisciplinary management team
- based upon a healthy financial structure to support the growth ambitions of the participations
Long term perspective
- clear objectives agreed upon with the participations
- responsibility of the participations for their own financial position
- strive for annual growth in the profits of each participation and in the group as a whole
- focus on growth sectors in an international context
Proactive shareholder
- involvement in selecting senior management and defining long-term strategy
- permanent dialogue with management
- monitoring and control of strategic focus, operational and financial discipline
- active support to management for specific operational and strategic projects
History
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A detailed description of the history of Ackermans & van Haaren has been published in the book "Ackermans & van Haaren: A familial group with international ambitions (1876-2007)". |