Bert Meerstadt. (Photo: HH)
Bert Meerstadt puts his supervisory board of ABN Amro by straight down. That has reported the bank on Thursday.
already a day earlier announced that Meerstadt ‘during 2016′ would resign. The departure was accelerated after the Financieele Dagblad and Trouw had said the name Bert Meerstadt present in the so-called Panama Papers. That’s the name of an international journalism project on companies and people who may be involved in tax structures via Panama.
Meerstadt has involvement in ‘Panama’ to this newspaper denied. He also said that his plan to step down this year unrelated to the bank in this case.
Adverse effects
in a separate written statement late Meerstadt know of stepping down “as the Financieele Dagblad my already planned and underway regular departure as associate commissioner at the mention of my name in March 2001 in a document of a BVI company. BVI is the abbreviation for the British Virgin Islands.
Meerstadt says it wants to “prevent the bank experiencing adverse effects. He writes “at this time no further going into the substance of the publication in the Financieele Dagblad or questions about them.
antecedents
Minister of Finance Jeroen Dijsselbloem Thursday could not say whether the antecedents of Meerstadt in his appointment were investigated in 2010. “We have to consider. But is more relevant: Meerstadt says emphatically that he is not, he can not explain how his name may be attached thereto. Perhaps the FD should give him some chance to examine whether a thing is true before it is presented as fact. I do not know honestly.
Incidentally approached the FD and Wedding Meerstadt for the first time on March 3 with questions about the fact that his name appeared in the Panama Papers. He then stated that the question meant nothing to him, and declined to comment. After the newspapers at ABN Amro had asked for a response, Meerstadt presented with the request that he wanted to inspect the documents. Which he received in late March
Law Violation
Minister Dijsselbloem request indicates that having a structure to evade tax, called a “contraindication” is screening board for suitability and reliability. “Part of this screening is whether something plays in the tax area. It is not only asked, but it also examined whether there are structures to evade taxes, which is a violation of law. That’s how it works today. I can not judge whether it has happened to such an extent in 2010.
The accountancy is customary since this year to illustrate the financial doopceel new commissioners from outside. Which should also consult their tax file
Responsibility
Volgens Minister Dijsselbloem will Meerstadt self must disclose alleged eg in abroad and alleged tax structures. It is up to him to give account of his actions. ” The Minister argues that the Meerstadts own decision “due to new steps in his career to leave.
Dijsselbloem said Thursday morning all ‘ long “to know that Meerstadt go away on its own initiative. He could not say when it was known to him. “But like other changes have been reported this and I have accepted it.”
gradual
the minister said he was not at issue Meerstadt concerned. He is at large in the “great renewal of the entire supervisory board.” Wednesday it became clear that the ABN Amro supervisory board departs substantially.
According Dijsselbloem would “be better” as the replacement of the board Board would proceed gradually. “But sometimes circumstances are such that it is so. The supervisory board also appointed to complete the same time, they all go off at once. But there is also great innovation going on. I am very happy with the new female chairman of the board, (Olga Zoutendijk, ed). “
Labour MPs Large and have Nijboer Thursday about the case Meerstadt questions submitted to Minister Dijsselbloem. They want to include the minister whether he was informed of the substantive reasons Meerstadt entered to resign immediately.
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