ABN Amro Commissioner Bert Meerstadt is listed in the Panama Papers first shareholder of the company Morclan Corporation in the Virgin Islands. This company was founded on March 6, 2001 by the Panamanian legal consultancy Mossack Fonseca.
Meerstadt, former CEO of NS and since 2010, the Supervisory Board of ABN Amro, the documents disappear apparent two weeks after the founding of the company from view. A trust in Guernsey took over his role. Since then, the ultimate beneficiary of Morclan shielded from the outside world.
Morclan Corporation was the end of 2015 and was still according to a mail 2014 linked to a Swiss bank account. According to the foundation charter, the company set up to manage investments, stocks and bonds.
Wedding and FD approached Meerstadt a month ago first with questions about Morclan Corporation. He said at the time to know anything. Only after Wedding and FD inquiries had done at ABN, Meerstadt came back in conversation. He was given access to the documents in which his name appears, and additional time to respond. According to him, did not manage to figure out why his name is listed as a shareholder.
Wednesday, ABN Amro announced that Meerstadt during 2016 leaves the Supervisory Board. According Meerstadt keep the two things no connection with each other. He says he has long ago declared to the bench that he wanted to make “another step.
This is confirmed by President Commissioner Rik van Slingelandt ABN Amro. According to him, leaving Meerstadt being a directorship aspires outside the bank
Meerstadt himself:. “I’m leaving because of the ABN Amro in financial sector of the prescribed maximum number of supervisory positions per officer [as commissioners, ed.]. Those rules limit me in expanding my current activity or the acceptance of new features. “Except for ABN Amro is also Meerstadt as commissioner active in publicly traded Lucas Bols and four non-profit organizations.
ABN Amro says that the departure of Meerstadt the result of a personal decision.” The bank says Meerstadt reported only recently that he is mentioned as a shareholder of a company in the Virgin Islands.
Huub van Doorne, CEO of Lucas Bols where Meerstadt commissioner since 2006, was until Wednesday 18:00 uninformed by Meerstadt a forthcoming publication. “I can not and will not say on the matter,” said Van Doorne.
What’s on Meerstadt in Panama Papers?
Bert Meerstadt before he becomes the NS commercial director in October 2001, working as CEO Europe, Middle East and Africa at advertising agency Young & amp; Rubicam. On March 6, 2001 he is registered as a shareholder of Morclan Corporation, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Two weeks later, on March 19, 2001, will have shares in the company to a trust office in Guernsey, the ultimate beneficiary of Morclan shields to the outside world. This not to see more of who the company in the Virgin Islands is exactly.
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The trust office comes through several acquisitions in the hands of Nautilus Fiduciary (Asia) in Hong Kong. That is still the end of 2015 the so-called “nominee shareholder” of Morclan, the one who holds the real owner out of sight. From an email exchange between Nautilus and Mossack Fonseca, recognized by Trouw and FD show that is linked to a bank account in Switzerland to the company.
Trouw and Het Financieele Dagblad Meerstadt have approached on March 3 and faces to prevent his name in the register of shareholders. Meerstadt then gave that it means nothing to him, and said further to refrain from comment. Only after ABN Amro was briefed on a possible shareholding of one of the Commissioners Meerstadt reports that he wants to have access to documents. That happened in late March.
According Meerstadt correct the information contained in the records is not. The property by address mentioned in the shareholders’ register at the time of registration or of Meerstadt, but he is not resident. Meerstadt currently living with his family in London, because of his role at Young & amp; Rubicam. He is registered in the shareholders’ register as Bert Meerstadt while he actually Albertus Meerstadt hot. That’s the name in his passport, according Meerstadt. Finally there is a misspelling in the straatnaam.
Is there a correlation between the occurrence of your name as a shareholder of a company in the British Virgin Islands and you leave the supervisory board of ABN Amro?
“No. I have long ago declared at ABN Amro which’m leaving the Supervisory Board for the maximum number of supervisory positions prescribed in the financial sector in an official [as commissioners, ed.]. Those rules limit me in expanding my current activity or the acceptance of new features.
Do you ABN Amro told about the fact that your name appears in the documents of the Panama papers?
“Yes, after a message is sent out in response to questions of Allegiance and the FD to ABN Amro. I then said that it could be about me, because I rather a call from you guys have talked about this. I reported this to the chairman of the supervisory board and the company secretary. After the pieces have seen last week, I stated that the shareholder seems to me totally unknown and therefore it is not true. On Monday, it became clear to me that it was the Panama Papers. “
Why it is wrong?
the house at the address was mentioned in the register of shareholders or of me in 2001 but I lived there then. The house was rented. I lived and worked in London. In addition, I am in the particular document referred to as Bert Meerstadt, while Albertus Meerstadt hot. That is the name that is in my passport and official documents.
What have you since you are the are aware of this information done?
“I have contacted the company that is now the shareholder according to your documents of the company in the British Virgin Islands. I called them and they do not want to talk to me. “
Do you have the bank for help?
“No, I only said that this play. That’s part of my role as Commissioner, you are reporting something directly. But I have not had any support requested by the bank.
Have you registered
‘Nee has not occurred to me. Now you say I will certainly investigate. “
What do you think when you heard that your name was mentioned in this context, as a shareholder?
“I do not understand. I could not place it. I am associated with something I have to do with it. “
This article cooperated Siem Eikelenboom (FD), Gaby de Groot (FD), Jan Kleinnijenhuis (Wedding) and Karlijn Kuijpers (Wedding).
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