Meerstadt also explains commissioner at Lucas Bols down – Financieele Dagblad

Bert Meerstadt. (Photo: HH)

Former NS chief stepped Thursday on the supervisory board of ABN Amro.

Thursday was his commissioner at ABN Amro. Friday Bert Meerstadt departs from a similar position at Lucas Bols. In order to prevent the company experiencing adverse effects, thus Meerstadt in a statement. He fulfilled this role for ten years.

The departure comes after Het Financieele Dagblad and Trouw had said the name Bert Meerstadt occurs in Papers called Panama. That’s the name of an international journalism project on companies and people who may be involved in tax structures via Panama. The Meerstadt name came up in it as a shareholder of Morclan Corporation in the Virgin Islands.

Media attention

Meerstadt has denied his involvement here in front of this newspaper. He also said that his plan to step down this year unrelated to the bank in this case.

Statement Bert Meerstadt

For his sudden departure also at Lucas Bols gives Meerstadt reason that he wants to prevent the company ‘are experiencing adverse effects” of the resulting media attention. “Like I’ve transparent answered every question to ABN Amro. By Lucas Bols nor exercised by ABN Amro, is pressure on me to resign. This is my choice in the interests of the company, “says Meerstadt in a written statement. Meerstadt will not substantively address the issue.

PANAMA
PAPERS

the next few days will be international media, as well as Fidelity and publish the FD, further results of the Panama Papers study.

PanamaPapers.nl

No comment

FD and Wedding approached Meerstadt for the first time on March 3 with questions about the fact that his name appeared Papers in Panama. Commenting Meerstadt stated that the question meant nothing to him and would not comment. After the journalists of both 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

Talgo

De Spanish train builder Talgo was Friday telephone unreachable. Meerstadt there chairman of the remuneration committee, a committee within the Supervisory Board, which deals with the remuneration policy. FD requested by mail or position Meerstadt there also is under pressure.