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Ton Van Veen

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Member of the Advisory Board Benelux at Lazard
📍 Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands

Ton van Veen is a seasoned executive, known for his roles as CEO and CFO at Jumbo Supermarkets, where he orchestrated major acquisitions like HEMA and C1000. Educated in Business Economics at Erasmus University, he now holds advisory and board positions at Lazard, Bolsius, and Quore Capital, leveraging his extensive deal-making and financial expertise.

Outside of his corporate roles, Ton is an active investor and entrepreneur, co-owning PassaSports and owning chocolatier Coco & Sebas. He is engaged in community and charitable causes, such as supporting the Spieren voor Spieren foundation, and shows interest in local cultural events like GLOW Eindhoven.

He is nicknamed the man of 900 million for his pivotal role in securing the successful acquisition bid for supermarket chain C1000.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Member of the Advisory Board Benelux
Location
Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Recognized as a prominent dealmaker, he led numerous successful acquisitions for Jumbo, including HEMA and C1000, and won an M&A Best Deal Award for the HEMA acquisition.
Retail Leadership
Served over 20 years at Jumbo, rising to CEO, and was named "Foodmanager of the Year, " demonstrating deep expertise in the food retail sector.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Member of the Advisory Board Benelux
Lazard
9-2025
Chairman of the SB
Bolsius | B Corp™
9-2025
Member of the Advisory Board
Quore Capital
9-2019
Co-owner
PassaSports
1-2018
Owner
Coco & Sebas
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Education
1988 - 1992
Bedrijfseconomie
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2018 - 2018
Commissarissencyclus
Nyenrode Business University
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