Ab Blokker
Albert "Ab" Blokker (1945 – 15 January 2022) was a Dutch businessman. He was owner of Dutch retail chain Blokker.[1][2][3]
Ab Blokker | |
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| Born | Albert Blokker {| class="toccolours" align=right |19450s births: |19450-19451-19452-19453-19454-19455-19456-19457-19458-19459 |} This category has articles on people who were born in the year [[1945{{{2}}}]].[[Category:1945{{{2}}}|Births]] |
| Died | (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Known for | owner of retail chain Blokker |
Blokker built "Blokker Holding" together with his brother Jaap Blokker, with a series of important acquisitions in the 1980s and 1990s, including Bart Smit (1985), Leen Bakker, Casa (1988), Xenos (1989), Intertoys, Marskramer (1993) and Maxi Toys (1997). After the death of Jaap Blokker in July 2011, Ab remained the sole active family shareholder the Blokker group. However, he could not prevent the further decline of the chain and clashed with the innovative director Roland Palmer, who had to resign in 2015. In 2017, Ab Blokker stepped down as a member of the Supervisory Board.[1] In 2021 he sold his interest in decoration chain Casa International to the management and investment company Globitas.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Retailicoon Ab Blokker is overleden". retaildetail.be (in Nederlands). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "In Memoriam: Quote 500-miljardair Albert (Ab) Blokker (1945-2022)". quotenet.nl (in Nederlands). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ↑ "Winkelierstelg Albert Blokker op 76-jarige leeftijd overleden". De Telegraaf (in Nederlands). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ↑ "Familie Blokker doet CASA van de hand". retaildetail.be (in Nederlands). 1 April 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.