New CEO in Place at Zodiak Nederland

LONDON: Jan Hendrik Smeenge has been elevated to CEO of Zodiak Nederland, replacing Peter Lubbers, who steps down next month to take up a new role outside the company.

Smeenge is currently serving as the head of development. In his new post, Smeenge will report to group chief executive Marc-Antoine d’Halluin and to Rod Henwood, CEO of Zodiak UK, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Commented d’Halluin: “I’m delighted to be welcoming Jan Hendrik into the CEO position at Zodiak Nederland. He is the ideal candidate to continue to take the company forward and will be able to hit the ground running. In his short time with the company, he has already achieved major successes, winning new commissions across several genres, including the Zodiak format, Trash or Treasure, which has become a major hit in Sweden. I would like to thank Peter for his contribution to Zodiak Nederland’s success and wish him the best for his future endeavors.”

Smeenge said: “I will personally miss Peter, but respect his decision. I am looking forward to continuing the plans for Zodiak Nederland that we started off together last year. There is a great team in the company and I will particularly value the support of Jan Schots, who makes a major contribution as CFO.”