Changes within Ajax management

The Supervisory Board (SB) is looking for a new general manager and has found commercial director Menno Geelen willing to take on the role of interim general manager from now on and has asked him to bridge the period until this new general manager is appointed and has been incorporated.

Geelen (Huizen, January 22, 1982) has been employed by Ajax since mid-2010. In November 2016, he was promoted from head of sponsorship to commercial director. Due to his temporary change in position, Geelen will transfer his current work to Cas Biesta, the current head of marketing and brand partnerships, for the same interim period. As a result of this change, Biesta (Arnhem, December 12, 1985) will temporarily become CCO. He has been employed by Ajax since November 2014.

Due to the aforementioned changes at Ajax, Chairman of the Supervisory Board Michael van Praag can once again fully focus on his role as member and chairman of the Supervisory Board and no longer has to assist the management in the capacity of delegated supervisory director, which he has been since April 2 last. .

Michael van Praag: “I am happy that Menno wants to do this. He is an excellent director who has both internal and external support and has enforced this himself through the good and successful way in which he has been doing his work for Ajax for years. In addition, it is It’s good for Ajax that Alex has started his new role full of energy. We have a lot of confidence in the current management team for the months ahead.”

Menno Geelen: “I look forward to taking on this role temporarily. This means that we are organizationally in order for the coming period and we are creating the administrative peace that is needed. The progress of the work in the field of football now has the highest priority. Alex Kroes and Marijn Beuker must be able to continue working together with the people around them. My job is, among other things, to ensure that they can focus on this and that at the same time all other departments and colleagues can function optimally.”