Johan G. (Joop) Drechsel has served as Chairman since April 2005 and a director since October 2002. He joined BCD Holdings, N.V. in 2001, and has served as the Chief Executive Officer since 2003. Prior to joining BCD in 2001, Mr. Drechsel served for three years as a member of Royal Dutch Telecom�s executive board, responsible for mobile telephony, Internet, strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate client relations. He began his international business career with Royal Dutch/Shell, working for 15 years in various management positions. Mr. Drechsel is on the Board of Directors of Versatel N.V. and Eneco Holding N.V. Mr. Drechsel was born in Holland, studied Economics in Rotterdam and furthered his education at Michigan State University. |