Frits van Eerd will temporarily step down as general manager of Jumbo. This is happening ‘after careful consultation with his family and the Supervisory Board’, according to a press release from the supermarket group that was sent on Friday.
The press release states that the decision was taken ‘in the interest of Jumbo’. “And it also makes it possible for Frits to fully concentrate on his personal situation.”
“The Van Eerd family, the Supervisory Board and the management team respect this difficult decision and promise him their full support in the coming period.”
Five days in jail
The Jumbo CEO was in jail for five days last week after an FIOD raid on his house in Heeswijk-Dinther. Together with eight others, he is suspected of involvement in various money laundering schemes in which money and goods are laundered.
Raids in Brabant and Drenthe
Last Tuesday there were raids in several places in Brabant and Drenthe. Boxes full of documents were seized during the search of Van Eerd’s house. The Public Prosecution Service had ordered the raids. A total of nine people were arrested.
The money laundering was done through real estate transactions, car trading, unexplained cash deposits and sponsorship deals in motocross sport. In addition, there is a suspicion of VAT fraud in the car trade.
Several experts have said before that it is wise for Frits van Eerd to step down temporarily: