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==Criminal investigation and resignation from Jumbo== ==Criminal investigation and resignation from Jumbo==
In September 2022, Van Eerd was involved in a large-scale money laundering investigation. The ] raided his home and the Jumbo head office in Veghel, The FIOD found 448 thousand euros in cash, hidden in a plastic bag in a refrigerator, mainly in five-hundred-euro banknotes.<ref name="Eerd">{{cite web|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/verdediging-bij-begin-strafzaak-tegen-ex-jumbo-topman-frits-van-eerd-is-geen-witwasmachine~b03cf101/|title=Verdediging bij begin strafzaak tegen ex-Jumbo-topman: 'Frits van Eerd is geen witwasmachine'|first=Michael|last=Persson|website=volkskrant.nl|date=16 September 2024}}</ref> Van Eerd was arrested and interrogated for five days.<ref name="Eerd"/> In September 2022, Van Eerd was involved in a large-scale money laundering investigation. The ] raided his home and the Jumbo head office in Veghel, The FIOD found €448,000 in cash, hidden in a plastic bag in a refrigerator, mainly in five-hundred-euro banknotes.<ref name="Eerd">{{cite web|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/verdediging-bij-begin-strafzaak-tegen-ex-jumbo-topman-frits-van-eerd-is-geen-witwasmachine~b03cf101/|title=Verdediging bij begin strafzaak tegen ex-Jumbo-topman: 'Frits van Eerd is geen witwasmachine'|first=Michael|last=Persson|website=volkskrant.nl|date=16 September 2024}}</ref> Van Eerd was arrested and interrogated for five days.<ref name="Eerd"/>


The trial against him began in September 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/om-vervolgt-voormalig-jumbo-topman-van-eerd-voor-witwassen~b4a32d1b/ |title=OM vervolgt voormalig Jumbo-topman Van Eerd voor witwassen |author=Yassin Boutayeb |date=2024-09-16 |accessdate=2024-09-17 |work=de Volkskrant }}</ref> He was suspected of accepting bribes, issuing false invoices and engaging in ‘habitual money laundering’; the frequent money laundering that it became a habit.<ref name="Eerd"/> The trial against him began in September 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/om-vervolgt-voormalig-jumbo-topman-van-eerd-voor-witwassen~b4a32d1b/ |title=OM vervolgt voormalig Jumbo-topman Van Eerd voor witwassen |author=Yassin Boutayeb |date=2024-09-16 |accessdate=2024-09-17 |work=de Volkskrant }}</ref> He was suspected of accepting bribes, issuing false invoices and engaging in ‘habitual money laundering’; the frequent money laundering that it became a habit.<ref name="Eerd"/>
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==Racing career== ==Racing career==
In addition to his business career, Van Eerd was active in motorsport. He started racing in Formula Renault in 1993 and became Benelux champion in 1996. He also participated in rallies, including the Dakar rally, and founded Racing Team Nederland in 2017, which participated in the ] and the ]. In 2019, his team won the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racingteamnederland.nl|title=Racing Team Nederland}}</ref> In 2021, van Eerd won the FIA WEC championship in the LMP2 Pro/Am category.<ref name=2021Results>{{cite web|title=Season 2021 results|url=https://bo.fiawec.com/en/season/result/4141?ranking=2161|publisher=]|access-date=9 July 2022|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709151419/https://bo.fiawec.com/en/season/result/4141?ranking=2161|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to his business career, Van Eerd was active in motorsport. He started racing in Formula Renault in 1993 and became Benelux champion in 1996. He also participated in rallies, including the Dakar rally, and founded Racing Team Nederland in 2017, which participated in the ] and the ]. In 2019, his team won the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racingteamnederland.nl|title=Racing Team Nederland}}</ref> In 2021, van Eerd won the FIA WEC championship in the LMP2 Pro/Am category.<ref name=2021Results>{{cite web|title=Season 2021 results|url=https://bo.fiawec.com/en/season/result/4141?ranking=2161|publisher=]|access-date=9 July 2022|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709151419/https://bo.fiawec.com/en/season/result/4141?ranking=2161|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Career summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! Season
! Series
! Team Name
! Races
! Wins
! Poles
! F/Laps
! Podiums
! Points
! Position
|-
! 1999
| align="left" | ]
| align="left" |
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 27th
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2005
| align="left" | ] - Div. 1
| rowspan="2" align="left" | Geva Racing
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 10th
|-
| align="left" |Formula Ford 1800 Netherland - Div. 1
|5
|0
|0
|0
|1
|42
|9th
|-
! 2006
| align="left" | ]
| align="left" |Geva Racing
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 27
| 10th
|-
!2007
| align="left" | ]
| align="left" | VES Racing
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 165
| 11th
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2008
| align="left" | ]
| align="left" | Jumbo Supermarkten
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 56
| 22nd
|-
| align="left" | ]
| align="left" |
| 6
|?
|?
|?
|?
| 154
| 7th
|-
! 2010
| align="left" | ] - Open Class
| align="left" |
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 24
| 12th
|-
! 2011
| align="left" | ] - Open Class
| align="left" | Tyrrell F1 Team Holland
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 74
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|-
! 2013
| align="left" | ] - Open Class
| align="left" |
|?
|?
|?
|?
|?
|?
|?
|-
! 2015
| align="left" | BOSS GP - Open Class
| align="left" | VES Benetton Racing
|3
|1
|1
|1
|3
|67
|5th
|-
! rowspan="2" |2016
| align="left" | BOSS GP - Open Class
| align="left" |VES Racing
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 169
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|-
| align="left" | ]
| align="left" |
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|18th
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2017
| align="left" | European Le Mans Series - ELMS
| rowspan="2" align="left" |]
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.5
| 17th
|-
|align="left" | ]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|11th
|-
! rowspan="3" |'''2018'''
|align="left"| ]
|
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|25th
|-
| align="left" | ]
| rowspan="11" align="left" |]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 7th
|-
|align="left" | Dutch Winter Endurance Championship
|2
|1
|1
|0
|2
|10
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|-
! 2018–19
| align="left" | ]
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 6th
|-
! 2019
|align=left | ]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 15th
|-
! 2019–20
|align=left nowrap| ]
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 130
| 6th
|-
!2020
|align="left" |]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|15th
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2021
| align="left" | ]
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 67
| 9th
|-
|align="left" | ]
|6
|4
|2
|0
|5
|167
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
|-
|align=left| ]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 11th
|-
|align=left| ]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC†
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2022
|align=left| ]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 676
| 15th
|-
|align="left" | ] - F1 '77-'80
|
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|6th
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2024
| align="left" | ] - Serie F: F1 Grand Prix cars 3L (1977-1980)
| align="left" |
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12th
|-
| align="left" | ] - Serie G: F1 Grand Prix cars 3L (1981-1985)
| align="left" |
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10th
|-
!colspan="10"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Frits van Eerd|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/frits-van-eerd|publisher=Driver Database|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref>}}}}
|}
<sup>†</sup> As Van Eerd was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

<sup>‡</sup> Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
<!--<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.-->


==References== ==References==

Latest revision as of 18:36, 20 January 2025

Dutch businessman and racing driver (born 1967)

Frits van Eerd
van Eerd in 2019
BornGodefridus Franciscus Theodorus van Eerd
(1967-03-25) 25 March 1967 (age 57)
Veghel, North Brabant, Netherlands
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • racing driver
Years active1999–present
Championship titles
2021FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Pro/Am

Godefridus Franciscus Theodorus "Frits" van Eerd (born 25 March 1967) is a Dutch entrepreneur and racing driver. He was the general manager of Jumbo Groep Holding BV from 2002 to September 2022. As a racing driver, he won the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMP2 Pro/Am category and co-founded Racing Team Nederland.

Education and professional career

Van Eerd studied business administration in Utrecht and the United States. In 1992, he joined Jumbo, the family business founded by his father, Karel van Eerd. He started his career as a product manager of the bread department and later became supermarket manager. In 1996, he became general manager at Jumbo and in 2002 he was appointed general manager.

As general manager, Van Eerd led the expansion of Jumbo, which was characterised by strategic acquisitions. Under his leadership, Super de Boer and C1000 were acquired, establishing Jumbo as one of the largest supermarket chains in the Netherlands. Van Eerd remained general manager until his resignation in 2022.

Criminal investigation and resignation from Jumbo

In September 2022, Van Eerd was involved in a large-scale money laundering investigation. The FIOD raided his home and the Jumbo head office in Veghel, The FIOD found €448,000 in cash, hidden in a plastic bag in a refrigerator, mainly in five-hundred-euro banknotes. Van Eerd was arrested and interrogated for five days.

The trial against him began in September 2024. He was suspected of accepting bribes, issuing false invoices and engaging in ‘habitual money laundering’; the frequent money laundering that it became a habit.

In connection with the criminal case, Van Eerd stepped down as general manager of Jumbo in September 2022 - initially temporarily for as long as the criminal investigation would last, but in March 2023 his departure became permanent with the appointment of interim CEO Ton van Veen as permanent chairman of the board.

Racing career

In addition to his business career, Van Eerd was active in motorsport. He started racing in Formula Renault in 1993 and became Benelux champion in 1996. He also participated in rallies, including the Dakar rally, and founded Racing Team Nederland in 2017, which participated in the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. In 2019, his team won the 6 Hours of Fuji. In 2021, van Eerd won the FIA WEC championship in the LMP2 Pro/Am category.

Career summary

Season Series Team Name Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1999 Formula Ford 1800 Nederland 2 0 0 0 0 4 27th
2005 Formula Ford 1800 Benelux - Div. 1 Geva Racing 4 0 0 0 1 25 10th
Formula Ford 1800 Netherland - Div. 1 5 0 0 0 1 42 9th
2006 EuroBOSS Geva Racing 5 0 0 0 1 27 10th
2007 EuroBOSS VES Racing 6 0 0 0 0 165 11th
2008 TopGear Westfield Cup Jumbo Supermarkten 2 0 0 0 1 56 22nd
EuroBOSS 6 ? ? ? ? 154 7th
2010 BOSS GP - Open Class 2 0 0 0 1 24 12th
2011 BOSS GP - Open Class Tyrrell F1 Team Holland 7 0 0 0 3 74 3rd
2013 BOSS GP - Open Class ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2015 BOSS GP - Open Class VES Benetton Racing 3 1 1 1 3 67 5th
2016 BOSS GP - Open Class VES Racing 9 2 0 1 6 169 3rd
FIA Masters Historic F1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18th
2017 European Le Mans Series - ELMS Racing Team Nederland 6 0 0 0 0 12.5 17th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
2018 11th Historic Grand Prix of Monaco 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 25th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Racing Team Nederland 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
Dutch Winter Endurance Championship 2 1 1 0 2 10 2nd
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 8 0 0 0 0 85 6th
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 8 1 1 1 4 130 6th
2020 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 6 0 0 0 1 67 9th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Pro/AM 6 4 2 0 5 167 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 4 0 0 2 3 676 15th
13th Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - F1 '77-'80 1 0 0 0 0 0 6th
2024 14th Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - Serie F: F1 Grand Prix cars 3L (1977-1980) 1 0 0 0 0 0 12th
14th Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - Serie G: F1 Grand Prix cars 3L (1981-1985) 1 0 0 0 0 0 10th
Source:

As Van Eerd was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

References

  1. "Frits van Eerd - Jumbo-baas en autogek: 'Ik moet, ik zal, ik ga winnen'". De Ondernemer. 26 November 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Frits van Eerd - Jumbo Supermarkten". Management Scope. 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ Das, Dayeeta (13 March 2023). "Jumbo Names Ton van Veen As New Chief Executive Officer". ESM Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ Persson, Michael (16 September 2024). "Verdediging bij begin strafzaak tegen ex-Jumbo-topman: 'Frits van Eerd is geen witwasmachine'". volkskrant.nl.
  5. Yassin Boutayeb (16 September 2024). "OM vervolgt voormalig Jumbo-topman Van Eerd voor witwassen". de Volkskrant. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  6. "Frits van Eerd definitief weg als Jumbo-topman". NOS. 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023.
  7. "Racing Team Nederland".
  8. "Season 2021 results". FIA World Endurance Championship. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  9. "Frits van Eerd". Driver Database. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
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