It is with sadness and great dismay that we learned of the far too early passing away of our striking and esteemed director of HR & Services.
Jasper Hooykaas
13 December 1962 – 26 May 2022
Jasper joined ECT on 14 August 1989 and held various positions during those more than 30 years; from July, the 1st, 2001 Jasper has been a member of the Management Board as director of Personnel & Organization. Jasper has been of enormous significance to ECT and the port of Rotterdam. He initiated many developments in container handling, both within ECT as together with other organizations.
With a clear and professional hand, he steered ECT in the direction of the set objectives. In the field of labour conditions, Jasper introduced many innovations and really shaped our social structure. Jasper did set high standards for himself and his surroundings and achieved a lot. ECT has certainly endured difficult periods in its existence thanks to him.
Jasper cherished the company, but above all the skills of the ECT employees. In his texts and statements, he always addressed the human aspect of our work. Jasper was proud of ECT, Jasper was ECT.
We will miss Jasper, his commitment to ECT, his expertise and his humor enormously. ECT is actually unthinkable without Jasper.
We wish Renata, Jasper Jr, Juliette, his family, friends, all colleagues a lot of strength. As Jasper would say: take care of each other and stay connected!
On behalf of the Management Board,
Leo Ruijs
26 May 2022