Employee participation

Witteveen+Bos is a fully employee-owned firm. Our unique participation system enables employees to participate as shareholders on the level of participant, partner or senior partner. All our employees on a permanent contract can participate. The degree to which they can participate depends on their position and the number of years with the company.

13 % Of the shares is available for the participants. 414 Of our employees participate. For partners 23 % percent of the shares is available. This participation is intended for the key members of our personnel. The board of directors nominates the candidates while the general shareholders' meeting approves. At the moment there are 67 partners. Finally there are 21 senior partners holding 64 % of the shares. They also are nominated by the board of directors and appointed by the general shareholders' meeting.