{"id":11001,"date":"2025-11-28T17:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T20:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/?p=11001"},"modified":"2025-12-01T08:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:45:22","slug":"rekha-bissumbhar-en-mervel-kotzebue-starten-tweede-termijn-als-vsb-voorzitter-en-ondervoorzitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/?p=11001","title":{"rendered":"Rekha Bissumbhar en Mervel Kotzebue starten tweede termijn als VSB Voorzitter en Ondervoorzitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rekha Bissumbhar en Mervel Kotzebue blijven aan het roer tot 2029<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tijdens de Algemene Leden Vergadering (ALV) van afgelopen vrijdag, gehouden in het Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, hebben de huidige voorzitter en ondervoorzitter van de Vereniging Surinaams Bedrijfsleven (VSB) een nieuw mandaat gekregen voor een termijn van drie jaar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Het VSB-bestuur had op 6 oktober 2025 reeds besloten om mevrouw Rekha Bissumbhar en mevrouw Mervel Kotzebue opnieuw voor te dragen. Na een verlenging van de kandidaatstellingsperiode tot 14 november, waarbij geen andere voordrachten binnenkwamen, kon het bestuur haar voorstel unaniem aan de ALV presenteren. De leden stemden hierna in met de voordracht, waardoor mevrouw Rekha Bissumbhar en mevrouw Mervel Kotzebue bij acclamatie zijn benoemd voor de periode 2025-2029. De beslissing werd door de aanwezige leden met een applaus bekrachtigd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mevrouw Rekha Bissumbhar bedankte de zaal namens het duo voor het uitgesproken vertrouwen. \u201cWij gaan ons beter inzetten met alles dat ons helpt om sterker en beter ons werk te doen.&#8221; &#8220;Bedankt voor het vertrouwen en de ondersteuning,\u201d aldus de herkozen voorzitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ervaring en leiderschap<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">De herkozen voorzitter, Rekha Bissumbhar, is een ervaren executive met meer dan 25 jaar leiderschapservaring in de olie- en gassector en een sterke focus op strategische transformatie en waardecreatie. Als Director Upstream bij Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. leidt zij tevens ook de exploratie- en productieactiviteiten en zet zij zich in voor duurzame partnerschappen in zowel de olie- als goudsector via joint ventures met internationale bedrijven.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">De herkozen ondervoorzitter, Mervel Kotzebue, is CEO van DP World Paramaribo en combineert meer dan 10 jaar ervaring in de maritieme industrie met ruim 15 jaar managementervaring in commerci\u00eble, transport- en logistieke functies. Binnen de VSB heeft zij zich de afgelopen jaren actief ingezet als sector vertegenwoordiger Transport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Voortzetting van historisch leiderschap<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Met deze herverkiezing zet de VSB het historische leiderschap voort dat in 2022 een aanvang nam, toen voor het eerst in de geschiedenis van de vereniging twee vrouwen het duo vormden dat de organisatie leidt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:30.6666%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-selfhosted-video\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\"><video playsinline=\"true\" width=\"100%\" style=\"object-fit: cover;\" autoplay=\"true\" muted=\"true\" loop=\"true\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"1\"><source src=\"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720P-FUEL-CHIP-RING-03.6.26.mp4\" type=\"video\/webm\"><source src=\"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720P-FUEL-CHIP-RING-03.6.26.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">Sorry, your browser doesn&#039;t support embedded videos.<\/video><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-carousel fusion-image-carousel-auto\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel\" data-autoplay=\"yes\" data-columns=\"1\" data-itemmargin=\"0\" data-itemwidth=\"180\" data-touchscroll=\"no\" data-imagesize=\"auto\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-positioner\"><ul class=\"fusion-carousel-holder\"><li class=\"fusion-carousel-item\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.apptastic.sr\/r\/ky2\" target=\"_self\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-66x66.jpeg 66w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-800x800.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSflNblRRRd5IzkDqFtQ-ixvidvL-w3aJYSQErIkn0-4FzoAtQ\/viewform?embedded=true\" width=\"640\" height=\"8906\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\">Loading\u2026<\/iframe><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11022,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nieuwslijn","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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