David Renkema

Background

Renkema, David was born on September 24, 1955 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Cornelis and Francina Wilhelmina (Verwey) Renkema.

Education

Master of Science in Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1985.

Career

I’m most efficient in a position where I make technology and commerce to work together in a way that technology creates what commerce can sell.

I'm driven by functional design, my motto is: "Less is not possible, more is not necessary".

Achievements

• Zekatel period (1997-1990): started from zero a subsidary for DELTA to exploit new business activities for both B2B and B2C, like telephony and internet, on the cable and fibre network of DELTA. Zekatel wrote black figures already in its second year with 15 fte.
  
  
  
  Ziggo period (2012 - 2016): Introduction of CI+ decoder card for Pay-TV in the Netherlands achieving 1.6 million subscribers.

Personality

I’m most efficient in a position where I make technology and commerce to work together in a way that technology creates what commerce can sell.

I'm driven by functional design, my motto is: "Less is not possible, more is not necessary".

Interests

• My houses in Italy, designing, travel.

• Writers

  Nicci French, R.J. Ellory, Tess Gerritsen, Stephen King, Dan Brown, David Baldacci, ...

• Artists

  Salvador Dali, René Magritte

• Sport & Clubs

  Feyenoord

• Music & Bands

  Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Muse, Italian Opera

Connections

Married Elisabeth Erika Franciska Kokke, June 5, 1987. 2 children: Anika Elvira, Yorick David.

Father:

Cornelis Renkema

Died in 2012

Mother:

Francina Wilhelmina (Verwey) Renkema

Died in 2000

Spouse:

Elisabeth Erika Franciska Kokke

Daughter:

Anika Elvira Renkema

Son:

Yorick David Renkema

Son:

Viktor Willem