Background
Commander of Order of Leopold van Leeuwen, Gijsbert was born in 1956 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Commander of Order of Leopold van Leeuwen, Gijsbert was born in 1956 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Free University of Amsterdam (Master of Laws, 1980). Spoken languages: Dutch and English.
Worked at Houthoff (Amsterdam) specializing in Corporate Banking, Corporate Finance, Corporate Law, Securities, Trade, Transport Law. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Amsterdam. Directorate of General Policy Affairs Ministry of Defense, 1981-1982.
Assistant to the Secretary General of Defense, 1982-1983.
Worked at Nutter McClennen & Fish, Boston, United States of America, February through November 1989. Author of Chapter 13 - The Netherlands, International Corporate Governance, Euromoney Publications Public Limited Company, London (1990).