Nexeye appoints Patrick Groenendal as HR Director the Netherlands

Optics retail platform nexeye announces the appointment of Patrick Groenendal as HR Director, The Netherlands, for Hans Anders and eyes+more – labels on the optics and audio platform. Groenendal begins his role as from 1 July 2023.

Patrick Groenendal is an expert and enthusiastic HR professional and comes armed with experience, including Achmea, Blokker and Wiltec. His most recent role was HR Director Benelux at Dustin/Centralpoint, a Scandinavian listed market leader in IT Hardware and Managed Services. Groenendal takes over the role as HR Director from Jeroen Veldboer, who managed this position on an interim basis.

Nexeye believes that investing in personnel is key to both commercial success and the mission to keep good eyecare and audio services accessible for future generations. With his knowledge, experience and passion concerning the attraction of talented employees and their retention with attractive and rewarding career opportunities, Groenendal will contribute significantly to the HR strategy at nexeye. Groenendal: “At nexeye, employees without extensive training and qualifications are given opportunities to learn a valuable profession and to strengthen their employability over the long term. This attention to the personal and professional growth and development of employees, allowing them to shine in their role, is something I’m very excited about. I’m looking forward to taking the next steps in this direction together with the Dutch HR team”.