Since 2008, Van Oord has managed Royal Van Oord, an international marine contractor. This company is known, for example, for dredging and laying cables for offshore wind farms. He is also a member of the supervisory board of De Hoge Veluwe National Park and chairman of Feijenoord Stadium.
Van Oord will start his new position at Schiphol on June 1, 2024. He has been appointed for a period of four years.
Current and interim CEO Sundag was appointed after Dick Benschop resigned last year over the chaos at Schiphol. Due to staff shortages, the airport often had to cancel flights and very long queues appeared.
“We are very pleased to have Peter van Oord serve as CEO of Royal Schiphol Group. Peter’s experience and capabilities are impressive. He is a very experienced and internationally-minded CEO of a successful company,” Schiphol wrote on Sunday.
