Good deal
If worldwide travel is your business, the celebration of a successful
deal requires something special. `We had drinks atop St Peter's
Church in Leiden. Everyone donned a safety helmet, grabbed a
torch and climbed all the way to the top. We were then lowered
on a construction lift right into the middle of the church where a
tablemagnificentlydecoratedwithsome2,000candleswas
laid out ready for the closing dinner.'
Suddenly, at 44, Van der Velde found himself working for someone
elseforthefirsttimeinhislife:asanadvisortothemanagement
team.`WhenI'mattheoffice,I'mherefrom6.30amto4.30pm.
I can go home earlier, but hardly ever do.
Regrets? At some moments yes, but these are becoming
fewer. I negotiated a very good deal and I have created more
distancefromDjoser;asituationIprofitfrompersonally.'Andby
the way, Holland Corporate Finance did not have to look very
far to find someone who could organise a trip to Egypt for
the whole office.
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