Cor van Zadelhoff is Businessman of the Year 2022

Real estate entrepreneur Cor van Zadelhoff received the 'Businessman of the Year' entrepreneurial oeuvre prize this afternoon during the MASTERS EXPO business fair. Under the watchful eye of enterprising Dutch people, Van Zadelhoff was surprised with this honorable distinction during the MASTERS TALKS conference in the RAI in Amsterdam. The prize was created by initiator Yves Gijrath, founder of the MASTERS EXPO business fair, in collaboration with business magazine Quote. The prize is an ode to entrepreneurship, to his industry, his social involvement and the entire oeuvre of this person.

The jury report

The jury (consisting of Yves Gijrath from MASTERS EXPO, the editorial staff of MASTERS Magazine and Quote editor-in-chief and guest jury member Paul van Riessen) about the winner: “Cor van Zadelhoff has an enormous drive: the real estate entrepreneur announces at the age of 84 that he will expand. Despite his age, he remains ambitious and does so with a flair that you recognize from start-ups. Cor van Zadelhoff is unique because he is an unyielding great (literally and figuratively), with vision, decisiveness, courage and unprecedented energy. He likes the debate. A man who can also handle well-founded criticism very well. Cor van Zadelhoff is above all a man with his heart in the right place. He continues to prove himself every day, through his tireless efforts and dedication to charities. Cor van Zadelhoff is an example for many in his profession, but also for current politics and especially for enterprising Netherlands.”

The award that the real estate entrepreneur received was designed by artist Mo Cornelisse. The MASTERS' entrepreneurial lifetime achievement award Businessman of the Year will be awarded annually in collaboration with a guest jury member each year.

About Cor Van Zadelhoff

Cor van Zadelhoff was born in Nieuwer Amstel on April 22, 1938. The entrepreneur grew up in a family of eight, five of whom were brothers. From Farmer's Boy to Economist. In 1968, Cor van Zadelhoff founded Zadelhoff Makelaars. In 2022, a household name at home and abroad. He masters making a deal like no other, a networker avant la lettre. Van Zadelhoff sees beautiful locations and leaves behind beautiful buildings. One of his last showpieces: the former Amsterdam Diamond Exchange transformed into Capital C. But also the conversion of the Amsterdam Renault garage into the current beautiful headquarters of FD/BNR and the honorable Zadelhoff Café in the Stedelijk Museum.

About MASTERS EXPO

From December 8 to 12, entrepreneurs will meet at the RAI in Amsterdam, where approximately four hundred special (family) companies from almost twenty different sectors come together - from mobility to real estate and from design to tech. MASTERS EXPO – CAPITAL OF GREAT BUSINESS – is the largest networking event in the Netherlands with an area of ​​40.000 square meters.