Willem van Walt Meijer

Willem Scato van Walt Meijer (born 8 July 1958 in Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands, Since the Netherlands did boycott the Moscow Olympic Games Van Walt Meijer represented his National Olympic Committee at the 1980 Summer Olympics, which was boycotted by several countries, in Tallinn, USSR under the Dutch NOC flag. With Govert Brasser as crew, Van Walt Meijer took the 5th place in the Tornado. Van Walt Meijer returned as crew with Boudewijn Binkhorst in the Star to the 1984 Olympics. There they took 8th place.

Sailing career Van Walt Meijer started his international sailing career in the Vaurien. Via the 470 he moved to the Tornado. After the 1980 Summer Olympics Van Walt Meijer briefly tried in 1982 the Soling and the Australian 18ft Skiff before he continued his Olympic career in the Star. Nowadays Van Walt Meijer sails on an irregular basis in the Dragon and the Melges 24.

Professional life Van Walt Meijer studied from 1976 till 1983 on the Groningen University and on the Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management from 2002 till 2003. After his military service at the Koninklijke Militaire Academie of the Dutch Army Van Walt Meijer held the following positions: Unilever 1984–2004 Marketing & Sales Managers positions at Calvé Business Unit Head Foods Indonesia Marketing Director Ireland Strategy Member Foods Division Senior Vice President Foods Central & Eastern Europe CEO Russia & Ukraine Senior Vice President Frozen Foods CEO The Greenery 2004–2005 Royal Friesland Foods 2005–2008 Interim manager Central Europe CEO Friesland Foods Cheese & Leader Classic Dairy CEO Midoceanbrands 2008–2012 Non-Executive Director & Head of the Audit Committee Milkiland 2010 – Present Managing Director International Markets Polyconcept & Polyconcept Hong Kong Ltd. 2013 – Present