Background

Frisia's owner, Mr. Tjitte van der Werf has a vast experience in international activities. He worked in more than 10 different European countries, as well in a couple of countries in Africa and South America. Graduated as Industrial Engineer at HTS Leeuwarden (1984) and Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands (1989), completed with an MBA in Foreign Trade at the Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil (2005), he worked mainly as a liaison officer between (Netherlands) government and companies in innovation, international projects and foreign trade. During these functions, he obtained affinity with a wide range of sectors (see sectors).