The Netherland-America Foundation
Southern California Chapter
requests the pleasure of your company at our 23rd celebration of
dutch american heritage day
Gala Dinner Dance
Honoring
Hans van Alebeek
Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Technology, Nike, Inc.
Honorary Consul of the Netherlands, Portland, Oregon
Saturday, November 14, 2015
5:30 pm
7:00 pm
Cocktail Reception
Dinner and Dancing in the Grand Hall
(Dance music by the Jamey Tate Quartet)
To be held, through the courtesy of Mr. Robert G. van Schoonenberg,
California Club member and former DAHD honoree, at the
black tie
California Club 538 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Above right: The Dutch of St. Eustatius,
West Indies, who supplied much of
Washington’s war material, gave the
“First Salute” to the U.S. flag flying on
the Andrew Doria on November 16, 1776
The evening’s proceeds will help fund education and research by:
– Prof. W. Martin Kast at the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Southern California
– Prof. Margaret C. Jacob at the Dutch Studies department at the University of California/Los Angeles
– Dutch School of Southern California
For additional information about the Gala, please contact info@TheNAF.org or visit www.thenafsocal.org
The Netherland-America Foundation is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation supporting the arts, education and cultural exchange.
Our Honoree
Hans van Alebeek is a senior executive at Nike, Inc., based in Oregon. He has held a variety of worldwide leadership roles with oversight of Supply
Chain, Technology, Procurement and Shared Services. In his current role as Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Technology, he is
responsible for the end-to-end supply chain and for Information Technology for Nike, Inc.’s worldwide brand and product portfolio.
Van Alebeek joined Nike in 1999 in the Netherlands as the Director of Operations for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Over his tenure, Van Alebeek has
seen Nike grow from $9 billion to over $30 billion, bringing “innovation and inspiration to every athlete in the world”. (He cites Bill Bowerman’s belief
that “if you have a body you are an athlete”.)
Besides his role at Nike, Van Alebeek also serves as the Honorary Consul for the Netherlands in Portland, Oregon, and as a Board Member of the
World Affairs Council of Oregon. Prior to Nike, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Los Angeles and Amsterdam, where he worked as an
advisor to fortune 500 companies. Hans started his career at N.V. Indivers, an aerospace manufacturing firm, as a business analyst in Amsterdam,
Dallas and Los Angeles.
Van Alebeek has a degree in Econometrics from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and an MBA from UCLA. At UCLA, he also met his wife, Azin. Together they have three
children – Alexandra and Katarina, both students at Stanford, and Victor, a sophomore in high school. Van Alebeek used to play competitive squash and bridge, and run
marathons. He has since graduated to cycling, golf and skiing. Van Alebeek likes to cook, eat, read and explore the world with his family.
Accommodations
A block of rooms is being held at a group rate for the night of Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Hilton Checkers Los Angeles,
535 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071. Please mention the Netherland-America Foundation.
Group rate is valid until October 24, 2015, after which space and rate availabilities apply. Reservations: 213.624.0000 or 800.445.8867.
(The hotel is less than a 10-minute walk to the California Club.)
Driving Directions to the California Club (213.622.1391)
From the Harbor Freeway heading North
From the Harbor Freeway heading South
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Exit on 6th Street
Turn left on Olive Street
Turn left on 5th Street
Turn left on Flower Street
Entrance to the California Club parking garage
is the second driveway on the left, in the middle
of the block between 5th and 6th streets
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harbor freeway
g Exit on 3rd Street
g Turn right on Flower Street
g Entrance to the California Club parking garage
is the second driveway on the left, in the middle
of the block between 5th and 6th streets
entrance
hilton
checkers