Wim H.Woudenberg

RESUME

Company: William Hendrik Business Plc.
Number of Employees: 30 soon to be hundreds
HQ: Addis Ababa
What it does: Holland House Bar and Restaurant, Holland center, Dutch cheese farm.
Age: 62

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BIG PICTURE
Biggest plus of ownership:- I like to help people.
Biggest risk:- I work 20 hours a day and I am not too careful with food and my diet. So I suffer from heart attacks.
Biggest mistake:- Trust people until I find the opposite.
Smartest move:-After my wife died, I felt half of me was gone. I was too depressed so I became an alcoholic. Then after a while I regained control of myself and started my project again.
Most challenging task:-Help people when others say its impossible.
PERSONALS
Five years plan:- To make Holland Center unique, a social and tourist attraction place in Ethiopia.
Most admired entrepreneur:- Fredrick Heineken of Heineken Brewers.
Most interested in meeting:-Prime Minster Meles Zenawi
Favorite past time:- Going to Langano and spending some quality time alone.
Favorite film:-Convoy
Favorite destination:- Holland
Favorite Automobile:- Nissan Patrol