Frits Goldschmeding, Dutch Temp Job Billionaire, Dies at 90
- Turned idea for college thesis into Randstad employment agency
- He became one of the richest people in The Netherlands
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Frits Goldschmeding, who turned an idea for his college thesis into Randstad Holding NV, the world’s largest employment services provider, which made him a billionaire, has died. He was 90.
He died on July 26, Randstad said in a statement on Monday. The company’s chief executive officer, Sander van’t Noordende, called Goldschmeding “a great visionary and a wonderful, inspirational personality” whose “impact on our industry and contribution to the advancement of flexible work and HR services more broadly can be seen across the world.”