GE Artesia Bank was a Dutch financial institution based in Rotterdam and

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

. It was originally established in 1863 as the Nederlandsche Credit and Depositobank.

Company history

The bank has undergone a number of name changes since its inception. In 1872 it became a member of the Paribas group and was renamed Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas N.V., and in 1984 the name changed to Banque Paribas Nederland NV. On March 11, 1998, following the formation of Artesia Banking Corp., the name changed to Banque Artesia Nederland N.V. On December 28, 2006 the bank was taken over by

GE Commercial Finance GE Commercial Finance was a unit of GE Capital, (one of five major operating divisions of General Electric). Headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, it plays a role in over 35 countries and had assets of over US$335 billion at year ...

and now operates under the trade name GE Artesia Bank. On March 4, 2015, the Dutch newspaper FD reported GE pulled the plug out of GE Artesia Bank.

Services

GE Artesia Bank is situated in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. GE Artesia Bank offers finance for specific international trade transactions and provides working capital solutions.

Management

Management Board: Hubert Esperon (Chairman, Chief Executive Officer), John-Harold Every (COO) and Johan Benning (Chief Financial Officer). Senior Management Team: Hubert Esperon (CEO), Johan Benning (CFO), D. Rendell (CRO), J-H Every (COO),B. Schutz (General Counsel), M. Best (Strategic Initiatives) and M. Ilieva (Human Resources Leader).

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