Holland Casino has a new director of operations as of October 1. Hans van Slooten will take over the position from the current director Noël Leise. He will remain employed by Holland Casino until July 1, 2025 for various strategic projects .

Hans van Slooten has been working at Holland Casino for three years as regional casino manager in the North-East region. Before that, he worked in various sectors, including KLM, Sligro and FrieslandCampina.

With the start of Van Slooten on 1 October, Noël Leise will be saying goodbye as director of operations. Leise started his career at Holland Casino no less than 39 years ago, as a croupier. In the years that followed, he held various positions, including casino manager of various locations, regional director and chief operations officer. Since January 2021, Noël was director of operations and at the same time, until May of this year, regional casino manager of the South-East region. 

Petra de Ruiter (CEO): “With Hans, we have found a worthy internal successor to Noël as director of operations. Hans has a lot of experience both inside and outside Holland Casino. His strength is that he is close to the people, both our guests and our employees.    In addition, I am extremely grateful to Noël for his years of dedication and commitment to Holland Casino. I have great admiration for the fact that someone who has been with a company for so long can still think so fresh about the future. That is not given to everyone. I am pleased that Noël is prepared to use his knowledge and expertise for Holland Casino in the coming months.”

Incoming director of operations Hans van Slooten: “It is a great honor to succeed Noël. I have great respect for his wonderful career, his commitment and inexhaustible drive for our beautiful company. Although it will not always be easy to follow in his footsteps, I will take on my responsibilities with and for the operation with dedication. I look forward to meeting more colleagues in the branches and at the head office from October.”