KumbaK co-founder, Maarten van de Ven, passes away
By amusementtoday | August 25, 2016
THE NETHERLANDS – Our co-founder and executive vice president Maarten van de Ven passed away unexpectedly at home on 16 August 2016, aged 58 years. After finishing his studies of Master of Sciences in Industrial Engineering at the University of Technology in Eindhoven, Maarten worked at Philips Electronics and Tulip Computers before starting his career in the amusement industry at Vekoma Manufacturing. After the bankruptcy of Vekoma in 2001, Maarten was instrumental in founding and building KumbaK as an engineering and service provider for the amusement industry. Within the company, Maarten was primarily responsible for finances, procurement and logistics. In the almost 15 years of the existence of KumbaK, he has always been the main contact person for our suppliers and subcontractors. Away from work, Maarten liked to travel and was a connoisseur of good food and drink – the latter skills he enjoyed applying annually to the company Christmas dinner, and which always ensured them to be memorable occasions enjoyed by everyone.
We owe him great gratitude and will truly miss him. Maarten is survived by a brother and brother-in-law.
