Lawrence Brenninkmeijer is Deputy Chairman of Bregal Investments and a Non-Executive Director on the Board of COFRA Holding AG. Until recently, he also served as Chairman of the Board of Laudes Foundation and chaired the committee that guides the family owners’ private charitable endeavours.
Over his career, Lawrence has held several senior leadership roles at C&A, including Managing Director Turkey, VP Operations and Retail Financial Services Brazil, and CEO of C&A China. In 2017, Lawrence became Director of Strategy and Innovation at COFRA Holding AG, before leading the family talent programme and development across the Brenninkmeijer family enterprise. Lawrence holds a Ph.D. in Learning Sciences from the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.
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