Arie van Os (born 1937) is a Dutch businessman and
financial director
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.
Career
Arie van Os made his fortune as partner of the company
Van der Moolen
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. In the eighties he was the director and chairman of the
Amsterdam Stock Exchange
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, together with his then flamboyant partner Hans Kroon.
In 1989 he became the financial director of
AFC Ajax
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where his reputation grew. He then spent three days in jail due to a tight policy on alleged tax malpractice on behalf of the club with the transfers of
Michael Laudrup
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During his pl ...
and
Shota Arveladze
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Arveladze played at Dinamo Tb ...
.
His position at the club was then succeeded by Ajax banker Hein Blocks.
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1937 births
Dutch chief executives
Dutch corporate directors
Businesspeople from Amsterdam
Directors of football clubs in the Netherlands
Living people
Dutch sports executives and administrators
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