'in good hands'

Charlot van Tol ‘confidently’ hands over Drive gavel to Martin van Eijk

Charlot van Tol draagt de voorzittershamer van Drive over aan Maryin van Eijk
'Ik ben dankbaar voor wat ik allemaal heb mogen leren', zo zei Charlot van Tol bij de overdracht van de voorzittershamer van Drive aan Martin van Eijk.

Charlot van Tol has officially handed over the gavel of Drive, the power station interest group, to Martin van Eijk. Van Tol succeeded Ewout Klok in June last year, who continued as a board member of the Dutch Poultry Farmers’ Union (NVP).

Van Tol started at the interest group, then called Beta, in 2018. In 2019, she became an official board member. ‘During this period, I had the opportunity to work on many great projects,’ says the co-owner of Ototol BV. ‘Among these was setting up a proprietary learning platform for the petrol station industry: PowerUp. I also helped shape the ‘working at’ image campaign and was actively involved in the launch of the new name Drive. I am proud to have contributed to this and grateful for everything I was able to learn. In addition, the fine contacts with my fellow board members and the people of De Eendracht have been very valuable.’

Good hands

Van Tol says he is ‘confidently’ handing over the chairmanship to Martin van Eijk. ‘It is in good hands with him. The strategy we have chosen for the coming period suits his leadership and I will continue to follow the work of our beautiful association with curiosity.’

Martin van Eijk owns an unmanned BP service station at the slip road to the A12 motorway in Waarder, South Holland, which he rents to Enviem. At the site, he is working on a large-scale project: setting up a ‘mobility hub’ with comprehensive services for motorists, where they can eat, drink, stay overnight and more from mid-2026. Van Eijk has been a board member of Drive since June 2024.

With over 1,300 member locations, Drive is by far the largest power station interest group in the Netherlands.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Paul Blonk

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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