'great years'

Pieter Talsma says goodbye as GP Groot director; succeeded by Erik Metselaar: ‘Proud of projects’

Pieter Talsma (2e van links) en Erik Metselaar (2e van rechts) bij de opening in Alkmaar in januari 2024 van het NXT Mobility waterstoftankstation. Foto: ProMedia, 2026

Pieter Talsma has stepped down as managing director of GP Groot energy in Alkmaar from 1 January 2026. He will be succeeded by Erik Metselaar, managing director of subsidiary NXT Mobility. Talsma will still be involved with the company in 2026, however.

‘After many wonderful years, I bid farewell to GP Groot energy,’ Talsma writes on LinkedIn. The director says he is proud of what the Alkmaar-based company has achieved: great projects, fine team spirit and a considerable development of the organisation. Talsma thanks the colleagues for their “commitment and involvement” and the relations for the “cooperation and trust”. Talsma says he will still be involved with GP Groot in 2026.
Talsma’s successor is Erik Metselaar, managing director of subsidiary NXT Mobility. He says he will take over from him ‘with great pleasure and energy’.

GP Groot operates and supplies over 50 manned and unmanned service stations in the Netherlands, mainly under the TotalEnergies, Argos and NXT Mobility brand names. In addition, business customers can use the GP Groot fuel card at more than 750 locations in the Netherlands.

NXT Mobility, part of GP Groot, has six so-called NXT Energy Hubs in the northwest of the Netherlands, as well as dozens of NXT fast charging locations. The NXT Energy Hubs are located in Alkmaar, Beverwijk, Bodegraven, Drachten, Dronten, Heerhugowaard and Westzaan. At these stations, passenger cars and trucks can fill up with both fossil and more sustainable fuels: including HVO, LNG and hydrogen.

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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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