Stories and Remembrance by Philip van Hilten

Stories From Philip van Hilten - Lawyer form Group 4 Securitas (International) BV

With some hesitation I will try to share a few of the many, many memories that I have of Jorgen. I have always called him Jorgen thinking that that was his first name (and maybe also because it seperated my first name from his). The first contact was over the phone early 1977 when his then secretary Anthea (Gaskell) connected me with JPS.

I was a (very) young lawyer in Holland in need of a clarification about Secom Investments BV of which company he was the sole director according the the Trade register in The Hague. Neither he nor I knew anything about the company which was to become after a few name changes and years Group 4 Securitas (International) BV. He was irritated that he knew nothing about "his" company and insisited on seeing me soonest in Holland. And so a few days later I drove in my 3rd hand Renault 12 to Zestienhoven, the airport of Rotterdam to pick him up. I looked in vain for a flight from the UK only to discover soon that my unknown client had come in his own jet!!!

That day he instructed me to hire an office and a secretary because his company should have a proper address and proper staff. For a 24 year old fresh out of university a daunting task, but in a few weeks I had found 3 properties and a few candidates and so Jorgen came over again and carefully selected the first (head) office of what was to become the holding of the group and BV's first employee Mrs Engel. The name of the company changed several times until Jorgen liked the name. The office moved from Catsheuvel to Haagweg and Emmapark and finally Prinsevinkenpark. Each time it was JPS who was personally involved as he seemed to be with everything in order to make sure that the right atmosphere was there.

He created not only the physical environment but also the very personal surroundings. He knew everyone by name and got the best out of you. For 20 years or so I was priviliged to be part of his team known as GCC, where all played their own role and tried to maximise their efforts. It was creative and adventurous and far from "standard also because Jorgen is and has a standard of his own.

What to tell more? Books can be filled with memories many sweet, some sour. I recall our first visit to Curacao in 1977 together with his lawyer Sten Sandell. On Take off from Schiphol the left engine of the (in)famous DC10 exploded and although we nearly crashed Jorgen and Sten sitting in front of me continued their Swedish language conversation. When we had safely returned an hour later to Schiphol Sten went to check on next flights to Curacao and JPS went looking for cigars. I thought and hoped that we would never fly again, but 6 hours later we were on our way to Curacao in a new plane. Upon arrival there it was so humid because of rainstorms that we got very damp and warm while going very late in the night in a taxi to the hotel recommended to me by our office there, the so-called colonial period Avila Beach Hotel.

Once we got our rooms JPS was nearly electrocuted because of open wire and Sten's airco in his room did not work. I slept like a baby only to meet to rather upset Swedes over breackfast the next morning who declared "we are leaving". And so we went in a taxi to a new hotel that I had to find quickly. Thankfully "my" hotel, the Hilton, was there and it met with the approval of Jorgen and his friend and adviser Sten.

Another time we were in the Mount Nelson in Capetown where I was invited in his suite for my birthday breakfast. He was there together with Tia and Mark, not realising that the (very late) night before I had been "forced' to celebrate my birthday with a group of musicians who had a very noisy after concert party in the room below mine. (I did not know that these Irish musicians were quite well known under the name U2. Tia and Mark did know them and were kind of jealous I believe). Anyway I managed a tiny part of the massive breakfast that Jorgen had ordered, because he was certainly a generous man.

Shall I tell about the time in Geneva when because of shopping on the airport we missed the slot and had to wait for hours until his plane could go on to Athens! Or the wonderful group executives meetings which were unique in all aspects thus creating a true family bond? For me that is Jorgen; a family man for not only for his 4 children and his grandchildren, but for many many more. I am forever in his debt by having been allowed to be part of his big family.

It was painful to see how he has been wrestling for many years with his health. His body made life difficult, for Jorgen who has had so many ideas and managed to realise them. He created with his often brilliant and incredible ideas wonderful companies and businesses which ultimately have resulted in the best company that I know in this field and that would certainly not have been the case without his leadership and vision.

It is difficult to think that we shall never sit together anymore in Broadway or Carlos Place, India, Greece, Paris or The Hague. There are so many places and faces connected with him that I will surely often see him again wherever I am in the world.

I pray that he will find peace and rest although I reckon that he will remain a busy, inspiring fun loving leader and family man also in the place where he surely is now

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