René Takens to leave as CEO of Accell Group

René Takens, chief executive of the Accell Group for the last 18 years, will be resigning at the Dutch bicycle group's next shareholders' meeting on April 25. The company that owns brands such as Batavus, Sparta, Koga, Raleigh, Diamondback, Haibike and more, said the decision was taken by mutual consent. ...

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