Matthijs Visch will be the new CEO of department store chain de Bijenkorf. He will be taking over from Giovanni Colauto on Friday, who has been the highest executive of the retail company since 2012. Visch had been a director for the European activities of the outdoor clothing brand Patagonia for the last two years. Before he started working at Patagonia, which often prides itself on sustainable ideals, he worked for Nike. One of his positions included being the general manager of the sporting brand in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.