PETER GROENENDIJK
International Consultant
Honorary Consul for the Netherlands
Peter Groenendijk is the Honorary Consul for the Netherlands for Central
and North Florida. He was born and raised in the Netherlands and now resides in Central Florida. He has joined the Law Offices of
NeJame, LaFay, Jancha, Ahmed, Barker and Joshi, P.A. as an International Consultant.
After obtaining his university degree in Economics, Mr. Groenendijk worked for over 12 years for a multi-national company in various countries within Latin America. Though initially hired as a Financial Controller, his reputation as the “trouble shooter” and “go to” person within the international group led to his promotion to General Manager. After several years in Latin America, he decided to further expand his business career and in 1991, he relocated to Central Florida.
Mr. Groenendijk, having developed a wide range of international contacts with connections in Western Europe, Argentina, El Salvador, Aruba and Puerto Rico, expanded his international business career by conducting business between the various countries and territories and Florida. Having investments in both Orlando and Miami he increased his participation to include international trade and organizing “Oranjedorp” during the World Cup games in Orlando. In 1995 he teamed with Chris Matser of the Van der Valk Group in The Netherlands. In 1999, a full fledged partnership developed with the Van der Valk Group and their real estate development business expanded into a multi faceted full service conglomeration of companies to support the varying needs of their international clientele. Mr. Groenendijk was primarily responsible for the handling and oversight of the fiscal, accounting and financial matters of these companies, as well as those of their international clients.
When previously living in El Salvador, Mr. Groenendijk served his homeland, the Netherlands, in the capacity of Vice-Consul to the Netherlands. He was presented another opportunity for service, when in September 2005, he was appointed as the Honorary Consul of The Netherlands for Central Florida, which covers 22 Central Florida counties. This provided him the opportunity to assist not only those from the Netherlands, but also individuals from the European Union (EU). With his extensive involvement in international communities and his vast business expertise, Consul Groenendijk provides invaluable assistance to the Firm when advising its international immigration clientele on matters such as business, investments and finance.
Consul Groenendijk is fluent in English, Dutch, Spanish and is proficient in German and French as well.
