{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"101974","rtpr_id":"nPn5jczTMa","ticker":"RABO","exchange":"","all_tickers":["RABO"],"title":"Christiaan ter Haar Named Chief Operating Officer for Rabobank North America","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-29T12:03:00.544Z","article_body":"Christiaan ter Haar Named Chief Operating Officer for Rabobank North America\n\nPR Newswire\n\nNEW YORK, July 29, 2026\n\nExperienced technology and operations leader appointed following interim\ntenure\n\nNEW YORK, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rabobank\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4741131-1&h=2172478450&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rabobankna.com%2F&a=Rabobank)\n, one of the world's largest cooperative banks and a global leader\nspecializing in financing food, agribusiness and energy, today announced\nChristiaan ter Haar has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for Rabobank\nNorth America, effective July 1, 2026.\n\nTer Haar has served as interim Chief Operating Officer (COO) since late\nFebruary, providing strong leadership, operational continuity and steady\ndirection across the region. Following a thorough recruitment process, he will\nnow step into the role in an official capacity, leading the COO domain and\nhelping advance Rabobank North America's strategic priorities.\n\nDuring his more than 20-year tenure with Rabobank North America, ter Haar has\nplayed a critical role in strengthening the organization's technology and\noperational foundation. As Head of Technology, he helped guide essential\ncapabilities that support the bank's employees, clients and business\nplatforms, while fostering strong collaboration across functions. In his\ninterim COO role, he has continued to build on that momentum by providing\ncontinuity, sharpening execution and supporting teams through a period of\ntransition.\n\n\"Christiaan has demonstrated exceptional leadership, deep institutional\nknowledge and a strong commitment to enabling the business through operational\nexcellence,\" said Willem Boezen, Head and CEO, Rabobank North America. \"His\ncontributions as Head of Technology, and more recently as interim COO, have\nstrengthened the way our teams operate, collaborate and deliver for clients.\nChristiaan brings the discipline, perspective and steady leadership needed to\ncontinue evolving our platform and supporting Rabobank's long-term ambitions\nin North America.\"\n\nAs Chief Operating Officer, ter Haar will oversee key operational capabilities\nacross Rabobank North America, with a continued focus on resilience,\nexecution, efficiency and partnership with the business. His appointment\nreinforces Rabobank's commitment to strong leadership and disciplined\nexecution in support of clients across the agribusiness, energy and food value\nchain.\n\n\"I am honored to take on the role of Chief Operating Officer for Rabobank\nNorth America,\" said ter Haar. \"In my time as Head of Technology and, more\nrecently, as interim COO, I have had the privilege of working with talented\ncolleagues who are deeply committed to our clients, our mission and one\nanother. I look forward to continuing to build on the progress we have made,\nstrengthening connectivity across our teams and ensuring Rabobank remains well\npositioned to serve clients with the expertise, reliability and\nforward-looking solutions they expect from us.\"\n\nTer Haar's appointment reflects Rabobank's focus on operational resilience,\ntechnology enablement and business partnership across the North American\nregion.\n\nAbout Rabobank North America\nRabobank is one of the world's largest cooperative banks and a global leader\nspecializing in food, agribusiness and energy. In North America, Rabobank\nserves clients with corporate and investment banking advisory and financing\nsolutions, including in specialized agricultural and equipment financing,\nleveraging its global strength and reach to provide knowledge and a\ncompetitive advantage across the entire food and energy value chain.\nAdditional information is available on the Rabobank North America\nwebsite, www.RabobankNA.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4741131-1&h=2884146379&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rabobankna.com%2F&a=www.RabobankNA.com)\n, or on LinkedIn\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4741131-1&h=385449999&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Frabobank-north-america%2F&a=LinkedIn)\n.\n\nMedia Contact:\nMelanie Bernds\nHead of Public Relations\nMelanie.Bernds.Smith@Rabobank.com (mailto:Melanie.Bernds.Smith@Rabobank.com)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/christiaan-ter-haar-named-chief-operating-officer-for-rabobank-north-america-302837093.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/christiaan-ter-haar-named-chief-operating-officer-for-rabobank-north-america-302837093.html)\n\nSOURCE Rabobank\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1960256/ter-haar-press-release.jpg?id=OA2798880\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS552209/Rabobank-Logo.jpg?id=OA2798883\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn5jczTMa","title":"Christiaan ter Haar Named Chief Operating Officer for Rabobank North America","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"RABO","created":"2026-07-29T12:03:00.544Z","tickers":["RABO"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Christiaan ter Haar Named Chief Operating Officer for Rabobank North America\n\nPR Newswire\n\nNEW YORK, July 29, 2026\n\nExperienced technology and operations leader appointed following interim\ntenure\n\nNEW YORK, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rabobank\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4741131-1&h=2172478450&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rabobankna.com%2F&a=Rabobank)\n, one of the world's largest cooperative banks and a global leader\nspecializing in financing food, agribusiness and energy, today announced\nChristiaan ter Haar has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for Rabobank\nNorth America, effective July 1, 2026.\n\nTer Haar has served as interim Chief Operating Officer (COO) since late\nFebruary, providing strong leadership, operational continuity and steady\ndirection across the region. Following a thorough recruitment process, he will\nnow step into the role in an official capacity, leading the COO domain and\nhelping advance Rabobank North America's strategic priorities.\n\nDuring his more than 20-year tenure with Rabobank North America, ter Haar has\nplayed a critical role in strengthening the organization's technology and\noperational foundation. As Head of Technology, he helped guide essential\ncapabilities that support the bank's employees, clients and business\nplatforms, while fostering strong collaboration across functions. In his\ninterim COO role, he has continued to build on that momentum by providing\ncontinuity, sharpening execution and supporting teams through a period of\ntransition.\n\n\"Christiaan has demonstrated exceptional leadership, deep institutional\nknowledge and a strong commitment to enabling the business through operational\nexcellence,\" said Willem Boezen, Head and CEO, Rabobank North America. \"His\ncontributions as Head of Technology, and more recently as interim COO, have\nstrengthened the way our teams operate, collaborate and deliver for clients.\nChristiaan brings the discipline, perspective and steady leadership needed to\ncontinue evolving our platform and supporting Rabobank's long-term ambitions\nin North America.\"\n\nAs Chief Operating Officer, ter Haar will oversee key operational capabilities\nacross Rabobank North America, with a continued focus on resilience,\nexecution, efficiency and partnership with the business. His appointment\nreinforces Rabobank's commitment to strong leadership and disciplined\nexecution in support of clients across the agribusiness, energy and food value\nchain.\n\n\"I am honored to take on the role of Chief Operating Officer for Rabobank\nNorth America,\" said ter Haar. \"In my time as Head of Technology and, more\nrecently, as interim COO, I have had the privilege of working with talented\ncolleagues who are deeply committed to our clients, our mission and one\nanother. I look forward to continuing to build on the progress we have made,\nstrengthening connectivity across our teams and ensuring Rabobank remains well\npositioned to serve clients with the expertise, reliability and\nforward-looking solutions they expect from us.\"\n\nTer Haar's appointment reflects Rabobank's focus on operational resilience,\ntechnology enablement and business partnership across the North American\nregion.\n\nAbout Rabobank North America\nRabobank is one of the world's largest cooperative banks and a global leader\nspecializing in food, agribusiness and energy. In North America, Rabobank\nserves clients with corporate and investment banking advisory and financing\nsolutions, including in specialized agricultural and equipment financing,\nleveraging its global strength and reach to provide knowledge and a\ncompetitive advantage across the entire food and energy value chain.\nAdditional information is available on the Rabobank North America\nwebsite, www.RabobankNA.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4741131-1&h=2884146379&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rabobankna.com%2F&a=www.RabobankNA.com)\n, or on LinkedIn\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4741131-1&h=385449999&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Frabobank-north-america%2F&a=LinkedIn)\n.\n\nMedia Contact:\nMelanie Bernds\nHead of Public Relations\nMelanie.Bernds.Smith@Rabobank.com (mailto:Melanie.Bernds.Smith@Rabobank.com)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/christiaan-ter-haar-named-chief-operating-officer-for-rabobank-north-america-302837093.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/christiaan-ter-haar-named-chief-operating-officer-for-rabobank-north-america-302837093.html)\n\nSOURCE Rabobank\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1960256/ter-haar-press-release.jpg?id=OA2798880\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS552209/Rabobank-Logo.jpg?id=OA2798883\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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