Tonga has announced that company founder Joop de Jonge has passed away after a short illness. His daughters, Tonga CEO Melanie de Jonge and CFO Stephanie de Jonge, released a short statement saying: “With huge admiration for his optimism, strength and dedication but with great sadness we have to say goodbye to Joop de Jonge, founder of our company. He passed away at home on July 19th after a short illness, amidst his loving family.
“Even though he had officially retired a couple of years ago, he kept interested in all the developments and ongoing changes of the company, giving his advice and he still had many plans for the future. He will be sorely missed by his family, our team, many friends, and colleagues.”
The Tonga office and warehouse will be closed for business on Thursday, July 25th and reopen the following day.
Sincere condolences to Joop’s family, colleagues, and many industry friends from all of us at ETO.
