Brunel International N.V.
Brunel International N.V. is a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) incorporated under Dutch law and registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KVK) under registration number 24261450. The company is registered as active and is domiciled in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Brunel International N.V. delivers project and workforce solutions, connecting specialists to client projects through three main service lines: Project & Consulting Solutions, Workforce Solutions and Global Mobility Solutions, including recruitment process outsourcing, permanent placement, executive search and employer-of-record services. Its clients operate in conventional energy, renewables, mining, life sciences, future mobility, industrials & technology, financial services, the public sector and infrastructure. Through its Taylor Hopkinson brand, acquired in 2021 and fully (100%) owned since 2025, the company also provides specialist recruitment for the offshore wind and renewable energy sector.
The company operates through more than 120 offices in around 45 countries, organised into regional units covering the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic), the Netherlands and Belgium, the Middle East and India, Australasia, the Americas, Asia, and Europe and Africa, with a workforce of roughly 11,000 direct and indirect specialists as of year-end 2025.
Brunel International N.V.’s ordinary shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam under ticker symbol BRNL (ISIN NL0010776944) and have been a constituent of the Euronext Amsterdam Small Cap Index (AScX) since 2015.
For the financial year ended 31 December 2025, Brunel International N.V. reported consolidated revenue of EUR 1,217.7 million, down 11% year-on-year (down 7% on an organic basis) from EUR 1,364.8 million in FY2024, alongside consolidated gross profit of EUR 218.1 million and a net profit attributable to shareholders of EUR 3.1 million. Management attributed the decline to softer market conditions in the Netherlands and Germany and continued weakness in permanent-placement activity, partly offset by resilience in Australasia, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas.
During 2025 and into early 2026, Brunel International N.V. implemented an additional EUR 10 million cost-reduction programme (on top of a EUR 20 million programme launched in 2024), appointed Toine van Doremalen as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 15 May 2025, and announced that an updated corporate strategy would be presented at a Capital Markets Day on 12 May 2026. The company marked its 50th anniversary in 2025, having been founded in 1975.
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Shareholders
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As a company listed on Euronext Amsterdam, Brunel International N.V. is subject to the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) substantial-holdings disclosure regime, under which shareholdings must be notified once they reach, exceed or fall below 3% of issued capital or voting rights. Based on the AFM register as reported in Brunel International N.V.’s FY2025 annual report (reference date 31 December 2025), two shareholders exceed this threshold.
Disclosed shareholders
- Noverhead Holding S.a r.l. — approximately 60.23% of the issued capital, with corresponding voting rights. The FY2025 annual report’s Corporate Governance section and General Notes to the consolidated financial statements both cite this figure; a separate section of the same report (“The Brunel Share”) instead states 63.23% for the same holding — an internal inconsistency in the source document that could not be resolved from public filings.
- Mr J.B. Meulman — 5.01% of the share capital, with corresponding voting rights (as at 31 December 2025).
Brunel’s FY2025 annual report states that, aside from these two holdings, no other shareholding exceeded the 3.0% AFM disclosure threshold as at 31 December 2025. Brunel International N.V. also has one priority share (nominal value EUR 10,000) issued to Stichting Prioriteit Brunel; this share carries approval and veto rights over certain governance matters and is intended to be fully paid up only if Noverhead Holding S.a r.l. loses its majority stake.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
Brunel’s FY2025 annual report describes Noverhead Holding S.a r.l. as “a company owned by the family of Brunel’s founder, Mr. J. Brand,” but does not disclose individual family members’ holdings in Noverhead or an effective look-through percentage. No verified ultimate beneficial owner or calculated effective ownership percentage can therefore be reported.
Data availability
Major shareholders only: the Netherlands publishes substantial-holding notifications above the 3% AFM threshold for listed companies, but does not require public disclosure of the complete shareholder register or of the underlying beneficial owners behind corporate or institutional holders.
Sources
- Brunel International N.V. Annual Report 2025 (published 20 February 2026) — Corporate Governance section and General Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
- Brunel International N.V. Annual Report 2025 — “The Brunel Share” section
- AFM (Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets) register of substantial holdings and gross short positions
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard International Stock Index-Total Intl Stock Indx | 18.1% | Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) | |
| DFA Continental Small Company Series | 6% | Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) | |
| Vanguard Tax Managed Fund-Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund | 6% | Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) | |
| WisdomTree Tr-WisdomTree International Small Cap Dividend Fd | 2.3% | Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) | |
| Old Westbury Small & Mid Cap Strategies Fund | 1.8% | Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) |
Officers
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Brunel International N.V. has a two-tier governance structure comprising a Board of Directors (day-to-day management) and an independent Supervisory Board. As at the date of the FY2025 annual report (20 February 2026), the Board of Directors had two active members and the Supervisory Board had four active members; three further individuals are disclosed as former officers who left their roles during 2024.
Active officers
- Peter A. de Laat — Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors. Joined Brunel in 2012; served as Director Finance and Control from April 2013, Chief Financial Officer from 1 May 2014, and was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 October 2024. Nationality: not disclosed in reviewed sources.
- Toine van Doremalen — Chief Financial Officer, Board of Directors. Appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders on 15 May 2025 for a four-year term. Nationality: not disclosed in reviewed sources.
- F.I.M. van der Vloed — Chair, Supervisory Board. Born 1961. Appointed May 2021; current term 2025–2029. Nationality: Dutch (officially disclosed).
- A. Kuiper — Vice-Chair, Supervisory Board. Born 1960. Appointed at an Extraordinary General Meeting in November 2024; current term 2024–2028. Nationality: Dutch (officially disclosed).
- K. Koelemeijer — Supervisory Board member. Born 1963. Appointed May 2019; current term 2023–2027. Nationality: Dutch (officially disclosed).
- M.G. Kleinsman — Supervisory Board member. Born 1963. Appointed May 2024; current term 2024–2028. Nationality: Dutch (officially disclosed).
Recent officer changes
- Toine van Doremalen was appointed Chief Financial Officer with effect from 15 May 2025, succeeding Peter de Laat, who had combined the CEO and CFO responsibilities since J.T. Andringa’s resignation as CEO on 31 October 2024. (Source: FY2025 Annual Report)
- A.G. Maude resigned as Chief Operating Officer / Board of Directors member on 16 May 2024, and J.J.B.M. Spee resigned from the Supervisory Board on the same date. (Source: FY2025 Annual Report, Remuneration Report)
- Anko Gerlofs was elected to the Supervisory Board at the Annual General Meeting held on 21 May 2026, which also approved the reappointment of Peter de Laat as a Board of Directors member for a further four-year term. (Source: Brunel press release, “Brunel’s AGM approved all voting items,” 21 May 2026)
Data availability
Full: the FY2025 annual report and remuneration report disclose current and recently departed Board of Directors and Supervisory Board members, including appointment and resignation dates and roles, and (for Supervisory Board members) nationality. Nationality is not disclosed for the two Board of Directors members in the sources reviewed. Directors of individual local subsidiaries were not reviewed as part of this research.
Sources
- Brunel International N.V. Annual Report 2025 (published 20 February 2026) — Corporate Governance, Report from the Supervisory Board, and Remuneration Report sections
- Brunel International N.V. press release, “Brunel’s AGM approved all voting items,” 21 May 2026
- Brunel International N.V. Q4 2025 results press release, 20 February 2026
Group Structure
Brunel International N.V. is the top holding company of a group of subsidiaries that carry out the group’s staffing, secondment, recruitment and project-management activities worldwide. The company itself is majority-held by Noverhead Holding S.a r.l., but no further corporate entity above Noverhead is identified as a parent in the sources reviewed.
Parent
- Noverhead Holding S.a r.l. — majority/controlling shareholder holding approximately 60.23% of Brunel International N.V.’s issued capital and voting rights (see Shareholders section). Described in Brunel’s FY2025 annual report as a family holding company connected to Brunel’s founder. No registration number, jurisdiction of incorporation or further corporate detail for Noverhead Holding S.a r.l. is disclosed in the sources reviewed, so it is reported here as a verified majority shareholder rather than a fully identified “parent company.”
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel Nederland B.V., Brunel Energy Holding B.V., Brunel Energy Europe B.V. and other Dutch entities | Netherlands | Not disclosed | Direct/indirect subsidiary | 100% (typical) | Active | 31 Dec 2025 |
| We support W B.V. (trading as “Equals”) | Netherlands | Not disclosed | Direct subsidiary (via Brunel Nederland B.V.) | 50.1% | Active; put/call option over remaining 49.9% | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Brunel Oil & Gas Services WLL | Qatar | Not disclosed | Subsidiary | 75% | Active | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Brunel Energy Kuwait WLL | Kuwait | Not disclosed | Subsidiary | 75% | Active | 31 Dec 2025 |
| International Commissioning & Engineering Pte Ltd (ICE) | Singapore | Not disclosed | Subsidiary (acquired 2022) | 51% | Active; remaining 49% subject to put/call option expected to be exercised in 2026 | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Brunel Kazakhstan LLP | Kazakhstan | Not disclosed | Subsidiary | 50% | Active | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Taylor Hopkinson Limited and affiliated entities (UK, US, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan) | United Kingdom (lead entity) | Not disclosed | Subsidiary (acquired 2021) | 100% (increased from 97% during 2025) | Active | 31 Dec 2025 |
| PT Brunel Service Indonesia | Indonesia | Not disclosed | Subsidiary | 51% of share capital (0% of result, per FY2025 notes) | Active | 31 Dec 2025 |
In addition to the entities above, Brunel International N.V.’s FY2025 annual report lists approximately 80 further direct or indirect subsidiaries — described as directly or indirectly wholly owned unless otherwise stated — across roughly 40 countries, including Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Denmark, Mozambique, the United Arab Emirates, India, Iraq, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Guyana, Suriname, Israel, Namibia and Sweden.
Recent structural changes
- Brunel acquired the remaining approximately 3% minority interest in Taylor Hopkinson Limited and its affiliates during 2025, taking its ownership to 100% (from 97% at end-2024).
- The put/call option over the remaining 49% of International Commissioning & Engineering Pte Ltd (ICE) expired on 31 December 2025 and is expected to be exercised in 2026, at which point Brunel’s stake would rise to 100%.
- Brunel’s FY2025 annual report states that “no M&A activity took place in 2025,” with management instead focused on consolidating and integrating previously acquired businesses (Advance Careers International Pty Ltd and We support W B.V., both acquired in 2024).
Data availability
Full: Brunel International N.V.’s audited FY2025 annual report discloses a majority shareholder with an exact ownership percentage and a detailed list of consolidated subsidiaries with jurisdictions and, for non-wholly-owned entities, exact ownership percentages, as at 31 December 2025.
Sources
- Brunel International N.V. Annual Report 2025 (published 20 February 2026) — General Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (“Participations” and “General information”) and Notes 1 and 12 (Business combinations; Trade and other payables/put-option liabilities)
- Brunel International N.V. Annual Report 2025 — Corporate Governance section
Noverhead Holding S.a r.l.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Brunel International N.V. do?
Global provider of project and workforce solutions (staffing, secondment, recruitment and global mobility services) across conventional energy, renewables, mining, life sciences, future mobility, industrials & technology, financial services, public sector and infrastructure, including offshore-wind recruitment via its Taylor Hopkinson brand.
Who owns Brunel International N.V.?
Major shareholders only (AFM 3% disclosure threshold): Noverhead Holding S.a r.l. holds approximately 60.23% of capital and voting rights (per the FY2025 annual report; one section of the same report states 63.23%); Mr J.B. Meulman holds 5.01%. No other holding above 3% is reported as at 31 December 2025.
Who is Brunel International N.V.'s UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
Not independently verified. Noverhead Holding S.a r.l. is described in Brunel's FY2025 annual report as a company owned by the family of founder Mr J. Brand, but no individual ownership percentage is disclosed.
What is Brunel International N.V.'s company registration number?
Brunel International N.V.'s registration number is 24261450, filed with Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) in Netherlands. Its current status on the register is active.
Is Brunel International N.V. still an active company?
Brunel International N.V.'s status on Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) is listed as active.
When was Brunel International N.V. incorporated?
Brunel International N.V. was incorporated on 22 November 1989, according to Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK).
What is Brunel International N.V.'s registered address?
The registered address on file for Brunel International N.V. is Amsterdam, Netherlands.
What is Brunel International N.V.'s revenue?
EUR 1,217.7 million consolidated revenue for the financial year ended 31 December 2025, down 11% year-on-year from EUR 1,364.8 million in FY2024; consolidated net profit of EUR 3.1 million.
Is Brunel International N.V. listed on a stock exchange?
Listed on Euronext Amsterdam (ticker: BRNL, ISIN NL0010776944); constituent of the Euronext Amsterdam Small Cap Index (AScX) since 2015.
Who are the officers/directors of Brunel International N.V.?
Two-member Board of Directors (CEO Peter A. de Laat, CFO Toine van Doremalen, appointed 15 May 2025) and four-member Supervisory Board (Chair F.I.M. van der Vloed, Vice-Chair A. Kuiper, K. Koelemeijer, M.G. Kleinsman) per the FY2025 annual report (20 February 2026); Anko Gerlofs joined the Supervisory Board after the 21 May 2026 AGM.
Does Brunel International N.V. have a parent company or subsidiaries?
Majority shareholder Noverhead Holding S.a r.l. (~60.23%). Approximately 80 direct/indirect subsidiaries across roughly 40 countries per the FY2025 annual report, including non-wholly-owned entities such as We support W B.V. (Equals, 50.1%), Brunel Oil & Gas Services WLL (Qatar, 75%), Brunel Energy Kuwait WLL (75%), International Commissioning & Engineering Pte Ltd (Singapore, 51%) and Brunel Kazakhstan LLP (50%); Taylor Hopkinson Limited and affiliates became 100%-owned in 2025 (up from 97%).
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