Eric Boselie, director of Eindhoven247, retires today after 45 years of committing himself to the Eindhovenaars. Eindhoven News meets him on an afternoon to listen to his experiences and perhaps his life lessons. Pleasant and friendly, Boselie starts to chat comfortably .
..We have one hour to summarise his 45-year story.
He gives all the attention and doesn’t seem in a hurry, even though he is on a tight schedule. Born and raised in Tongelre..
.Boselie has always been active in the city. Hailing from a family of civil servants, working for the city felt very natural to him.
His father was a union leader. He continued his education while he was working on his first job. He studied in the civil academy, which was a study for civil servants (HBO).
Boselie shares that he grew up in a part of the city where there was poverty, so he understands the ways of the world. Eric Boselie started his career working for the city of Eindhoven when he was a 17-year-old. At 21, he became the director of the parking unit of the city and was responsible for the automation of the parking facilities.
Astounded by his career graph, I ask what he did so spectacularly to become a director at such a young age. Boselie reflects, “I am not a traditional civil servant! I am street-smart and also have an eye for entrepreneurship. I get cues from listening and being in the background.
By having an open mind and not judging, you can read the unspoken word. I was younger, so I didn’t overthink. I just wa.