Rien Baan
It was with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Rien Baan, who was a long-time member of the Society. He passed away on 18th October, aged 78.
Rien joined the SCTE as a Member in 2002, became a Fellow in 2008 and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in 2010. Rien was instrumental in founding the Benelux SCTE in 2003 and served as their secretary until 2020 when he took the role of Vice President of the Society itself. He served on the SCTE Executive Committee for 8 years from 2015 until his retirement in 2023. His career in cable communications stretches back to the 1970’s when he worked for Oak Research Laboratories in Dordrecht before becoming Managing Director of Proditel, a distributor of CATV equipment in 1985. Following the transfer of the equipment business to C-COR Europe B.V in 1992 Rien provided consultancy to the industry. He worked for many years as Sales & Marketing Manager for DeltaKabel who were involved in the first European modem application for Internet Access via cable. He was an incredible man, truly one of a kind, and who will be remembered fondly by those of us who knew and worked with him over the many years in the cable industry. He will be sadly missed by his wife Leontine and his close family.
DECEMBER 2024 Volume 46 No.4
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