He fits seamlessly into the line-up of Gerard, Anton, and Frits, but his surname was Otten. He led the Philips group for 22 years and dictated PSV's lineup just as easily. Why did Johan Cruyff place an obituary after his death? How close was he to Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard? Frans Otten is a mystery. Former ED journalist Chris Paulussen unraveled it.
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He fits seamlessly into the line-up of Gerard, Anton, and Frits, but his surname was Otten. He led the Philips group for 22 years and dictated PSV's lineup just as easily. Why did Johan Cruyff place an obituary after his death? How close was he to Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard? Frans Otten is a mystery. Former ED journalist Chris Paulussen unraveled it.