from his duties as chairman, but was put back in office three days later after summary proceedings. As a result, the entire supervisory board decided to step down. 2008–present: Van Seumeren era On 2 April 2008, the FC Utrecht board announced in a press conference that the club had found a suitable takeover candidate in entrepreneur Frans van Seumeren, former director of the Mammoet logistics company. Van Seumeren acquired 63% of the shares of FC Utrecht bv for €16 million. He promised to commit to the club for a period of at least 10 years and to reinvest any proceeds in the club. He set the goal that the club had to reconnect with the subtop of the league table within a few years, comparable to a club like SC Heerenveen. Van Seumeren took place in the new supervisory board, of which Jacques van Ek became chairman. Despite the fact that previous takeover candidate Phanos had failed to comply with the agreement between FC Utrecht and van Seumeren, they remained affiliated with the club as main shirt sponsor until March 2011. In his role as new owner of the club, van Seumeren was actively involved in the club's footballing policy. In the summer of 2008, against the wishes of head coach van Hanegem, he meddled with the composition of the technical staff by replacing assistant coaches John van Loen and David Nascimento, strength and conditioning coach Rob Druppers and goalkeeping coach Maarten Arts. At the end of 2008, he fired van Hanegem, after he had repeatedly expressed negative opinion on van Seumeren. Technical director Piet Buter also left afterwards. They were replaced by the duo Ton du Chatinier and Foeke Booy as head coach and technical advisor, respectively. In 2011, chairman van Dop left FC Utrecht. In the same year, Wilco van Schaik was appointed as new director of the club. The change of function endorsed the conversion of FC Utrecht from a football association to a vennootschap (private limited company). In the summer of 2011, Du Chatinier was sacked and replaced by assistant Jan Wouters. Despite having a successful resume in terms of player sales and signings, Booy was also let go in 2012 after disappointing results on the pitch. In the 2012–13 season, Utrecht would go on to have one its best seasons historical seasons, finishing 5th in the league table, winning the play-offs for European football and