On 1 May 1996, Hans Duisters, together with Erik van Rijswijk, founded Sioux Technologies. Software engineer Peter van Knippenbergh (60) and test architect Dirk Coppelmans (61) decided at the time, without any hesitation, to embark on this new adventure with them. Together, they look back on the past 29 years. ‘I had just started at High Tech Automation, where Hans had brought me in. During our first meeting, he told me he was starting his own company. I immediately said, ‘Then I’ll come with you.’ I didn’t doubt it for a moment,’ Peter recounts. Dirk also jumped in at the deep end with complete confidence. ‘During my introductory meeting with Hans, we didn’t talk about work at all, but about our outlook on life. That’s when I knew: I’m going to do this.’ Read more
