Paul de Haan
Paul de Haan, a Dutch national, was brought in as a director for Surinam Airways by President Chandrikapersad Santokhi in 2021, with expectations to revitalize the struggling airline, but his tenure resulted in further chaos and disarray within the company.
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Paul de Haan was the director whose dismissal marked a low point for the company.
SLM stelt eigen oud-bedrijfsjurist aan als consultant – de Ware Tijd
Suriname· 2026-01-15
Paul de Haan is mentioned as a former director of SLM who is also a suspect in the corruption case alongside Xaviera Jessurun.
BESCHOUWING — OAS-baas Ramdin overspeelt vanwege Jessurun zijn hand – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-12-22
Paul de Haan is mentioned as a former director who is also facing charges alongside Xaviera Jessurun.
‘Dit is een gepolitiseerd proces’ – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-12-18Paul de Haan is mentioned as a suspect alongside Jessurun in a criminal case.
Jessurun bekritiseert minister Bouva om intrekking diplomatiek paspoort – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-12-17Paul de Haan is a former director of SLM who is facing charges of corruption and fraud.
Beschouwing – SLM-gebed-zonder-einde krijgt vervolg – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-12-02
Paul de Haan, former director, is required to appear in court regarding criminal charges.
De Haan, Jessurun en Bissessur moeten voor de rechter verschijnen – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-11-27Paul de Haan is mentioned as a previous director of SLM who presented a recovery plan.
Trekken aan een dood SLM-paard – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-10-18
The year 2022 was particularly disastrous for the SLM, partly due to the affair surrounding director Paul de Haan.
SLM voorlopig nog dik in de rode cijfers – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-09-27Paul de Haan is mentioned as one of the last appointed top executives of the SLM.
BESCHOUWING — Een sprankje (valse) hoop voor de SLM (2) – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-09-04
Paul de Haan is one of the trio involved in dubious practices at the SLM.
BESCHOUWING — Een sprankje (valse) hoop voor de SLM (1) – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-09-02
Paul de Haan is the former director of SLM whose tenure led to further difficulties for the airline.
Schorsing SLM-directeur Gonesh tijdelijk opgeschort – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-08-27
Paul de Haan is the previous director of SLM who left the company in a worse state than he found it.
BREAKING — SLM-directeur Gonesh voor twee maanden geschorst – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-08-26Paul de Haan was the director of SLM who, along with Jessurun, faced criticism for their management.
BESCHOUWING — De vermoorde onschuld van Xaviera Jessurun – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-08-20Paul de Haan is a former director of SLM and is also a suspect in the ongoing criminal investigation.
Ramdin wacht uitkomst SLM-strafonderzoek af, gelooft in onschuld ex-president-commissaris Jessurun – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-08-18
De Haan was appointed as director by the head of state and is suspected of various wrongdoings at SLM.
Verdachten in SLM-zaak zijn eindelijk bekend – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-08-18
Paul de Haan was appointed by Santokhi as director of SLM in hopes of turning the company around but was part of the mismanagement.
Zullen de SLM-lijken uit de lucht vallen? – de Ware TijdSuriname· 2025-06-12