Former banker and RSM BA alumnus Hessel Lindenbergh, is chairman of the Foundation Continuity PostNL and prepared himself for a possible intervention in recent times. But now PostNL refuses to negotiate an offer that the Belgians have put on the table, there is no role for him to attend. "It is a terrible conclusion," says the 73-year-old Lindenbergh, "but my active period is over. The best thing is over. "