Kivits will take Stage.(Henk Kivits to replace Joop van den Ende at Stage Entertainment)(Brief article) From: Daily Variety | Date: April 16, 2007| Author: Goodfellow, Melanie | COPYRIGHT 2007 Reed Business Information, Inc. (US). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Dutch entertainment impresario Joop van den Ende will hand over day-to-day control of his international theater empire, Stage Entertainment, to Henk Kivits.

"It was an emotional decision but one I am happy with," van den Ende told a news conference in Amsterdam Thursday, explaining he was stepping down to spend more time with his wife and family.

Kivits will take over as CEO on Sept. 1. He was formerly chairman and CEO of Holland Casinos, a 30-yearold venture ...