From 1983 Dick was a member of the Board of Directors of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Papierfabrieken N.V. (KNP). After the merger of KNP with Bührmann Tetterode and VRG in 1993, he became a member of the Executive Board of Royal KNP BT, which he held until 1995. Dick has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Berk Partners (I) B.V., Berk Partners II B.V. and Berk Partners IV B.V. (vz.).

Dick is currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Berk partners III B.V. Dick has also held supervisory positions with, among others, Berghuizer Papier B.V., Faber-Halbertsma Groep B.V., Stern Groep N.V. (1991 – 2011, vz.) And its legal predecessors and AV Flexologic B.V. (vz.).