Board, management, and supervisory board
Board, management, and supervisory board
As of January 1, 2022, the Dutch Council for Refugees merged from several regional foundations into one national organisation. With over 1,400 paid employees, we dedicate ourselves wholeheartedly to supporting refugees every day. Read how our board, management and supervisory board are organised.
Board
The Board of the Dutch Council for Refugees determines the organisation’s policies, sets the financial guidelines, and holds final responsibility for day-to-day management. The Board operates under the supervision of the Supervisory Board and is accountable to it.
The board is composed of:
- Frank Candel, bestuursvoorzitter
The Board is substantively supported by the two Board Secretaries: Nicole Slegers (who also serves as Head of the Executive Office) and Marie-Ange Ndereyimana. The Management Assistant is Natasja de Graaf.
The board e-mail address: bestuur@vluchtelingenwerk.nl
The board operates within designated focus areas, each assigned to specific members following mandates set by the board. These focus areas are established from three key perspectives:
- External positioning versus internal organisation
- Asylum and Integration Services
- Hierarchical direction of directors and board secretary
The board chairman serves as the prominent figurehead of the Dutch Council for Refugees. In addition to overall responsibility, the chairman carries the accountability for external actions. The other director(s) primarily focus on internal organisational matters.
Management
The management team of the Dutch Council for Refugees Foundation consists of Mirjam Kort (Director of Operations), Sjoerd Warmerdam (Director of Strategy & Public Affairs / BKOD), Edwin Leenhouts (Director of Integration Services) and Jascha van Hoorn (Director of Asylum Services a.i.).
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board oversees the policies of the Board and the general course of affairs within the foundation. In addition, the Supervisory Board acts as the employer and serves as a sounding board for the Board. Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed for a term of four years, with the possibility of reappointment for a further four-year term.
Mw. mr. W. (Winnie) Sorgdrager
Chair of the Supervisory Board, also serving on the Remuneration Committee.
Dhr. drs. T. (Ton) Coenen
Member of the Supervisory Board
Primary position: organisational scientist
Dhr. drs. R. (Remco) Bervoets
Member of the Supervisory Board, also Chair of the Audit Committee
Primary position: Cazul Management Consulting
Dhr. dr. G. Gürkan Çelik
Member of the Supervisory Board, also member of the Audit Committee
Primary position: member of the Executive Committee of PGGM
Dhr. dr. S. (Sander) van 't Foort
Member of the Supervisory Board, also member of the Audit Committee
Primary position: Manager Living Thius
Dhr. J. Jeroen de Munnik
Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board
Primary position: Director-General of GGD-GHOR
A complete overview of the (additional) positions held by members of the Supervisory Board can be found in the annual report.