Board, management, and supervisory board
Board, management, and supervisory board
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 makes decisions based on consensus, having heard the Executive Board. In the event of a tie vote, the matter may be escalated to the Supervisory Board. The direct management of employees by the Board concerns the members of the Executive Board and the Board Secretary/Head of Board Staff.
The Chairperson of the Board is the figurehead of the Dutch Council for Refugees, and in addition to general responsibility, he/she is also responsible for external conduct.
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.
Ms. J.C. (Tineke) Huizinga-Heringa, LL.M.
Chair of the Supervisory Board, also Chair of the Remuneration Committee
Also a member of the Senate of the States General and spokesperson on asylum
Mr. R. (Remco) Bervoets
Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board, also Chair of the Audit Committee
Main position: Owner / Management Consultant, Cazul Management Consulting
Dr. S. (Sander) van 't Foort
Member of the Supervisory Board, also member of the Audit Committee
Main position: Director RIBW Nijmegen & Rivierenland
Dr. G. (Gürkan) Çelik
Member of the Supervisory Board, also Chair of the Quality Committee
Main position: Managing Director of Stichting Wereldburger and Co-owner of Clavis Consulting
Mr. J. (Jeroen) de Munnik, MSc
Member of the Supervisory Board, also member of the Audit Committee
Main position: Chairman of the Board of Algemeen Pensioenfonds Stap
Mr. T.J.H. (Tom) van den Nieuwenhuijzen, MSc
Member of the Supervisory Board, also member of the Quality Committee
Main position: Director Sustainability, Strategy and Innovation Capgemini Invent
Ms. L. (Lana) Bairam, MSc
Member of the Supervisory Board, also member of the Quality Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee
Main position: Interim Management Advisor and Manager HR & Training, Tragel Foundation, Disability Care
A complete overview of the (additional) positions held by members of the Supervisory Board can be found in the annual report.