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      KWR’s CEO is Dr Mariëlle van der Zouwen. The Executive Management Team consists of the Manager Research, the Manager Impact and Director of Allied Waters, and the CFO/Manager Corporate Services.

      Mariëlle van der Zouwen
      Chief Executive Officer
      Dijkstra Idsart-012 Idsart Dijkstra
      Deputy Director, Manager Research
      Andrew Segrave
      Manager Impact, Director of Allied Waters
      Moniek Schomper-Idema
      CFO/Manager Corporate Services
      Mireille Henst A Mireille Henst
      Company Secretary to the Management Team

       

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      Collaboration

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