{"id":3000,"date":"2016-06-09T11:49:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T09:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kwrwater.nl\/en\/?page_id=3000"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:46:04","slug":"supervisory-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kwrwater.nl\/en\/about-kwr\/organisation\/supervisory-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Supervisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Supervisory Board of KWH consists of the following members:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nLambert Verheijen<\/strong>
\nChair, member Governance Committee<\/em>
\nLambert Verheijen (M, 1954, NL) was, until his retirement, chair of the Aa and Maas water board and was as such chair of the General Board and the Daily Board. Mr Verheijen was appointed from 1 July 2019 until 1 July 2023, and reappointed until 1 July 2027.
\nOther relevant positions:<\/span><\/p>\n
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  • Member of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Smals N.V.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMarlies Sikken<\/strong>
\nMember, chair Audit Committee
\n<\/em>Marlies Sikken (F, 1976, NL) works as an independent director and supervisor, and she is currently the director of the Krammer Wind Farm (since 1 April 2021) and the director of SmartPort (since 13 June 2022). Ms Sikken was appointed on 1 July 2022 until 1 July 2026.
\nOther relevant positions:<\/p>\n
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  • Chair of the Supervisory Board of Kwintes<\/li>\n
  • Member of the Supervisory Board and the audit committee of the Nationaal Ouderenfonds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nArjen van Tunen<\/strong>
\nMember, secretary, member Audit Committee
\n<\/em>Arjen van Tunen (M, 1958, NL), retired, was CEO of Keygene N.V. until 15 June, 2023. \u00a0Mr. Van Tunen has been appointed from 1 July 2020 until 1 July 2024 and reappointed until 1 July 2028.
\n<\/em>Other relevant positions:<\/p>\n
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  • Board member FoodValley NL<\/li>\n
  • Mentorship several AgriFood Startups<\/li>\n
  • Arbitrator ACLP (Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform)<\/li>\n
  • Strategic consultant at Rijk Zwaan<\/li>\n
  • Chairman Steering Committee level 2 project CRISPR4ALL of Biotech Booster<\/li>\n
  • Member Impact Assessment Panel (IAP) TC2 of level 1 projects of Biotech Booster<\/li>\n
  • Advisor <\/span>Annogen\u00a0B.V.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Member Scientific Advisory Board 2Blades Foundation<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRen\u00e9e Bergkamp<\/strong>
\nMember, deputy chair, Chair Governance Committee
\n<\/em>Ren\u00e9e Bergkamp (V, 1959, NL), retired, was provincial secretary and Managing Director in the province of North Holland from November 2016 to May 2023.\u00a0 Before that, she was Director of the Vewin for three years. She has also held various positions as Director and Director-General at the Ministries of Justice and Security, LNV and EZK. Ms Bergkamp was appointed on 1 July 2022 until 1 July 2026.
\nOther relevant positions:<\/p>\n