Leadership

A layered corporate governance structure is in place to safeguard our principles to operate as an independent private limited company and to create a sustainable platform to deliver value to our people, our clients and society at large.

Executive Board

Royal HaskoningDHV is led by the Executive Board. In 2022 Marije Hulshof joined our Executive Board. Our Executive Board consists of:

Erik Oostwegel 

CEO

Member since: 2009

Born in: 1966

Gender: male

Nationality: Dutch

Jasper de Wit 

CFO

Member since: 2019

Born in: 1974

Gender: male

Nationality: Dutch

Marije Hulshof

 

Member since: 2022

Born in: 1965

Gender: female

Nationality: Dutch

For additional details, please refer to our website.

Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board's task is to supervise the policy of the Executive Board and the general course of events of the company and its affiliated business. The Supervisory Board advises and supervises the Executive Board of the company in setting and achieving the objectives, strategy and policies guided by the interests of the company and its affiliated business.

From left to right: Peter Blauwhoff, Francine Roelofsen-van Dierendonck, Anqelique Paulussen-Hoogakker, Daan Sperling, Rob Zandbergen.

In 2022 the Supervisory Board consisted of:

Peter Blauwhoff

Francine Roelofsen-van Dierendonck

Angelique Paulussen-Hoogakker

Daan Sperling

Rob Zandbergen

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Member of the Supervisory Board

Member of the Supervisory Board

Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Member of the Supervisory Board

Member: Remuneration and Appointment Committee

Madam Chair: Remuneration and Appointment Committee

Member: Remuneration and Appointment Committee

Member: Audit Committee

Chairman: Audit Committee

Member since: 2015

Member since: 2020

Member since: 2015

Member since: 2019

Member since: 2022

Term ends: 2023

Term ends: 2024

Term ends: 2023

Term ends: 2023

Term ends: 2026

Born in: 1953

Born in: 1976

Born in: 1959

Born in: 1955

Born in: 1958

Gender: male

Gender: female

Gender: female

Gender: male

Gender: male

Nationality: Dutch

Nationality: Dutch

Nationality: Dutch

Nationality: Dutch

Nationality: Dutch

In March 2022, Rob Zandbergen joined our Supervisory Board, replacing Tjalling Tiemstra.

New members of the Supervisory Board are nominated by the Supervisory Board and appointed by the shareholders. The Supervisory Board operates fully independently of the Executive Board and is guided by the long-term performance and sustainable long-term value creation of the company taking the relevant interests of all company stakeholders into account.

More information about the Supervisory Board profile, appointment and resignation scheme, and regulations can be found on our website.

Executive Council

From left to right: Jasper de Wit (CFO), Erik Oostwegel (CEO), Sabine Bink (Global Director Industry & Buildings), Marije Hulshof (Board Member), Anton van der Sanden (Global Director Mobility & Infrastructure), Anke Mastenbroek (Business Line Director Southern Africa), David de Graaf (Global Director Digital), Jon Robinson (Global Director Water & Maritime).

The Executive Council consists of the Executive Board and the Global Directors. It convened regularly in 2022 and discussed topics including employee engagement, the strategy Stronger25, performance of the business lines, key accounts, value propositions and more.

Business Lines

Royal HaskoningDHV is organised globally across five business lines:

  • Industry & Buildings

  • Mobility & Infrastructure

  • Water & Maritime

  • Digital

  • Southern Africa.

The business lines are each managed by a Global Director who reports directly to the Executive Board.

Within our business we have identified nine Global Leading Markets (GLMs), alongside our operations in the Netherlands. These GLMs refer to services for which we are globally recognised and hold leading positions in the market. In these markets, we are renowned for our expertise, have a proven strong financial performance and we foresee an interesting growth potential in several geographies.

Extended Executive Council

The Corporate Group Directors together with the Executive Council form the Extended Executive Council. The Extended Executive Council met twice in 2022 to discuss employee engagement and the Stronger25 strategy. The Extended Executive Council attended a workshop on cultivating a safe working environment and building trust in teams.

Corporate Groups

Our business is supported by Corporate Groups, which include:

• Brand, Marketing and Communications
• Finance
• Human Resources Management
• Legal Affairs
• Project Excellence
• Strategy
• Workplace Solutions.