Board, organogram and advisory boards
Board, organogram and advisory boards
Our Board of Directors is responsible for the sustainable management of the institute. They are supported by two Advisory Boards.
Directors
NIOO's interim director is Prof. Dr Ir Wim van der Putten. He is joined by Ingeborg Pak as the managing director.
Prof. Dr Geert de Snoo has left NIOO: in October 2024 he started as the new director of research policy at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Stefan Dekker will start as NIOO director as of 15 June 2025.
Management Team
The heads of the research departments together with the directors make up the NIOO Management Team. At this time the Management Team consists of the following people:
Wim van der Putten - NIOO interim director
Ingeborg Pak - managing director
Marcel Visser - head of department Animal Ecology
Suzanne McGowan - head of department Aquatic Ecology
Jos Raaijmakers - head of department Microbial Ecology
Ciska Veen - head of department Terrestrial Ecology
Organogram
Scientific Advisory Board
NIOO's Scientific Advisory Board is installed by the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences. The main task of the Scientific Advisory Board is to advise the NIOO management team regarding strategy, science policy and activities.
It is chaired by Prof. Dr Annemarie van Wezel. The other members are:
Societal Advisory Board
The main task of the Societal Advisory Board is to advise the NIOO management team regarding the relation between NIOO and society. Members are:
- Ir. Titia Wolterbeek, Director Dutch Butterfly Association
- Ir. Sylvo Thijsen, Director Staatsbosbeheer
- Dr Coenraad Krijger, CEO Wetlands International (as of March 2025)
- Prof. Dr Hans Mommaas, Chair Ecological Authority
- Dr Gerard van der Steenhoven, Climate advisor Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Drs. Wim Drossaert, Director Dunea
- Karin van Dijk MSc, Fund manager ASN Biodiversiteitsfonds
Former member: Dr Irene de Bruijn, Team Lead R&D Microbial Profiling Koppert