Marc
Hendrikse
Chair
Top team
Each top sector has a top team. Our top team consists of a respected authority in the high tech sector, an academic research representative, a top civil servant and an innovative entrepreneur from the SME sector. Our members are appointed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. They set the course for our activities in the Dutch government's mission-driven Top Sectors and Innovation Policy.
Jacquelien
Scherpen
Director of the Groningen Engineering Center, professor Discrete Technologie en Productie Automatisering (DTPA) at the faculty Science and Engineering of the RUG
Michiel
Sweers
Director Innovation & Knowledge at the Ministry of Economic Affairs
Arno
van Mourik
CEO Airborne
Organisation
Holland High Tech is the executive office for the High Tech Systems and Materials Top Sector. We are an independent foundation governed by a board of directors, including our top team. Holland High Tech coordinates and facilitates the knowledge and innovation programmes and branding activities in the Top Sector.
Leo
Warmerdam
CEO
Gerard
van der Zon
Operational director
Bart
Molmans
Programme manager
Koen
Vermeer
Programme manager
Ronald
van Es
Programme coordinator & Innovation boost SME (MIT)
Erna
Olislaegers
Project officer
Saskia
van Rossum
Finance
Mirjam
Houdijk-Markus
Secretariat
Nicole
de Boer
Senior communications
Anne
van der Linden
Communications
Rabia
Oruc
Junior communications
Daan
Mahieu
Junior communications
Rick
Pieters
Secretariat
Current dossiers
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