The organisation

Twan van de Kerkhof is the founder and executive director of the European Leadership Platform. He founded the company in 2003, after having been a journalist for 15 years. Twan has written four books about leadership, one about China and one about Roundtable dialogues. He is an economist by education.

Marti ten Sijthoff is associate director, managing the office and helping to build the membership and enhance the organisation. Marti has a great deal of experience in association management with a particular passion for membership development. An American, she is married to a Dutchman. They came to the Netherlands in 2007 from Minnesota.

The Advisory Board

The role of the Advisory Board is to provide guidance and a sounding board to help ELP live its mission and evolve into the future. Advisory Members advocate on behalf of ELP to build partnerships, provide strategic insight and identify areas of opportunity. Its members have a strong, broad-based range of experience and expertise in business, entrepreneurship, government/non-profit, human resources and governance.

Frank Schreve, Chairman

Chairman Supervisory Board Fugro, Bever Zwerfsport, et al., Former CEO Ten Cate, Former Board Member Rabobank

Els van der Plas, Member

Managing Director Prince Claus Fund

Mirella Visser, Member

President European Professional Women's Network, Member Supervisory Board Swets & Zeitlinger, CEO Center for Inclusive Leadership

Jeanine van der Vlist, Member

CEO Worldmax Holding, Former General Manager Dell Netherlands

Jan Willem Weck, Member

Director General Senior Civil Service, Ministry of the Interior; Former Director General Telecommunications and Post; Director General Air Transport Authority

Moderators

ELP Events are characterized by a true dialogue amongst peers. We believe that our methodology enables leaders to reflect and share dilemmas about the rarely black and white nature of their work. Our moderators are vital to help our members in starting and maintaining this dialogue. All moderators are trained in our unique format.