Board of Recommendation

The Board of Recommendation consists of professionals from various industries who support and recommend the EFR-Business Week to potential speakers and guests. Many of these members have appeared as speakers during the EFR-Business Week in the past, while others have been actively involved due to their relationship with Erasmus University Rotterdam and EFR.

• Mr. Achmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam

• Mr. José María Aznar López, Former Prime Minister of Spain

• Drs. ing. Peter Bakker, President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

• Mr. Tex Gunning, Managing Director Decorative Paints Akzo Nobel N.V.

• Dr. P. Moerland, Chief Executive Officer Rabobank N.V.

• Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg

• Dr. Alexander Rinnooy Kan, Chairman of the Social Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER)

• Mr. Frederik de Klerk, Former President of the Republic of South Africa

• Mr. Wim Kok, Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands

• John Nash Jr., Nobel Prize Laureate

• Mr. Anton van Rossum, Former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Erasmus University Rotterdam

• Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Former Secretary-General NATO

• Prof. dr. Henk G. Schmidt, Rector Magnificus of the Erasmus University

• Mr. Donald J. Shepard, Former Chief Executive Officer Aegon N.V.

• Mr. Morris Tabaksblat, Former Chief Executive Officer Unilever and chairman Committee Corporate Governance

• Mr. Jeroen van der Veer, Former Chief Executive Officer Royal Dutch Shell plc

• Mr. Ben Verwaayen, Chief Executive Officer Alcatel-Lucent

• Mr. Hans Wijers, Chief Executive Officer Akzo Nobel N.V.

• Mr. Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross

• Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General NATO

• Prof. mr. dr. Jan Peter Balkenende, Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands

• Mrs. Pauline van der Meer Mohr, President Executive Board of Erasmus