The Netherlands Water Partnership is a foundation, which consists of a board and an operational office. Furthermore, NWP makes use of in- house water expertise: specialists working at one of NWP’s member organisations coordinate NWP projects at NWP on a parttime basis.

The board of NWP
The board of NWP is represented by directors coming from different fields of the Water Sector (government, knowledge institutes, business, social organisations). This diversity of expertise represented in the board makes it a sound reflection of the sector itself. Director of the board is Prof. dr. ing. S. (Sybe) Schaap.

Members:

Ir. L. (Luitzen) Bijlsma, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment - representative of the national Government
Ir. A.J. (Harry) Baayen, Deltares - representative of knowledge institutes
Drs. T.J.J. (Theo) Schmitz, VEWIN - representative of water supply companies
Ir. W.J. (William) van Niekerk, Royal BAM Group - representative of contractors
Ir. L. (Lute) Broens, Norit Process Technology Ltd. - representative of manufacturers
R.O.T. (Rene) Zijlstra, Royal Haskoning - representative of consulting companies
F.A. (Frank) Verhoeven, Royal Boskalis Westminster - representative of hydraulic engineering companies
G.J. (Gerard) Doornbos, The Rijnland District Water Control Board - representative of Regional Water Authorities

Operational Office NWP
The NWP office is strategically located in the Hague, at the heart of the political centre of the Netherlands, just across the street from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and only one minute walk from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The operational organisation consists of about 30 people, coming from different fields of expertise. These professionals work hard everyday; to signal and communicate business opportunities and policy changes, set up long term strategic business development trajectories for consortia of businesses, organise events, and act as a first gateway to the sector for members as well as for external parties. Director of NWP Lennart Silvis is responsible for the daily management of the NWP office.

In-house expertise
Network spots Apart from NWP’s own project officers, the operational office also “borrows” experts who work for member organizations. These networkers are employed for their expertise on a certain market, technology or concept. By actively working together with networkers, NWP stays on top of developments in the sector and reacts correctly and timely to market opportunities.