Royal HaskoningDHV announces appointment of two Corporate Directors
01-12-2023
Royal HaskoningDHV has appointed Bas van Heumen as Finance Director and Björn Erkens as Director Operational Excellence & Risk Management, effective 1 December 2023.
CEO Marije Hulshof about the appointments: “I am excited to welcome Bas and Björn. With their proven track record, they will strengthen our team, helping us drive our strategic priorities.”
“Björn has a lot of experience in project, contract, and risk management. This combined with his ambition to contribute to our purpose of Enhancing Society Together, makes him a great fit to lead the operational excellence & risk management team. And he's known for creating one way of working.”
CFO Jasper de Wit commenting on the appointment of Bas: “He comes from our own ranks, bringing a wealth of experience in finance and being a trusted advisor Bas will help to create financial strategies and improve our global financial operations.”
“Björn has a lot of experience in project, contract, and risk management. This combined with his ambition to contribute to our purpose of Enhancing Society Together, makes him a great fit to lead the operational excellence & risk management team. And he's known for creating one way of working.”
CFO Jasper de Wit commenting on the appointment of Bas: “He comes from our own ranks, bringing a wealth of experience in finance and being a trusted advisor Bas will help to create financial strategies and improve our global financial operations.”
Drive continuous improvement
I am excited about stepping into this more strategic global role. It matches my dedication to drive our strategic goals and enhance organisational effectiveness. I am particularly looking forward to continuing working with our talented finance team to build on their potential to be great business partners and drive continuous improvement.
Finance Director
Make an even greater positive impact
The capabilities, strategic focus, and determination exhibited by the people at Royal HaskoningDHV are truly inspiring. I aim to further improve project management, with the goal of enabling Royal HaskoningDHV to make an even greater positive impact on the world through its projects.
Director Operational Excellence & Risk Management, 
Björn joins Royal HaskoningDHV from KH Engineering where he has held operational and strategy development roles, and he was responsible for managing the companies risk profile and one way of working. As Director Operational Excellence & Risk Management he succeeds David Conneely who decided to pursue his career outside Royal HaskoningDHV.
Bas joined the company in 2009 as Manager Reporting & Analytics. In July 2012 he became Director Group Accounting and in September 2019 he became Director Financial Control. He began his career at PwC.
Bas joined the company in 2009 as Manager Reporting & Analytics. In July 2012 he became Director Group Accounting and in September 2019 he became Director Financial Control. He began his career at PwC.
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