Professional Experience (1961 to date - summary)
Engaged in a variety of legal
matters, on the consulting as well as on the litigation side, notably in the
filed of company and commercial law.
Engaged in numerous arbitrations as
arbitrator and as counsel in various fields (corporate commercial,
construction, offshore, industry and others) and in a number of mediations,
both domestic and international.
Associations (current)
Panel member of various national and
international arbitration institutes, among others, NAI (Netherlands
Arbitration Institute), ICC (International Chamber of Commerce), Dutch Medical
Association, LCIA (London Court of International Arbitration), AAA (American
Arbitration Association), SIAC (Singapore International Arbitration Centre),
Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, ICSID (International Centre for Settlement
of Investments Disputes) and ADR Chambers International.
Honorary judge, Court of Appeal, The
Hague (serving several times a year) and Cantonal Court, Gouda.
Chairman of the Supervisory Boards
of the Nederlanse Reassurantie Groep N.V. and Nederlanse Reassurantie Holding
N.V.
Vice-Chairman Board Stichting
Administratiekantoor van gewone aandelen A Van Lanschot N.V.
Hon. Consul-General of the Kingdom
of Denmark in Rotterdam.
Member of the Board of the
Netherlands Arbitration Institute.
Member of the Advisory Board of the
Netherlands Mediation Institute.
Member of the Board of Stichting ADR
voor het Bedrijfsleven (the ADR Centre for the Dutch industry).
Member Executive Committee and
European Advisory Council of CPR, Institute for Dispute Resolution, New York.
Member International Advisory Group,
Centre for Dispute Resolution CEDR, U.K.
Member of the board of
“Onderzoekcentrum Onderneming en Recht”, connected to the law faculty
of the University of Nijmegen.
Member Advisory Editing Board
“Jurisprudentie Onderneming & Recht”.
Editor “Tijdschrift voor
Arbitrage”.
Vice-President European Users
Council of the London Court of International Arbitration.
Member working party of the IBA
Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration.
Board member Union des Consuls at
Rotterdam.
Past Offices
Member and past chairman of various
councils and committees of the International Bar Association, among others,
vice chairman of the committee for the settlement of disputes.
Past member and chairman of various
boards of Dutch welfare organisations.
Languages
Danish, English, French, German
Social Activities – (current)
Member of Rotary International
