Members of the Board and ancillary positions

Drs. Rob van Lint (chairman, appointed until 01 july 2026; Declaration of Interests)

Ancillary positions:

• Consultant ABD Topconsult (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK))

• Member of the Program Council and lecturer, Leadership in Public Domain Policy Processes at MW&V

• Executive Coach, Intercoach

Prof. A.P. van Wezel (member, appointed to 01-01-2022, Declaration of Interests)

Director of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) and professor of Environmental Ecology at the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Science (UvA).

Expertise:

• Risk assessment ​​environmental and water quality

Ancillary positions:

• Incidental jury works for NWO and STW
• Member and Vice Chair of the Technical Committee Bodem
• Member Supervisory Board Postdoctoral Training Toxicology
• Member Editorial Board 'Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology'
• Chair (at piket) Crisis Expert Team environment and drinking water

Drs. D.H.J. van de Weerdt (member, appointed to 01-01-2024, Declaration of Interests)

Doctor Society & Health/Medical Environmental Science KNMG (BIG Registration Number 49024812301):

• Senior Environmental and Health Advisor - GGD’s Gelderland and Overijssel
• Health Advisor for Hazardous Substances for the Safety Regions in Gelderland and Overijssel

Expertise:

• Human toxicology, risk assessment of human health
• European registered toxicologist  (Registration Number 08023)

Ancillary positions:

• Trainer 1st en 2nd Phase Netherlands School of Public and Occupational health (NSPOH)
• Partner Bureau Medical Environmental Sciences Jans, Van den Hazel & van de Weerdt
• Consultant for WHO-PAHO

Dr. ir. M.M. Riemens PhD (member, appointed to 01-01-2024, Declaration of Interests)

Team Manager Crop Protection Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University & Research

Expertise:

• Agriculture in the netherlands
• Arable farming
• Plant and crop protection
• Weeds

Ancillary positions: none

Alternate members

Dr. M. Wolfs (alternate member, appointed to 01-01-2022, Declaration of Interests)

Is retired.

Expertise:

• Biocidal chemistry
• Enforcement
• Analysis methods nanomaterials

Ancillary positions: none.

Drs. N. van der Meer (alternate member, appointed to 01-01-2026, Declaration of Interests)

Expertise:

• Occupational chemical exposure and risk assessment

• Research and consultancy

Ancillary positions:

• Independent occupational hygiene, advisor MEER Prevention
• Member of expertise center toxicology of the cooperative PreventPartner, Coöperatie PreventPartner
• Examiner Personal Certification Scheme for Occupational Hygienists, Hobéon SKO
• Examiner and mentor post-HBO specialization Occupational Hygiene, Foundation PHOV

Dr. J. Poulis (alternate member, appointed to 01-01-2026, Declaration of Interests)

Ancillary positions: none

Drs. Annegaaike Leopold (benoemd tot 01-02-2029, Declaration of interests)

Owner Calidris environment bv (consultancy)

Expertise

• Ecotoxicology

Ancillary positions:

• Affiliated Researcher, Institute for Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Canada.
• SETAC Europe Representative at the European Commission High Level Roundtable for the implementation of the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability,  vóór SETAC bij de Europese commissie

Prof. dr. A. Opperhuizen (benoemd tot 01-03-2029, belangenverklaring en CV)

Strategic advisor Office of risk assessment and research, Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Utrecht

Expertise

• Risk assessment, risk communication, risk management, environmental chemistry, toxicology, economics, decision sciences, risk governance

Ancillary positions:

• Special Professor Risk assessment, risk communication, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Maastricht
• Vice-chair Scientific Committee, Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire (Anses) Frankrijk
• Member Scientific Committee Tobacco Regulation (TobReg), World Health Organisation
• Executive coach, InterCoach, Dutch Gorvernment ​​​​​​​

Dr. M. van Raaij Becks (secretary, not a member of the Board, Declaration of Interests)

Director/Secretary (not a member):

Ancillary position: none