Advisory Board

Introducing our advisory board

The mission of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Advisory Board is to further connect RSM with external management issues and practices. Consisting of over twenty individuals from management positions in corporate industry, NGO's and the political arena, this influential group provide an ongoing pipeline of ideas, knowledge and advice from the broader community that serve to shape RSM’s strategic agendas. The effect is that education and knowledge-creation at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University continues to be highly-relevant and sought-after by the wider community.

Members Advisory Board RSM

The advisory board are talented and influential business and public leaders who reflect the international diversity of the school.

Tom de Swaan - Chair

Chairman of the Supervisory Board to Van Lanschot Bankiers N.V.

Jan Aalberts

President & CEO of Aalberts Industries N.V

Ahmed Aboutaleb

Mayor of Rotterdam

Eija Aulikki Ailasmaa

President & CEO, Sanoma Magazines B.V

Jan Baan

Founder & Chief Executive Officer Cordys

Douglas Anderson Baillie

President Unilever Western Europe

Peter Bakker

CEO TNT

Gert Van Essen

Member Board of Directors, KPMG Holdings Netherlands

Karien van Gennip

Director of Group Public and Government Affairs, ING

Peter Gerber

Senior Vice President, Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft

Peter Hartman

President & CEO, KLM

René Hooft Graafland

Executive Board and CFO, Heineken N.V.

Joost van Heyningen Nanninga

Senior Partner, Egon Zehnder International

Niek Hoek

Chairman Board of Directors, Delta Lloyd Groep

Marco van Kalleveen

Partner, McKinsey & Company

Floris Maljers

Former Chief Executive Officer, Unilever

Martijn van der Mandele

Senior Fellow, Rand Europe - Alumnus

Maria Molenaar

Board Member (Lid Raad van Bestuur), Rijnland Zorggroep - Alumnus

Godefroy Motte

Vice-President, Managing Director, Eastman Chemical Company, EMEA region

Hendrik Muilerman

Managing Director, BP Netherlands

Marcel van Poecke

Former member Executive Board, Petroplus International B.V. - Alumnus

Marc van Rooijen

Director, McKinsey - Alumnus

Kimberly Ross

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ahold

Feike Sijbesma

Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM - Alumnus

Hans Smits

Vice-Chairman of the Advisory Board - Chief Executive Officer Port of Rotterdam – Alumnus

Saskia J Stuiveling

President, Netherlands Court of Audit - Alumnus

Jacqueline Tammenoms Bakker

Non-executive director, Tesco plc.

Jeroen van der Veer

Non-Executive Director, Royal Dutch Shell

Tom de Swaan, Chair of the supervisory board to Van Lanschot Bankiers N.V.

TOM DE SWAAN, CHAIR OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD TO VAN LANSCHOT BANKIERS N.V.

"Our goal is to be a leading worldwide force in business education."