Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board is the statutory supervising body of Utrecht University. The Board consists of five members who are each appointed by the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science for a four-year term.
The Executive Board informs the Supervisory Board of the most important developments and events taking place at Utrecht University. The Executive Board requires the approval of the Supervisory Board on, among other things, the Strategic Plan, the Annual Report and the Annual Accounts.
The Supervisory Board meets with the University Council at least twice a year.
The Supervisory Board
Ir. Karin Laglas
Karin Laglas (President of the Supervisory Board and a member of the HR Committee) was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board as of 1 May 2020 and has been the President since 1 August 2022. She was the Board President of the housing corporation Ymere, which operates in the region of Amsterdam, until 1 June 2021. Before that, she was a Dean at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at Delft University of Technology and other places she worked at were OVG Projectontwikkeling, Rodamco Europe, MAB Group and, at the start of her career, Twynstra Gudde.
Current ancillary activities
- Membership of the Supervisory Board Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw
- Membership of the Supervisory Board Eurocommercial Properties N.V.
- President of the Supervisory Board Brink Groep
- Director Argo B.V.
- Board Member Stichting Cokopen
- Membership of the Supervisory Board TBI Holdings B.V.
Dr. Mirjam Bult
Mirjam Bult (Vice President of the Supervisory Board, President of the HR Committee, a member of the R&D Committee) has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 1 January 2022. She works in the Advisory Division of the Dutch Council of State as a State Councillor. She is very familiar with the academic world from various roles. She was, among other things, Vice-Chair of the Executive Board of the University of Twente, a consultant at KPMG and Federation Secretary of the 3TU. Bult is a social-administration specialist and obtained her PhD at the University of Twente with a research project into public-private collaboration.
Current ancillary activities
- Dutch Council of State Advisory Division of the Dutch Council of State
- Membership of the Supervisory Board Idealis
- President of the MBO Regional Investment Fund Dienst Uitvoering Subsidies aan Instellingen (DUS-I for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science)
- Membership of the Supervisory Board Twente Board Development
- Membership of the Research Supervisory Committee for public-private collaboration in the MBO Katapult
Drs. Bas Hendriks
Bas Hendriks (a member of the Supervisory Board and the President of the Audit Committee) has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 1 January 2022. He is an administrator for the housing corporation Stadgenoot in Amsterdam . Hendriks studied Econometrics in Tilburg, and has previously worked as Financial Director at NS Reizigers, CFO at NS Stations, CFO at Qbuzz and as a Managing Consultant at PwC.
Current ancillary activities
- Administrator/CFO Housing Corporation Stadgenoot
- Membership of the Participant Council Waarborgfonds Sociale Woningbouw (WSW)
- Membership of the Supervisory Board and President of the Audit Committee Nederlandse Cystic Fibrosis Stichting
Dr. Adrian de Groot Ruiz
Adrian de Groot Ruiz (a member of the Supervisory Board and the President of the R&D Committee) has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 1 August 2022. He is the director of Impact Institute, a social enterprise which helps organisation to measure, rate and improve their impacts. He studied Natural and Social Sciences at University College Utrecht and Econometrics at the University of Amsterdam. After obtaining his PhD at the University of Amsterdam, one of the positions he held was Assistant Professor of Finance at Radboud University in Nijmegen, where he did research in behavioural economics and sustainable finance. De Groot Ruiz was a Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum, a member of the think tank Worldconnectors, and is a co-founder of the SDG Charter and the Impact Economy Foundation.
Current ancillary activities
- CEO/Co-founder Impact Institute
- Co-founder/Director True Price
- Board Member Impact Economy Foundation
- Member Societal Impact Team
Jeroen Cammeraat, MSc, MBA
Jeroen Cammeraat (a member of the Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee) has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 1 October 2023. He obtained his first-year diploma of Dentistry at Utrecht University. After graduating as a dentist at the University of Groningen in 1991 and obtaining an MBA from INSEAD in 1996, he fulfilled various positions at Philips Healthcare, including the position of Vice-President. His career at various enterprises in life sciences is characterised by knowledge transfer of academic research results. Examples of this are his involvement in companies in the fields of cancer therapy, dentistry and ophthalmology. In all aspects of his career, ICT and innovation play an important role: in the fields of knowledge protection and privacy protection, and regarding the enabling of new impactful applications for society.
Current ancillary activities
- CEO Bergman Clinics (Group) (as of 1 January 2025)
- Director Cammeraat Vermogensbeheer B.V.
- Director Sunhill Consulting B.V.
Secretary to the Supervisory Board
Els Noorda, Heidelberglaan 8, 3584 CS Utrecht.