{"id":23517,"date":"2022-03-08T15:32:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T15:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcnwebsite.nl\/gcn-award\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:50:42","slug":"gcn-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/en\/gcn-award\/","title":{"rendered":"GCN Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23517\" class=\"elementor elementor-23517 elementor-62\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54c7e52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54c7e52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2a8460\" data-id=\"a2a8460\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef95269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef95269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Counsel Award<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e48f13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e48f13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f09e45\" data-id=\"1f09e45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5864b93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5864b93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-38835\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279ee04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"279ee04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe prestigious General Counsel Award is granted every other year to a General Counsel who has delivered a remarkable achievement in the Netherlands and has thus set an example for the professionalisation of the General Counsel profession.<br><br>Today, the GCN Award has become a key award for General Counsel in the Netherlands. Anyone can nominate a General Counsel. An independent and expert jury will select three finalists from all candidates. The selection criteria are: innovation, leadership, professionalism and business acumen.<br><br>The finalists will present themselves at the General Counsel NL Annual Dinner, followed by the GCs attending and the jury choosing the winner. These General Counsel have won the General Counsel Award in recent years:<br><ul>\r\n \t<li>2015 &#8211; 2016, Malinda Miener, member of the Executive Board at Holland Casino<\/li>\r\n \t<li>2017 &#8211; 2018, Thijs van der Lugt, General Counsel at Aalberts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>2019 &#8211; 2020, Yu Lian de Bakker, SVP Legal Affairs &amp; General Counsel at PVH Europe<\/li>\r\n \t<li>2021 &#8211; 2022, Baukje Dreim\u00fcller, General Counsel bij Royal Schiphol Group &amp; Member of the Supervisory Board at PwC NL<\/li>\r\n \t<li>2023 &#8211; 2024 Aster Kamp-van de Velden, General Counsel bij Catawiki<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49bcc5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49bcc5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecaf295\" data-id=\"ecaf295\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f8c1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82f8c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb76519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb76519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The role and responsibilities of the most senior lawyer in a company or organisation are changing rapidly. Whereas he or she used to sit in some corner digging through contracts, the General Counsel New Style is a modern and enterprising manager, close to the business and the board and often wearing several hats with final responsibility, such as legal, compliance and\/or secretary.<\/p><p>This calls for enterprising lawyers who take responsibility and leadership and are open to the challenges of the new era, for example in the field of technology. In short: General Counsel who are content-strong and continue to develop themselves more extensively.<\/p><p>Some General Counsel are more advanced in this than others. With the General Counsel Award, GCN wants to give the General Counsel New Style as much publicity, appreciation and standing as possible and provide a stage to those who lead the way in this respect: a role model for other General Counsel who want to develop themselves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d982e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6d982e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bcf69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21bcf69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery other year, GCN organises the General Counsel Award. Everyone can nominate a General Counsel. Each nominated General Counsel has his or her own special achievements. An expert jury selects 3 finalists from the list of nominated GCs. The GCs will be judged by the jury on the following criteria:<br><ul>\r\n \t<li>Innovation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Leadership<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Entrepreneurship<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Positioning of the General Counsel and\/or the legal department<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><br>The 3 finalists will present themselves during the General Counsel NL Annual Dinner. 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The other finalists were Anne Veldhuizen from Rituals and Haye Strikwerda from ACT Commodities.<\/p><p>This year\u2019s competition was especially intense, as all three finalists had been closely involved in significant developments within their companies over the past few years, each for different reasons. Each finalist shared their story \u2013 including their biggest successes and most notable blunders \u2013 in a unique way, resulting in a varied and dynamic evening. Three winners!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b721e61\" data-id=\"b721e61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3297a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"0b3297a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:3000,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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2023-2024: Aster Kamp-van de Velden\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Winaar 2023-2024: Aster Kamp-van de Velden<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Baukje-Dreimuller.jpg\" alt=\"Winnaar: 2021-2022 Baukje Dreimuller\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Winnaar: 2021-2022 Baukje Dreimuller<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Yu-Lian-de-Bakker.jpg\" alt=\"Portret voor General Counsel Netherlands_BLINKfotografie.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Portret voor General Counsel Netherlands_BLINKfotografie.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Thijs-van-der-Lugt.jpeg\" alt=\"Winnaar 2017-2018: Thijs van der Lugt\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Winnaar 2017-2018: Thijs van der Lugt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Malinda-Miener.jpeg\" alt=\"Winnaar 2015-2016: Malinda Miener\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Winnaar 2015-2016: Malinda Miener<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a7e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f0a7e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d11a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0d11a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">finalisten general counsel NL award 2025 - 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-704911d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"704911d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1bee8c\" data-id=\"a1bee8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a18b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a18b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Haye-Strikwerda_ACT-Commodities.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-36931\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Haye-Strikwerda_ACT-Commodities.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Haye-Strikwerda_ACT-Commodities-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93214c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93214c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/haye-strikwerda-34b3b5\/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3Bdq7HH4SAQeCH90zZvuOtSQ%3D%3D\"><strong>Haye Strikwerda<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>General Counsel<\/p><p>ACT Commodities<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dea8b1\" data-id=\"4dea8b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2405fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2405fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Anne-Veldhuizen.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Anne-Veldhuizen.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Anne-Veldhuizen-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ede7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ede7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/annevoerman\/\"><strong>Anne Veldhuizen<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>General Counsel<\/p><p>Rituals Cosmetics<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e9b27c\" data-id=\"6e9b27c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a271f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02a271f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Willem-Jan-Wieland_Strukton.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-36935\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Willem-Jan-Wieland_Strukton.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Willem-Jan-Wieland_Strukton-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3681f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3681f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/willem-jan-wieland-86217bb\/\"><strong>Willem-Jan Wieland<\/strong><\/a><br><br>Chief Legal Officer<br><br>Strukton\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b523ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4b523ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cc0a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69cc0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jury of the General Counsel Award 2023 - 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43ac4d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43ac4d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68084c5\" data-id=\"68084c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f8c23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35f8c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Peter-Paul-200p-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-36444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Peter-Paul-200p-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Peter-Paul-200p-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d40444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d40444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Voorzitter<\/strong>:<strong> <a title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/peter-paul-de-vries-32a74419\/__;!!BupLon6U!szOtdSGVomoH-jgQDMhh-wnjWnl9OMEWyiU7Mj6PdD4GH01MnNiwdABKaANLnYcaWb0_SSR-qxXrxHOmqwqRoM0w41GxpPeBmS8tnt1W1qVpGA$\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/peter-paul-de-vries-32a74419\/__;!!BupLon6U!szOtdSGVomoH-jgQDMhh-wnjWnl9OMEWyiU7Mj6PdD4GH01MnNiwdABKaANLnYcaWb0_SSR-qxXrxHOmqwqRoM0w41GxpPeBmS8tnt1W1qVpGA$\" data-outlook-id=\"513e99eb-dda3-4e9b-9fb1-3e31c8e43866\">Peter Paul de Vries<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><br><br>CEO en Co-owner Value8\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f748577\" data-id=\"f748577\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2f8ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df2f8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aster-Kamp-Catawiki-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aster-Kamp-Catawiki-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aster-Kamp-Catawiki-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4fa5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc4fa5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Jurylid: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aster-kamp-van-de-velden-3a52955\/\">Aster Kamp &#8211; van de Velden<\/a><\/strong><br><br>General Counsel, Catawiki\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46865ca\" data-id=\"46865ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef3e46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bef3e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Christiaan-Bramer-LI-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-36273\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Christiaan-Bramer-LI-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Christiaan-Bramer-LI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Christiaan-Bramer-LI.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137929d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"137929d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Jurylid: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christiaan-bramer\/\">Christiaan Bramer <\/a><\/strong><br><br>Executive Coach bij Brainspire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a1a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"88a1a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ed5fb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ed5fb5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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