Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board appoints the members of the Executive Board and supervises the day-to-day management of the University. The Board consists of five members. A profile has been established for each seat on the Board. The members are appointed by the General Synod of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. Members are appointed for a term of four years and may be reappointed once. The Board is accountable to the General Synod.
Members of the Supervisory Board
- Mr Jan de Vries LLM, MA – Chair
- Dr Sjaak van den Berg
- Henriëtte Bertels-Stam MBA
- Prof. Dr Johan Graafland
- Albert Jan Heitink RA
The Board has established an Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing the financial information contained in the budget, reports, forecasts, and annual reports. In particular, it assesses the overall quality of the University's financial performance. The Committee also discusses the University's policy on internal control, as well as the principal areas of risk and the methods used for risk assessment and risk management. The Audit Committee oversees compliance with relevant legislation and regulations and the operation of codes of conduct. In addition, it discusses the external auditor's report and reports on internal controls with the external auditor. The Audit Committee also evaluates the external auditor and advises the Supervisory Board on the appointment of the external auditor. The Audit Committee consists of Bertels-Stam and Van den Berg.
The Board has also established a Quality Committee, consisting of Graafland and Van den Berg. The Quality Committee is responsible for preparing the Board's consideration of matters relating to quality assurance in education and research, in support of the advice, decisions, and approvals to be made by the Supervisory Board.
