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Organization

Management and supervisory board

Supervisory Board of Paleis Het Loo
Supervisory board and management

Supervisory board

  • Robert Swaak, CEO of ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

  • Martine Bijkerk, legal advisor at Bijkerk|Aarts

  • Mardjan Seighali, chairman of the Supervisory Board Stichting Enver Rotterdam

  • Lidwien Suur, member of the Executive Board of Achmea.

  • Peggy Brandon, director of Mocca, quartermaster of the National Slavery Museum

  • Jeroen Rijpkema, former Chief Executive Officer at Triodos Bank

  • Frans van der Avert, director of Paleis Het Loo

Advisor to supervisory board

  • Claudia Hörster, director of the Royal Collections

A portrait of Frans van der Avert, general manager
Frans van der Avert, General Director

Frans van der Avert will be director of Paleis Het Loo from 1 August. Until then, he is the owner of Frens & Co: a collective that specializes in strategy issues and marketing and communication challenges, particularly in the cultural and heritage sector.

From 2019 to 2021 he will be director of Soestdijk Palace and responsible for the preparation of the new destination of the Palace. He started his career at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, then became responsible for education and communication at the former Hermitage Amsterdam (now H'ART Museum) and later as director of amsterdam&partners, which focuses on Amsterdam's reputation management.

The Supervisory Board is responsible for setting salaries and arranging other terms and conditions for the management of Paleis Het Loo. The staff remuneration policy is based on the Museum Association’s collective labour agreement.