Meet ZOA's board and management team

ZOA’s board is formed by a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a Chief Programme Officer (CPO). Together with the management team, they are responsible for the executive decisions and daily management of the organisation.

Daily management

ZOA's leadership team

ZOA’s executive board is comprised of Chief Executive Officer Chris Lukkien (right in the picture) and Chief Programme Officer Edwin Visser. With the Management Team, they are in charge of the daily management of the organisation. ZOA's management team runs the organisation, develops our strategy and ensures it is executed.

Chris Lukkien (CEO) – Chair
Edwin Visser – Chief Programme Officer
Leo den Besten - Company Secretary
Elly Urban – Director of Programmes
Jan-Marc Stam – Director of Finance
René Vlug – Director of Fundraising and Communication
Dick Schilthuis – Director of Human Resources

International TEam

ZOA's international management team

The International Management Team consists of the Management Team of ZOA Netherlands, combined with the Country Directors.

Ina Hogendoorn – Director Disaster Response Team
Herman Kamphuis – ZOA in Burundi
Timothée Rukundo – ZOA in DR Congo
Mike Boomer (country representative) – ZOA in Colombia
Dawn Hoyle– ZOA in Ethiopia
John Panga – ZOA in Iraq
Jaap van Kranenburg - ZOA in Liberia
Sonya Hahm (country representative) – ZOA CDN in Myanmar
Robert Anthony Caleesious – ZOA in Nigeria
Agnes Kroese – ZOA Dorcas in South Sudan
Harmen Sas – ZOA in Sudan
Marjanne van Vliet– ZOA in Syria
Claire Burger-Skinner – ZOA in Uganda
Cathy Hynds – ZOA in Yemen

Supervisory board

Besides a board and management team, ZOA has a supervisory board. This council is responsible for the supervision of ZOA’s board, its plans and policies, and for safeguarding the mission and identity of the organisation.

More about ZOA's supervisory board