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SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship to empower young, ambitious people to lead their conflict-affected societies into prosperity.
SPARK is made up of a Supervisory Board, Board of Directors and a Board of Recommendation. The Board of Directors sets policy, develops organisational planning and is responsible for developing codes for good governance.
Board of Directors
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Yannick Du PontDirector
Next to his work at SPARK, Yannick du Pont also holds the following unpaid posts:
Member of the DIHAD International Scientific Advisory Board, Dubai;
Board member, Foundation Max van der Stoel, The Hague;
Board member, Littlebitz Foundation, The Hague;
Member of the advisory board, Centre for Theory of Change, New York. -
Michel RichterDirector of Programmes
Next to his work at SPARK, Michel Richter also holds the following unpaid post:
Director, Stichting voor Bewaring van IGNITE Fund (unpaid). -
Bilal AminDirector of Finance
Supervisory Board
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André VenemanChair
Corporate Director Sustainability at AkzoNobel (retired)
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Tamar SchroferGeneral member
Programme Coordinator Develop2Build, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
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Wassim BeainehGeneral member
Manager International Cooperation, MENA, Wageningen University & Research
Co-Chair of the Advisory Board, Robert CARR Fund for Civil Society Networks
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Fred de VriesGeneral memberHead of Internationalization Strategy, University of Twente and partner in Accent
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Peter de RuiterGeneral member
Former Tax Partner at PwC and Senior Counsel at NABC