Supervisory Board has a new member

Supervisory Board has a new member

As of June 1, Tennet CEO Manon van Beek will join the Supervisory Board of TU Delft, the Executive Board (CvB) announced on Monday in an e-mail to TU staff. Van Beek was nominated by the Works Council and the Student Council, after which she was appointed as a Supervisory Board member for four years by Minister of Education Robbert Dijkgraaf.

Van Beek has been CEO of grid operator Tennet since 2018. According to the Executive Board, her efforts in the field of “sustainability and accelerating the energy transition” make her an “excellent member”. Furthermore, she is a “passionate advocate of gender equality and diversity in the workplace”. 

Van Beek succeeds Carolien Gehrels, whose term of office ends in June. In addition to Van Beek, the Supervisory Board consists of Tijo Collot d’Escury, Luc Soete and Heleen Wachters. (KB)