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Wilma de Koning will be leaving as Director General at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. She will become the new vice-president of the Tilburg University Executive Board as of 15 November 2023, succeeding Paulina Snijders.
The Academy Board has now initiated recruitment for the succession. In the months ahead, governance and portfolio distribution will remain unchanged and a proper handover will be ensured.
Marileen Dogterom, President of the Academy: “We are very grateful to Wilma for what she has brought to the Academy. She is a sound and experienced administrator, with a big heart for science and scholarship. She has managed to give a solid boost to the quality of our operations, is straightforward and is always striving for constructive cooperation. On behalf of the Academy Board and myself, I would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to Wilma. We will greatly miss her expertise and commitment."
Wilma herself had this to say: “I have dedicated myself to leading the Academy and have steered its strategic course based on the dynamic agenda. I'm looking forward to getting started with a new challenge at Tilburg University, where I have previously enjoyed working. I thank all colleagues at the Academy for the pleasant cooperation.”
