The Executive Board of Koninklijke Metaalunie has appointed Adriaan Vonk (41) as director of Services and Branches of Metaalunie. Vonk officially takes up his post on 1 April next and succeeds retiring director Bert Jaarsma in the two-man board. Jos Kleiboer will remain Director of Policy with the Metaalunie lobby attached.
"Metaalunie represents the manufacturing industry, with members who together 'make the Netherlands'! A wonderful industry to work for and to be able to make a difference for members. Together with Jos Kleiboer, I will be working hard in the coming years to strengthen the important position Metaalunie already holds in the SME manufacturing industry. Furthermore, I will work to further improve and develop the service to our members," Vonk says about his appointment.
Vonk is currently working for Aedes, the association of housing associations, as manager of the Sector Development & Professionalisation department. In that role, he has extensive experience in providing services to Aedes members. He is also involved in the Housing Knowledge Institute, the Aedes Data Centre, the Aedes benchmark and collective bargaining issues. Vonk also has five years' work experience at Van Spaendonck Brancheadvies and worked at MOVISIE for five years.
Adriaan Vonk is 41 years old, lives in Oosterhout (Noord-Brabant), is married and father of two children.
With almost 15,000 members, Koninklijke Metaalunie is the largest entrepreneurs' organisation for the SME metal industry. Its members have a combined turnover of EUR 30 billion and employ over 180,000 people.
Photo from left to right: Fried Kaanen (Chairman), Adriaan Vonk (Director Services and Branches) and Jos Kleiboer (Director Policy).
