New director Terre des Hommes Netherlands (Santbrink)

New director Terre des Hommes Netherlands

Albert Jaap van Santbrink is the new director of children's aid organisation Terre des Hommes Netherlands. Van Santbrink will start 1 March 2011.

Van Santbrink (1959) has extensive experience in leading child aid organisations. In the period 2002-2008 he was Managing Director of SOS Children's Villages. Under his leadership, the organisation made a considerable growth in terms of revenue and donors. Until March 1, 2011 he is director of the Dutch organisation Wereldkinderen.

The Board of Trustees of Terre des Hommes chose Van Santbrink over one hundred candidates. Especially his administrative experience in children's organisations and his extensive experience in marketing were crucial. Van Santbrink succeeds Ron van Huizen who led Terre des Hommes for sixteen years.

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