Board of Directors

Hans van Goudoever, president

Hans van Goudoever studied medicine at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He specialized as a pediatrician and neonatologist at Sophia Children's Hospital, with an excursion for postdoctoral training to Houston Texas. In 2004, he became head of the Neonatology Department at Sophia Children's Hospital. In 2010, he came to Amsterdam, where he became head of the Departments of Pediatrics VUmc and AMC. Two years later, so well before the administrative merger of AMC and VUmc in 2018, he became chair of the Women's Child division at both locations. On 1 January 2022, Hans was appointed vice-chairman of the board of directors and dean of the Faculty of Medicine UvA.

Saskia Peerdeman, member and dean of the Faculty of Medicine at VU

Saskia Peerdeman studied Medicine at Utrecht University and subsequently trained as a neurosurgeon. Since 2005, she has been affiliated as a staff member in Neurosurgery at VUmc and has also worked in various clinics in the region. Since 2018, Peerdeman has been working at both locations of Amsterdam UMC. In addition to her clinical duties, Peerdeman has been a professor at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) in the field of professional development since 2015 and in 2018, she also became a professor at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Since then, she has also served as vice-dean of Education and Training. At the administrative level, Peerdeman has held various local, national and international positions within her field, medical education and specialist medical training. She continues to be active as a neurosurgeon alongside her role as a member of the Board of Directors of Amsterdam UMC.

Karen Kruijthof, member

Karen Kruijthof studied medicine and public administration at the VU. She obtained her doctorate with a thesis on research into the control of medical specialists in Dutch hospitals. The AMC was involved in this research. After two years of clinical practice, she held policy and management positions in various hospitals. As a member of the three-member board of directors of Rotterdam's Franciscus Gasthuis and Schiedam's Vlietland Hospital, she was intensively involved in the merger between the two institutions. On February 14, 2019, Karen was appointed as a member of the board of directors. In the Board of Directors, Karen is concerned with the shifts between the two locations, and with the integration processes that the amalgamation of departments and services entails. The 'human side' has her special attention.

Yvo Roos, member and dean of the Faculty of Medicine at UvA

After studying Medicine in Rotterdam, Yvo Roos trained as a neurologist at Amsterdam UMC, AMC location. He obtained his
PhD in 2000 and became a staff member and later head of department in Neurology. Yvo has been highly active and successful in all core areas, earning several prizes and awards in education, healthcare innovation, and science. Since 2018,
Yvo has been a member, vice-chair, and chair of the Quality Committee. He is also vice chair of the ROAZ (Regional Acute Care Coordination), where he played an important role during the COVID-19 pandemic, including in the distribution of (then scarce) personal protective equipment in the region.

Yvonne Koppelman, member

Yvonne Koppelman is a familiar face to many in Amsterdam UMC. She previously worked at both Amsterdam UMC locations, first as
division manager and later as Director of Finance. Yvonne studied Health Policy and Management in Maastricht, and then worked as a consultant at KPMG, as a new construction advisor, cluster manager, and later as theme director at Erasmus MC. From 2019 to 2023, Yvonne was chair of the executive board at The Rotterdam
Eye Hospital.

Mr. O.G.A. (Orian) van der Beek, secretary of the board of directors

The Board of Directors is supported in its daily work by the Department of Administrative and Legal Affairs.

Contact details Board of Directors Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc:
mr. O.G.A. van der Beek, secretary
De Boelelaan 1117
1081 HV Amsterdam
T: 020 44 425 12
E-mail: oga.vanderbeek@vumc.nl

Supervisory Board

• Dr. M. (Jet) Bussemaker, member of Core Task Force Quality and Safety Committee
• Prof. M.P. (Marja) van Dieijen, member of the Core Task Force Quality and Safety Committee
• W.F. (Willy) de Mooij, member audit committee
• Prof. P.A.B.M. (Paul) Smits, chairman of the Core Task Force Quality and Safety Committee, contact person for the AMC and VUmc Client Council
• M.J.H. (Guillaume) Jetten, chairman Audit Committee
• Drs. M.A.P. (Marian) Mens, secretary