Up Coming Presidency

The Incoming Presidency Team of CIOR
By Lt. Cdr. (Navy) Tim Timmers, CIOR PA Committee

At the end of the Summer Congress in Istanbul, the Presidency of CIOR will pass from the Canadian to the Dutch team, whose members were presented to the General Council in Brussels on February 14th by President Carman McNary during CIOR’s mid-winter meeting. The incoming Presidency team is structured differently from the Canadian team. It consists of five people: the President, the Secretary General and three Assistant Secretaries General (ASGs). The members of the team will each have more areas of attention in their portfolio, including the CIOR Committees. Lt. Colonel Rob Peters will preside over CIOR from 2008-2010 and will also be responsible for the Partnership for Peace programme. He is a Field Artillery officer (R) and has enjoyed a comprehensive career with the Netherlands Army Reserve. In his civilian life, he owns his own management consulting company. Until recently, Lt. Colonel Peters served the Royal Association of Netherlands Reserve Officers (KVNRO) as its President. He is also active in other associations, such as Mars & Mercurius (an association of reserve or former regular officers who are active in industry or other commercial services), currently serving as the Chairman of the Chapter for South Holland and Zeeland. Lt. Colonel (R) Arthur Bolder is with the Engineers and is incoming Secretary General of CIOR who will also be responsible for the Language Academy. Lt. Colonel Bolder graduated as an electrotechnical engineer from Delft Technical University. He is an active reservist with the Regional Military Command West (RMC), which fulfils the important task of assisting civil authorities in emergency situations. He has an international function in civilian life as a Patent Examiner with the European Patent Office in The Netherlands. With Marc Daverveldt, the incoming CIOR Presidency has both financial and PA expertise within the team. He is a Reserve Major with the Stormtroopers and his portfolio will encompass Public Affairs, Finance and the Young Reserve Officers programme. Major Daverveldt is presently the Secretary General of the Dutch ROA and has been Editor-in-Chief of its magazine “De Reserve Officier” since 2006. In his civilian life, he is an independent consultant on pension funds and life insurance. Mark also has other relevant experience in public affairs. As husband to his wife of Chinese origin, he is particularly interested in East Asia and is able to speak in Cantonese, albeit in a limited way. Lt. Colonel Gert Dijk will direct his attention to the DefSec and Legal Committees. He began his military career as a regular officer with the Field Artillery and later joined the Dutch reserve forces. In times of crises, Lt. Col. Dijk will be a staff officer to the Dutch Permanent Representative in the NATO Military Committee. He works as a consultant for a leading Dutch software company and is presently assigned by his company to the Dutch Internal Revenue Service. The fifth member of the Dutch Presidency team, with a broad span of portfolio, is Major (R) Hans Garrels, who will be responsible for CIMIC, MilComp and the Winter Seminar. Major Garrels is an infanteer and belongs to one of the long-standing Dutch regiments (Limburgse Jagers). His military assignment is that of Security Officer in the Utrecht Area of the Regional Military Command West. Maj Garrels served in Bosnia as a CIMIC officer with IDEA. In civilian life, he has his own consultancy and investment firm that focuses on the Western Balkans and strives for cooperation with local entrepreneurs.

The Incoming Presidency Team of CIOR

By Lt. Cdr. (Navy) Tim Timmers, CIOR PA Committee

At the end of the Summer Congress in Istanbul, the Presidency of CIOR will pass from the Canadian to the Dutch team, whose members were presented to the General Council in Brussels on February 14th by President Carman McNary during CIOR’s mid-winter meeting.

The incoming Presidency team is structured differently from the Canadian team. It consists of five people: the President, the Secretary General and three Assistant Secretaries General (ASGs). The members of the team will each have more areas of attention in their portfolio, including the CIOR Committees.

Lt. Colonel Rob Peters will preside over CIOR from 2008-2010 and will also be responsible for the Partnership for Peace programme. He is a Field Artillery officer (R) and has enjoyed a comprehensive career with the Netherlands Army Reserve. In his civilian life, he owns his own management consulting company.

Until recently, Lt. Colonel Peters served the Royal Association of Netherlands Reserve Officers (KVNRO) as its President. He is also active in other associations, such as Mars & Mercurius (an association of reserve or former regular officers who are active in industry or other commercial services), currently serving as the Chairman of the Chapter for South Holland and Zeeland.

Lt. Colonel (R) Arthur Bolder is with the Engineers and is incoming Secretary General of CIOR who will also be responsible for the Language Academy. Lt. Colonel Bolder graduated as an electrotechnical engineer from Delft Technical University. He is an active reservist with the Regional Military Command West (RMC), which fulfils the important task of assisting civil authorities in emergency situations. He has an international function in civilian life as a Patent Examiner with the European Patent Office in The Netherlands.

With Marc Daverveldt, the incoming CIOR Presidency has both financial and PA expertise within the team. He is a Reserve Major with the Stormtroopers and his portfolio will encompass Public Affairs, Finance and the Young Reserve Officers programme. Major Daverveldt is presently the Secretary General of the Dutch ROA and has been Editor-in-Chief of its magazine “De Reserve Officier” since 2006. In his civilian life, he is an independent consultant on pension funds and life insurance. Mark also has other relevant experience in public affairs. As husband to his wife of Chinese origin, he is particularly interested in East Asia and is able to speak in Cantonese, albeit in a limited way.

Lt. Colonel Gert Dijk will direct his attention to the DefSec and Legal Committees. He began his military career as a regular officer with the Field Artillery and later joined the Dutch reserve forces. In times of crises, Lt. Col. Dijk will be a staff officer to the Dutch Permanent Representative in the NATO Military Committee. He works as a consultant for a leading Dutch software company and is presently assigned by his company to the Dutch Internal Revenue Service.

The fifth member of the Dutch Presidency team, with a broad span of portfolio, is Major (R) Hans Garrels, who will be responsible for CIMIC, MilComp and the Winter Seminar. Major Garrels is an infanteer and belongs to one of the long-standing Dutch regiments (Limburgse Jagers). His military assignment is that of Security Officer in the Utrecht Area of the Regional Military Command West. Maj Garrels served in Bosnia as a CIMIC officer with IDEA. In civilian life, he has his own consultancy and investment firm that focuses on the Western Balkans and strives for cooperation with local entrepreneurs.