Dutch drinking water partners

VEI is a full subsidiary of Vitens N.V. and Evides Waterbedrijf N.V. and implements their international Corporate Social Responsibility policy on behalf of eight Dutch drinking water partners:

  • Vitens N.V.
  • Evides Waterbedrijf N.V.
  • WML
  • Waterbedrijf Groningen
  • Brabant Water
  • WLN (laboratory)
  • PWN
  • WMD

Departments

VEI is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands. VEI consists of the following departments that cooperate closely:

  • Corporate - overall management, communication, programmes and the office management.
  • Finance & Control - administration, controlling and ICT.
  • HR - recruitment, resourcing motivation, staff development.
  • Project Operations Department - project acquisition and implementation of all projects in 19 countries.

VEI employs at its headquarters in Utrecht a team of 25 staff members and engages the project staff members worldwide. In addition, for short term assignments, VEI arranges another 200 employees of Dutch water operators who provide support to peer operators. 

The daily operations are managed by a CEO and management team:

  • CEO: Toine Ramaker
  • Manager F&C:  Luuk Veens
  • Senior HR Advisor: Andre van Beek
  • Regional Manager: Dr. Adriaan Mels
  • Regional Manager: Reinder van den Brink
  • Regional Manager: Emma Lesterhuis