Male, 50 years old, nationality Netherlands, he has been engaged in the fireworks industry for 17 years;

Activities:       Chairman of the United Nation¡¯s Working Group on Class 1 related matters

member of the Netherlands delegation to the United Nations:

-              Sub-Committee of Experts on Transport of Dangerous Goods

Chairman of IGUS Working Group on Explosives, Propellants and Pyrotechnics

Member of OECD-IGUS Working Group on Energetic and Oxidising Substances

member of European standardisation committee for Fireworks:

-              steering committee

-              various Working Groups

member of European standardisation committee for Civil Explosives:

-              steering committee

-              high explosives

-              propellants (as chairman)

member of NATO committee¡¯s for:

-              high explosives (as the Netherlands representative)

-              fusing systems (as secretary)

-              transport technical working group

member of the Forum of Notified Bodies for Civil Explosives:

-              as Netherlands representative