Hivos is managed by Chief Executive Officer Marco De Ponte and a Core Leadership Team, which includes the heads of the following departments: Programs, Business Development, External Engagement, Finance & Information Systems, and People & Culture. The Supervisory Board is chaired by Arjan van den Born.
Regional presence
More and more, cities are the places where people organize and negotiate power. So we particularly work to support and organize civic and political activism in urban areas across the Americas, Africa, Europe, and Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA). Hivos closely collaborates with the Humanis Foundation in Indonesia. And we will also seek to work in Europe, engaging with like-minded networks and coalitions to help turn the tide of shrinking civic space that threatens this continent as well.
The Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board is – by Dutch law – the employer of the Executive Board. It is also charged with approving Hivos’ budgets and annual accounts, as well as any major strategic decisions Hivos takes. The Supervisory Board consists of five members.
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Arjan van den Born is the chair. He is a professor, director, and supervisor with expertise in digital entrepreneurship, innovation, artificial intelligence, and organizational transformation. He serves as Director of ROM Utrecht Region and Professor of Digital Entrepreneurship at Tilburg University and holds various supervisory and advisory positions in the fields of education, innovation, and technology.
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Bernard ter Haar joined the Supervisory Board in 2021 and has held a number of high-level civil service posts. He is currently a special advisor to the Ministry of Domestic and Kingdom Affairs. Previously, he served as Director General at the Ministry of Social Affairs and held key leadership positions at the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment.
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Frida Kruijt joined the Supervisory Board in 2021. She is currently the Deputy Director Americas for Movement Engagement for the International Secretariat of Amnesty International based in Mexico City. She was born and raised in Amsterdam and has lived abroad since 1996, including in Spain, Portugal, the UK, Canada and Mexico.
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Savio Carvalho is Managing Director, Campaigns and Networks at 350.org, where he leads the country and global teams driving advocacy campaigns to end fossil fuels and advance a just, renewable energy transition.Originally from India and based in the Netherlands, he has worked for over two decades across most continents with organisations including Amnesty International, Greenpeace International, WaterAid and Oxfam, on issues spanning forests, climate, food systems, water and sanitation, gender and humanitarian response. His current areas of focus include the just energy transition, energy affordability and ending fossil fuels.
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Martine Kok is an international executive and supervisory board member with extensive experience in finance, organizational transformation, and digitalization. She has served as Group CFO of Bergman Clinics Group and Roll Group, and held senior leadership positions at Terre des Hommes Netherlands, Van den Bos Group, and TNT. Martine also serves on the Supervisory Board of I+solutions, where she chairs the Audit Committee.
Statutes, regulations and salary scheme
In keeping with the requirements of the Dutch CBF accreditation, Hivos regularly publishes updated version of it statutes, regulations, and salary scheme.
You can find all documents and publications on our Integrity and Transparency page.