The organisation
Twan van de Kerkhof is the founder and managing director of the Foundation for European Leadership. Twan was a journalist for 15 years and from 1999 until 2003 was Chief Editor of Management Scope, the leading management publication in the Netherlands. Twan has written five books about leadership. He is an economist by education.
Terri Thompson is American. She has an MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management and extensive business experience in banking, latterly with ING in Asia. She lives in the Netherlands with her Dutch husband and two Dutch-American daughters.
George Begemann has been involved in FEL from the beginning. He has extensive management experience within Philips and as managing director of a relocation company. He started to work as an independent consultant in 2002. George regularly moderates Roundtables and helps to keep the thinking about our day-to-day business fresh.
European Leadership Platform
FEL has a sister organisation, the European Leadership Platform (ELP) which was established at the same time as FEL, but with a difference purpose and target group.
The vision of ELP is to provide a safe forum for senior leaders to engage in a dialogue with peers about topics that are important to them. The European Leadership Platform organises exclusive meetings for executives in secure and confidential settings. ELP members are high-level executives; board members, heads of business units or divisions, country managers, etc. Most are from corporate life and some work for government or not-for-profit organisations. All have comprehensive responsibilities in varying industries, and therefore unique experiences to offer and share. Not just anyone is eligible; potential ELP members are screened to ensure that only executives of the right level and experience are invited.
If you wish to learn more about the European Leadership Platform, visit the ELP site, or contact us.
