Council for Defence Research

According to Article 18, paragraph 1 of the TNO Act, the Council for Defence Research approves ‘with due observance of the provisions regarding the Executive Board, the policy to be pursued concerning the main group for defence research’. The main group for defence research corresponds to TNO's Defence, Safety & Security unit.

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From left to right: Ad van de Sande, Hendrik-Jan van Veen, Lenny Hazelbag, Maarten Tossings, Vera de Witte, Harold Boekholt and Harold Bousché.

The TNO Council for Defence Research currently consists of:

  • Rear Admiral M.G.L.H. (Maarten) Tossings MSc, Member of the TNO Executive Board (COO), chair
  • V.J. (Vera) de Witte MA, Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Defence, vice chair
  • Major General H.G.J. (Hanke) Bruins Slot LLM, MA, Director of Plans, Ministry of Defence, member
  • Brigadier General Dr. L.J. (Lenny) Hazelbag, Director Strategy and Knowledge, Ministry of Defence, member
  • Major General H.G.S. (Harold) Boekholt, deputy Commander Materiel and IT Command, Ministry of Defence, member
  • Dr. H.A.H.C. (Hendrik-Jan) van Veen, Managing Director, TNO unit Defence, Safety & Security, member
  • H.F. (Harold) Bousché MSc, TNO unit Defence, Safety & Security, secretary