The Executive Board
The Executive Board (RvB) of the National Health Care Institute consists of 2 members who are appointed by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS). They handle and have the final responsibility for the day-to-day leadership of the organisation.
Dr M. (Mark) Janssen - chair
Mark Janssen was appointed chairman of the Executive Board (RvB) on 1 October 2024. Mark Janssen succeeds Sjaak Wijma, who will leave the National Health Care Institute after a transition period. Mark Janssen has extensive managerial experience in healthcare. He has held board positions at institutions in medical specialist care and long-term care. On behalf of those organisations, he also held several ancillary positions with healthcare umbrella organisations. As director, he was committed to regional and cross-domain cooperation, data exchange in healthcare and business management. His background is in business economics and business administration within the field of change management.
Mark Janssen: "The Netherlands faces major challenges in keeping healthcare accessible and maintaining the health of everyone in the Netherlands at the same level. As chair of the National Health Care Institute of the Netherlands, I will have the unique opportunity to contribute to quality, accessibility and affordability across the breadth of healthcare in the Netherlands - in other words, appropriate care. I am committed to making more appropriate care a reality in practice."
K. (Karin) Timm
Karin Timm graduated in 2004 as a nurse specialist and has 38 years of experience in the field of wound care and dermatology. From the outset, she has been committed to initiatives to literally bring care closer to the people and provide them with clear patient information. Between 2015 and 2023, Karin held various positions at the home care organisation Allerzorg. In addition, from 2021, she was Director of Quality & Safety and later also Chief Nursing Officer at Orpea Nederland, a large national organisation for home care, residential care and mental health care. Her motivation is to use her years of practice and administrative experience to contribute to the health care change that is so urgently required. In Timms own words: “I am focused on connecting and making connections.”
Karin Timm has been a member of the National Health Care Institute's Executive Board since 1 July 2023. Her portfolio at the National Health Care Institute covers the Health Care department management and the WOZO programme.