Dutch drinking water partners

VEI is a full subsidiary of Vitens N.V. and Evides Waterbedrijf N.V. and implements their international Corporate Social Responsibility policy on behalf of eight Dutch drinking water partners:

  • Vitens N.V.
  • Evides Waterbedrijf N.V.
  • WML
  • Waterbedrijf Groningen
  • Brabant Water
  • WLN (laboratory)
  • PWN
  • WMD
  • Dunea

Departments

VEI is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands. VEI consists of the following departments that cooperate closely:

  • Corporate - overall management, communication, programmes and the office management.
  • Finance & Control - administration, controlling and ICT.
  • People and Partnerships Department - HR, Communication, Knowledge Management.
  • Project Operations Department - project acquisition and implementation of all projects in 23 countries.

VEI employs at its headquarters in Utrecht a team of 28 staff members and engages the project staff members worldwide. In addition, for short term assignments, VEI arranges another 200 employees of Dutch water operators who provide support to peer operators. 

The daily operations are managed by a CEO and management team:

  • CEO: Toine Ramaker
  • Manager F&C:  Luuk Veens
  • Regional Manager: Mireia Tutusaus
  • Regional Manager: Reinder van den Brink
  • Regional Manager: Emma Lesterhuis
  • People and Partnerships Department Manager: Harm van Donk