Netherlands Industries for Defence & Security
Marco Brinkman is an accomplished aerospace professional with extensive experience in management and engineering. Currently serving as the Managing Director and Accountable Manager at SPECTO Aerospace since October 2018, Marco has a specialization in EASA / FAA / MAA-NL Part 145 maintenance for helicopter rotor blades and composite structures. Additionally, Marco holds the position of Chairman at the Development Center for Maintenance of Composites, focusing on R&D in maintenance technologies. As Co-Chairman of the Helicopter Platform and a Board Member at the Netherlands Industries for Defence & Security, Marco promotes industry involvement with the Ministry of Defence. Previous roles include Board Member at NAG Advancing your Aerospace and Airport Business, Member of the Services Commission at the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe, and Managing Director at Airborne. Marco holds an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology and has also served as a guest lecturer at Universitat de Girona.
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Netherlands Industries for Defence & Security
The NIDV is a special interest group representing the interests of the Dutch industry for Defence and Security. We act as both a partner of and an intermediary between industry and government in the field of Defence and Security. Any company located in the Netherlands is eligible to join the Association, on the condition that it is already undertaking business activities in the defence and security sectors or is aspiring to do so. Members of the NIDV also include research organisations carrying out R&D with a relevance to the defence and security sector. The NIDV is a non-profit organisation that aims to promote and encourage the involvement of industry in the Netherlands and get contracts from a variety of ministries whose portfolio encompasses different aspects of security. NIDV is an intermediary and informs the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Security and Justice, the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the capabilities of the Dutch industry. It involves aligning the procurement needs of the relevant ministries with capabilities of our members, facilitating innovation in the business sector and bringing the various actors together. On a daily basis we play an active role in the development and influencing of government policy, particularly those related to the defence industry and national security. The NIDV also represents its members’ interests at the European and NATO level.