VNO-NCW
Gaby Westelaken has extensive experience in the cleaning industry, currently serving as DGA at GWS dé schoonmaker since January 1996 and also holding the position of Directeur at Schoonmakend Nederland since May 2022. In addition, Gaby Westelaken is a member of the Central College of Experts for the Cleaning Quality Mark, contributes as a Voorzitter for AWOG Schoonmakend Nederland, and leads social entrepreneurship initiatives at AgriFood Capital. Further involvement includes participation in VNO-NCW's Sounding Board Group for Philosophy and Business, a trustee role at Stichting Jazz in Duketown, and contributions as a columnist and blogger on cleaning industry topics. Gaby Westelaken previously directed Gascogne groep B.V. and held the presidency of Jazz in Duketown, one of the Netherlands' largest open-air jazz festivals. Educational qualifications include an Executive MBA from Avans Plus and a degree in Commercial Economics from Avans University of Applied Sciences.
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VNO-NCW
The Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (known as VNO-NCW) is the largest employers' organisation in the Netherlands. VNO-NCW represents the common interests of Dutch business, both at home and abroad and provides a variety of services for its members. Over 160 (branch) associations are members, representing more than 185.000 enterprises. They cover almost all sectors of the economy, including more than 80% of all medium-sized companies in the Netherlands and nearly all of the larger, corporate institutions.VNO-NCW represents the interests of Dutch business and industry and provides a range of services to its members. VNO-NCW strives to represent its members' interests by promoting a high quality business environment and investment climate in the Netherlands, with a view to boosting the competitiveness of Dutch industry. VNO-NCW's involvement extends to matters relating to education, infrastructure, public finances, taxation, the environment and social security. VNO-NCW's role in representing its members is reflected in its active ongoing contacts with the government, politicians, public authorities, trade unions and non-governmental bodies. As such VNO-NCW helps to define the socio-economic climate in the Netherlands; it also contributes to the drafting of new laws and regulations and has a say in government decisions which may affect the business sector. As the voice of Dutch business, VNO-NCW sits on numerous government advisory and consultative committees. The most important of these are the Social and Economic Council (SER), one of the Dutch government's key advisory panels, and the Labour Foundation, the official central consultative forum for employers' and trade union representatives. VNO-NCW also consults with the government regularly on behalf of Dutch industry.