VNO-NCW
Tjarda Molenaar serves as the Managing Director of the Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen since December 2002, focusing on sector promotion and public affairs management in the Netherlands and the European Union. Molenaar is also a member of the General Council for VNO-NCW, representing the Dutch Private Equity Association. Additional roles include membership on the Nyenrode Foundation Board and as a former member of the Advisory Committee for Seed Capital at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. Molenaar has held various positions including Chair of the Supervisory Board at SKBNM and member of the Expert Group on Business Finance for the Ministry of Economics and Climate. Previous experience includes roles at Gilde Investment Management, A.T. Kearney, and positions in education as a member of councils. Molenaar is currently a PhD candidate at VU Amsterdam, researching the integration of environmental, social, and governance factors in private equity and venture capital investments. Educational qualifications include an MSc in Econometrics from the University of Amsterdam.
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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.