Executive Board

The Executive Board governs the Fund in accordance with its articles of association and bylaws. It currently consists of four directors, including a sarcoidosis patient and a family member of a sarcoidosis patient.

Directors

Mr Jules Prast (1961), chairman and treasurer*. Jules is a former journalist and served as a commissioned officer in the air force. He worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of Finance in The Hague, and as a business executive in banking and industry. He has extensive working experience in many countries across the world and used to live and work in London.

Mr André Manning (1967), vice-chairman. André is a former business executive with Royal Philips and Booking.com. He used to live and work both in Eastern Europe and in the United States. He is employed as a consultant and an interim manager, currently advising Tata Steel.

Mrs Karin Schrage (1968), board secretary. Karin is a former Press and PR officer, a civil servant in the Ministry of Economic Affairs in The Hague, and a digital and social media consultant. She grew up in Greece and Nigeria and lived and worked in Vienna and Brussels.

Mr Arend Jan Boekestijn (1959), board member. Arend Jan is a former Member of Parliament in the Netherlands and an expert in European affairs, defence and international aid. He used to live and work in Florence, Italy. Currently he is a geopolitics lecturer at Utrecht University, a host of two current affairs radio shows and a guest speaker and consultant.

* The Fund’s articles of association allow the chair and vice-chair of the Executive Board to combine their roles with the offices of either the secretary or the treasurer, or to appoint a board member both as secretary and treasurer. No board member can, however, hold more than two offices at the same time.