In various positions, I have di
scharged management duties: when I was vice-president of a court of appeal, I directe
d the contributions division and was a member of the court’s management team; as dean of faculty at Leiden, I was ultimately responsible for running the faculty and was a member of the board of deans at university level; as National Ombudsman, I have been ultimately responsi
ble for managing an organisation with some 170 staff ...[+++].