Rodrique Engering appointed chair of the KVK board

Rodrique Engering: “With our registers, data, information, and advice, we contribute to safe and responsible business and a healthy business climate - something I am committed to and proud of with conviction. In my new role as chairman, I look forward to continuing the recently adopted long-term strategy, together with all colleagues, and providing entrepreneurs with the guidance they need. Creating more customer value for entrepreneurs and maintaining a future-proof organisation are paramount.” 

Currently, as a member of KVK's Board of Directors, Engering's responsibilities include the provision of services and keeping the Business Register future-proof and the provision of data products to public and private customers. He also holds the Finance and Control portfolio. In his new role as chairman of the board, Engering's efforts will continue to include an agile KVK and the implementation of new laws and regulations.  

After a career in the private sector, Engering made the transition to the public domain. As managing director, he led the Benefits Division at the Employee Insurance Agency UWV, where he shared the final responsibility in times of major change challenges.  

Sandor Gaastra, Secretary-General of Economic Affairs: “KVK is the basis for reliable business and therefore an essential building block for our business climate. Moreover, KVK helps many people in their first steps towards entrepreneurship, and thus also contributes to an entrepreneurial Netherlands. As a member of the Executive Board, Rodrique has contributed to KVK as a solid but also innovative public service provider. I am pleased that he will now serve another term as chairman of the BoD.”

About KVK 

KVK registers all businesses, legal persons, and organisations participating in economic traffic in the Netherlands. This is how KVK creates transparency about business partners and strengthens secure economic traffic.  

For entrepreneurs KVK is there as a guide to legislation and regulations, provider of data from the registers, and independent, reliable information on topics such as current developments and (life) events, financing, and cybersecurity. In doing so, KVK is a collaborative partner in the national and regional economic ecosystem and infrastructure of entrepreneurial Holland. 

In cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, KVK is working on a better balance between protection of privacy for entrepreneurs and at the same time more transparency and possibilities to prevent fraud. KVK is digitising and improving the provision of services, including providing Business Register data and optimising the customer environment. In this way KVK is prepared for the future, businesses in the Netherlands have more control over their own data, and entrepreneurs can do business safely and responsibly.