NAI organisation

The NAI organisation and governance

The Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI) is a foundation established under Dutch law. The NAI organisation consists of the following bodies:

• The NAI Case Management Committee and the NAI Secretariat administer the procedures initiated under the various NAI Rules. The NAI Case Management Committee has an important role under the Rules, for example in the appointment of arbitrators and in the quality control of arbitral awards under the NAI Arbitration Rules.

• The NAI Executive Board consists of five to seven members from the academic, business, and legal worlds. The board is charged with managing the foundation, in particular determining its strategy and policy, and is at the head of the NAI organisation. The board has no insight into or influence on the outcome of individual cases.
  
• The Advisory Board consists of a maximum of 25 members. The Advisory Board provides solicited and unsolicited advice to the Board. The Advisory Board also has no insight into or influence on the outcome of individual cases.

• The Director (also Secretary General) is responsible for the NAI’s day-to-day management. The director manages the NAI Case Management Committee and the NAI Secretariat and reports to the board.

• The NAI also has an independent Challenge Committee, consisting of judges and lawyers, which decides on requests for challenge. The Challenge Committee and its members are not involved in the case in which the challenge takes place.
• Finally, there is NAI Jong Oranje / NAI40 for anyone under 40 who is interested in arbitration and would like to get together to discuss various current and practical topics (join via LinkedIn). The NAI Jong Oranje committee organises the events.

The NAI Case Management Committee and the NAI Secretariat

Secretary General & CMC Member

T.R. Vaal

Counsel

Y. Mens

Counsel

J. Thielking

Legal Counsel

E. Köksal

Case Manager

M. Panchu

Case manager

G. Nooitmeer

Senior Financial Officer

C.M.C. Veerkamp

Legal staff member

M.E.R. van der Made

The Executive Board

President

Professor G.J. Meijer

Vice President

Professor C.J.M. Klaassen

Secretary

B.J. Korthals Altes

Treasurer

E.J. Reuver RA RV

Member

E.W. Dorrestijn

Member

H.J. van der Baan

The Advisory Board

Chair

B.P.H. Leijnse

Member

W.J. van Breemen

Member

T.L. Claassens

Member

W.H.F.M. Cortenraad

Member

Professor F.J.M. De Ly

Member

J.K. van Hezewijk

Member

P. Jäger

Member

J.M. Luycks

Member

Professor M.W. Scheltema

Member

T. van der Valk

Member

N. Vloemans

Member

Professor B. van Zelst

Member

E.A. Zonnenberg-Mellenbergh

Member

A.E. Schluep

Member

F.M.A. Potter

Member

J.V. Tetelepta

Member

S.E. von Dewall

Member

Professor P.E. Ernste

Member

A.W.P. Marsman

The Challenge Committee

Chair

M.E. Honée

Vice President

N.C.H. Blankevoort

Member

P.M.M. van der Grinten

Member

A. Hammerstein

Member

C.J. Verduyn

Member

E.C. van Veen

Member

I.F. Dam

Member

P. Glazener

Member

H.M. Patijn

Member

W.M. de Vries

Member

W. Eyskens

Member

P.S. Bakker

Member

T. van Mierlo

Secretariat

J. Oetomo

Secretariat

C.L. Schleijpen

NAI Jong Oranje | NAI40

Legal Counsel

E. Köksal

Member

N.Khalil

Member

A.Scholten

Member

S. Paoletta

History of the NAI

Since its establishment in 1949, the NAI has promoted arbitration, binding advice and mediation in the Netherlands. In particular, the NAI facilitates arbitration, mediation, and binding advice procedures, contributing to their efficient conduct and quality. The NAI has demonstrated its ability to move with the times and respond to its users’ needs. The NAI was founded on 22 June 1949 by Prof. R.P. Cleveringa and Prof. P. Sanders, among others, and has a rich history. The reflections of Prof. P. Sanders on the NAI’s early years (1949–1984) and the contribution of the former president of the board, Mr. Sillevis Smit, can be read on the history page. Read more about the history of the NAI.