K.s. (klaas) Wester
vice-chairman
Business & Management
bam
Netherlands
Biography
Mr Wester graduated in civil engineering from Delft University of Technology in 1969. He then worked briefly for Fugro as a geotechnical engineer, after having performed military service. He went on to work at Costain Blankevoort and later at Ballast Nedam, working in the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. In 1981, he returned to Fugro, where he held various management positions before being appointed as a member of the Fugro Executive Board under the Articles of Association in 1996. Mr Wester went on to become Chairman of the Executive Board in 2005, a position he held until his retirement in 2012.
Research Interest
Business & Management