Board and Team
Board of Directors
The NBC is governed by volunteer Board Members. The elected professionals are committed to fulfilling the mission of NBC UAE.

Linda Negerman
Chair

Melvin Visser
Vice Chair and Director of Marketing

Kamran Zafar
Treasurer

Sonia Harjani
Director of Technology

Husam Abdel Atty
Director of Member Engagement

Damian Strauss
Director of Partnerships
Team
The team is responsible for the day to day administration, marketing communication and organising the events and other member activities.
Executive Director
Margot Willemstijn joined the Netherlands Business Council on 01 Oct 2025 as Executive Director. In this…
Administrative Support Officer
Neil Martinez joined the Netherlands Business Council at the beginning of 15th Dec 2025. He provides clerical…




