These are the Women on Wings Supervisory Board members. Find information below on their backgrounds including their additional positions.
Maria van der Heijden | Member of the Supervisory Board, co-founder, chair
Maria van der Heijden is the co-founder of Women on Wings and the former Director at MVO Nederland (CSR Netherlands), the national knowledge and network organization for corporate social responsibility.
Added value for the supervisory board and Women on Wings:
- Experienced in job creating business models for women in rural India
- Knowledge of change management, CSR, governance
- Broad network with stakeholders in India/NL trade lane
- Specialized in business administration, change management and CSR
Additional positions:
- Chair Supervisory Board, Rabobank West-Brabant Noord
- Owner of ComVerander
- Partner, VOF Van der Heijden, farming company
- Member, Supervisory Board at Het Groene Brein
- Radar partner, Springtij
Wout Dekker | Member of the Supervisory Board as of 2018
Wout Dekker is the former Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Nutreco N.V. and the former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rabobank. Wout is also former Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Randstad N.V. & Co-Chair of the Remuneration and
Nomination Committee (Nomination) and a member of the Audit Committee.
Added value for the supervisory board and Women on Wings:
- Extensive (international) knowledge of Governance, Business Development
- Strategic leadership experience
- International network
Additional positions:
- Member, Supervisory Board at SHV Holdings NV
- Member, Supervisory Board at Pon Holdings BV
- Member, Supervisory Board at Hendrix Genetics
- Member, Wageningen Ambassadors at Wageningen University and Research
- Member, Paine Schwartz Partners Food Chain Advisory Board
Neelima Khetan | Member of the Supervisory Board as of 2022
Neelima Khetan is a senior CSR and social sector expert with over three decades of experience in this space. Currently, she is partner of Nous Consultants, an organization that co-designs and co-executes strategic and long-lasting solutions for social impact.
Added value for the supervisory board and Women on Wings:
- Wealth of expertise from across the profit and nonprofit sectors
- Immense network in the profit and nonprofit space
- She is an experienced CSR professional with a demonstrated history of working in the philanthropy
industry
Additional positions:
- Former Visiting Fellow, Brookings India
- Founding Governor, Aspire Circle
- Board member, Arghyam, Charities Aid Foundation, Sadhna
- Co-founder, Seniors in Seva
Girish Ramachandran | Member of the Supervisory Board as of June 2024
Girish Ramachandran is President of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Growth Markets. Girish brings a wealth of knowledge, leadership expertise and has shown unwavering belief in and enthusiasm for Women on Wings since its inception. He has also previously served on the Supervisory Board of the esteemed Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for the past six years, the pioneer in sustainability reporting standards, where he chaired its Audit, Risk and Compensation committee.
Added value for the supervisory board and Women on Wings:
- Deep commitment to social impact
- Vast leadership expertise: driving sustainable strategies, optimizing operations, leading business transformations, and fostering collaborative cultures
- Proven outcomes: consistently drives excellence in (ESG) initiatives and sustainability efforts.
Additional positions:
- Member of Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) International Council, chairing its National Committee on ASEAN and Oceania.
- Chair, CII-India Business Forum (CII-IBF), Singapore chapter
- Business Champion, India-Australia relations appointed by the Australian Government
Conny Braams | Member of the Supervisory Board as of June 2025
Conny Braams is the former Chief Digital and Commercial Officer, Member of ULE (ExCo) of Unilever, where her international career spanned 33 years in a wide variety of business and geographical settings. She worked and lived in the Netherlands, Spain, Singapore and London.
Added value for the Supervisory Board and Women on Wings:
- Results-oriented, international leadership experience
- Strategic digital transformation and deep marketing expertise
- Sustainability, innovation, stakeholder management track record
- Demonstrated dedication to driving meaningful, lasting impact across organisations, people, planet, and society at large.
Additional positions held:
- Chair Master Jury, Effie NL
- Senior Advisor ODA, Gates Foundation
- Member Advisory Board, Institute for Real Growth
- Member Advisory Board, Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
- Elected Topvrouw in the Netherlands, WFA Global Marketer of the Year, Forbes World’s Most Influential CMOs.
Dorothee van Vredenburch | Member of the Supervisory Board as of June 2025
Dorothee van Vredenburch was recently an Executive Partner at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, an international law firm. She is currently Directeur Koninklijke Hollandse Maatschappij der Wetenschappen and Chair of the Board of Stichting Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest.
Added value for the Supervisory Board and Women on Wings:
- Organizational transformation
- Strategic communication
- Financial management
Additional positions held:
- CEO a.i. at Zorg van de Zaak Netwerk
- Member of the Management Board and Chief for Change & Organisation (CCO) at NN Group
- Member of the Management Board and CCO at ING Insurance
- Managing Director Corporate Communications & Affairs for ING Group
- Founder and Managing Partner of consulting firm RedZebra Group
- Director of Talpa Capital/Cyrte Investments
- Managing Director of Citigate First Financial and Chair of the Board of Citigate Europe
- Member and since 2020 Chair of the Board of Stichting Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest
- Directeur Koninklijke Hollandse Maatschappij der Wetenschappen
- Member of the Board of Junior Achievement Europe (JAE)
- Member of the Advisory Board of Women in Financial Services (WIFS)
- Chair of the Supervisory Board of NN Life and Delta Lloyd Life
- Chair of the Supervisory Board of BeFrank
