About Us
Permits foundation has top-level corporate support, with several chief executives of major global organisations acting as patrons.
Patrons

Andrew Gould
Board member of Occidental Petroleum and McDermott International. Former Chairman and CEO of Schlumberger, and board member Saudi Aramco

Leena Nair
Formerly Chief HR Officer and member of Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE), UK

Satish Pai
Managing Director Hindalco at Aditya Birla Group

Olivier le Peuch
CEO, Schlumberger Limited

Peter Voser
Chairman of the Board of Directors, ABB Ltd, and Former CEO Royal Dutch Shell
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors meets quarterly to approve strategy and review progress.

Jo Bartnicke
Employee Experience Director, Unilever

Fabrice Bouchaud
Group SVP Human Capital, EDGE Group

Erica Bryant
Vice President HR Policy, Shell

Philippe Cabanettes
Director, Permits Foundation Board

Dr. Anne Cockwell
Head of Global Assignments, Volkswagen AG, Germany

Siobhan Cummins
Director, Permits Foundation Board

Gill Gordon
Chair, Permits Foundation Board

Christelle Labbe
HR Manager, Schlumberger UK

Matthias Lommers
Partner, Global Employer Services, Immigration and Social Security, Deloitte, Belgium

Bona Kwak
Associate Director, US Immigration Counsel, Novartis

Julia Onslow-Cole
Partner, Global Government Strategies and Compliance, Fragomen, UK

Kathleen van der Wilk
Director, Permits Foundation Board
Staff and Consultants

Helen Frew
Permits Foundation Director, The Netherlands

Françoise van Roosmalen
Foundation Coordinator, The Netherlands

Kathleen Travaille
Communications Manager, The Netherlands

Jen Vosler
Research Assistant, The Netherlands