Menno M. Holterman was born in 1969 and is a Dutch national. After obtaining a Masters degree in Naval Architecture & Marine Technology at Delft University of Technology Holterman worked at Heineken NV from 1995-1998 and occupied various management positions in the Netherlands, Slovakia and Papua New Guinea.

In 1998 he joined the Norit Group as Managing Director of Haffmans BV, one of the Norit group companies. In 2007 he was been appointed Chief Growth Officer (CGO) and Member of the Executive Board of Directors of Norit NV. Next to achieving the ambitious growth targets of the Norit Group he was responsible for all the global Norit Sales & Service Centers, Corporate Marketing and Communication and business development. In 2010 Menno was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Norit Clean Process Technologies Holding helping its global customers to become more sustainable by doing “more with less”. The “Best Water Technology Company” awarded by Global Water Intelligence in April 2011 was a recognition of Norit’s reputation for innovation and successful commercialization of disruptive technologies like ultrafiltration membranes. In May 2011 Pentair Inc successfully acquired Norit’s Clean Process Technology Holding.

Current positions:

Henk Ovink was appointed by the Dutch Cabinet as the first Special Envoy for International Water Affairs (2015). Ovink is also Sherpa to the UN / World Bank High Level Panel on Water. Henk is Principal for Rebuild by Design and was Director General for Planning and Water Affairs and Director for National Spatial Planning in The Netherlands.