The Executive Board of Erasmus University Rotterdam has appointed Professor Aukje Hassoldt as the new Dean of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM). Her appointment will come into effect on 1 December 2024. Prof. Hassoldt is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at TU Delft. She will succeed Professor Werner Brouwer, who has served as the interim dean for RSM since February 2023.
The Executive Board has appointed Professor Hassoldt as new Dean of RSM because of her extensive experience in guiding organisations through change and her commitment to creating societal impact. According to Annelien Bredenoord, president of the Executive Board, Aukje is a university executive with a broad range of experience. “With her solid work as dean at our partner TU Delft, and her rich experience in executive roles she will lead the way in the next phase of one of our biggest faculties. I welcome her for her tremendous analytical skills but also as a warm people’s person.”
Positive change more important than ever
Aukje Hassoldt has been Dean of the Technology, Policy and Management Faculty at TU Delft since October 2019. Prior to her appointment at TU Delft, she worked outside of academia at prominent research-based organisations in the Netherlands.
“RSM is a very exciting and inspiring organisation with a great international position. I’m looking forward to starting on 1 December as the new dean of RSM and to tackle together the challenges facing academic institutions in the Netherlands at this time. Ensuring that RSM remains a leading business school in Europe and internationally will be a top priority” notes Professor Hassoldt. “The school’s mission to being a force for positive change in the world is more important now than ever, and I look forward to engaging with the students, faculty and staff to achieve this together. I am really looking forward to working with them."
The Executive Board of Erasmus University Rotterdam would also like to thank Prof. Dr. Werner Brouwer for his exceptional service as interim dean of RSM. Annelien Bredenoord: “Werner’s leadership has provided much-needed strength and continuity during this period of transition. His leadership has been invaluable, and we are truly grateful for his contributions to our university."
Professional Biography
Aukje Hassoldt (1970, Dutch) earned her bachelor and master’s degrees in physics from the Free University (VU) Amsterdam. Following her studies, she held various positions in Rijkswaterstaat (Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management), where she worked on the implementation of European policy and was a member and a delegation leader of international working groups before moving into management at an early age.
Later, she moved to her next position in TNO Applied Technological Research Institute, where she served as a business unit manager Environment, Health & Safety and as Director of Research of Earth, Environment & Life Sciences. She then served as Head of Centre for Safety and Security at the RIVM National Institute for Public Health & Environment and as acting Chief Information Officer at RIVM before she started at TU Delft.
Currently, Prof. Hassoldt holds various advisory and non-executive board memberships/chair positions in organisations such as the Dutch National Network on Risk Management, the Proton Therapy Centre HollandPTC B.V. and more.
Aukje Hassoldt lives in Amsterdam with her husband and has two grown-up children.
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