Thursday April the 25th, 50 students and some members of KIVI NIRIA's management department came to faculty TBM for the CEO lecture by ir. Wiebe Draijer. At this moment Wiebe Draijer is the chairman of the Dutch Social Economic Council (SER). The SER is an important partner in decisions made by the gouvernment and other large influencial groups in Holland.
The career path that Wiebe followed was not typical for an Engineer. When advised against studying journalism, he started his study Mechanical Engineering. However within a few months he became the Technology correspondent for a large newspaper. After finishing his studies he started at McKinsey and over the years made it to partner. He stayed at McKinsey until six months ago when he became chairman of the SER. He says that nothing in his career was planned but that he was lucky that so many people believed in him and gave him these big opportunities. Wiebe has plans to modernise the SER. He wants a higher throughput, so more issues can be discussed and he wants to involve more people that are affected by the advices given by the SER. Although Wiebe has a good career path behind him, he recons that nobody should be employed with a job they don't like, only to make it to a next career step. The driving force behind Wiebe, as the days moderator Martin de Jong describes, is his 'emotional intelligence' that gives him the ablilty to work with almost every person in every situation.

Description

During the CEO lecture series, CEOs of well-known companies and organisations talk about their careers from student to CEO.

Ir. Wiebe Draijer studied mechanical engineering at TU Delft and can surely provide Delft students with many tips.

The meeting will be kicked off at 18.00 by chairman of the day Martin de Jong, after which he will give the floor to Wiebe Draijer.
After the CEO lecture, there will be plenty of room for students to fire questions at Wiebe Draijer. Martin de Jong will lead the way.
The lecture will be followed by drinks.

Speaker(s)

Wiebe Draijer studied mechanical engineering in Delft and obtained his MBA from the Insead Business School. From 1984, he worked as a freelance and socio-economic journalist for, among others, the NRC newspaper. From 1990 to 2003, he was a consultant at McKinsey consultancy. In 2004, he became managing partner Netherlands and in 2006 manager partner Benelux at this organisation until 2012.
Draijer was a member of the Innovation Platform of government and experts, which aimed to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship in the Netherlands.
With effect from 1 September 2012, Wiebe Draijer was appointed crown member and chairman of the Dutch Social and Economic Council.

Martin de Jong is Associate Professor of Public Administration at the Faculty of TBM. He is also a professor of public management at Harbin Institute of Technology and Dalian University of Technology in China. He is also deputy director of the research centre Urban Systems & Environment in Guagzhou, China, which he established with South China University of Technology on behalf of TU Delft. His areas of expertise include transport infrastructure decision-making, spatial planning, eco-city development and intercultural management.

Location

TU Delft, Faculty TBM room A

Jaffalaan 5, Delft

Organiser

Business Administration

KIVI Students Delft

Name and contact details for information

KIVI NIRIA STudents Delft

kns-delft@kiviniria.nl

Profile Wiebe Draijer