SGOA is the leading, independent non-profit centre for IT Conflict Management and is specialized in conflict prevention, mediation and arbitration in the field of IT.
SGOA is the leading, independent non-profit centre for IT Conflict Management and is specialized in conflict prevention, mediation and arbitration in the field of IT.
SGOA is the leading, independent non-profit centre for IT Conflict Management and is specialized in conflict prevention, mediation and arbitration in the field of IT.
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SGOA is the leading, independent non-profit centre for IT Conflict Management and is specialized in conflict prevention, mediation and arbitration in the field of IT.
R.H.W. van Herpen
Personal details
Full name:Ruud van Herpen
Nationality:Dutch
Job(s)
Current job(s):
Chief Legal Officer and member Global Leadership Team, Xebia Group International since 2018 until today
Director/owner MRKwadraat B.V. since 2000 until today
Trainer (conflict management training)
Since 2000 active as Mediator, certified by NMI (Netherlands Mediation Institute) NfM/IMI (and mediator for the Court of Justice of 's Hertogenbosch and Breda) and as a trainer especially for lawyers and mediators
Previous job(s):
Lawyer
Director of Stichting Geschillenbehandeling Zuivel (foundation for handling disputes in the dairy sector)
Secondary job(s):
Co-chair Platform Business Mediation
Advisor Independent Standards Commission International Mediation Institute (IMI)
Dutch representative, Mediation Training Institute International, USA
Member of various national professional associations in ICT and mediation
Previous secondary job(s):
Chairman of the Corporate Mediation association
Handling complaints for the NMI
Chairman of the Nederlandse Mediatorsvereniging (NMv)
Member of the board of the Mediatorsfederatie Nederland (MfN)
Expertise
Mr. Van Herpen is specialised in conflicts in business (ICT) relationships and conflicts in relationships with government authorities and employment relationships. He is a mediator for the court of justice of 's Hertogenbosch and Breda. Since 2000 he has led many mediations. More than 85% of these mediations ended with a positive result.
Publications
Conflict met de mediator? Over klachtbehandeling en tuchtrecht, SDU Uitgevers 2009, The Hague (co-author)
