Michelle Fisser

Chair

Navigating the compliance jungle is a challenge. My mission is to make compliance and integrity management accessible and practical for organizations. Never mind the size, to a sustainable compliance organisation, effectively focused on risks relevant to the business. I have over 23 years of experience in the field of compliance, in roles as a Compliance Officer, advisor, and trainer for various international institutions across different sectors and countries. In 2022, I was elected Chairwoman of the VCO. At the VCO, my focus extends beyond the further professionalization of the association to the advancement of the professional group itself! This includes the ongoing development of the Professional Code and the establishment of an independent quality registry, raising the standards and recognition of the EICP profession to the next level. I strongly believe in the power of knowledge sharing and networking to collectively create a culture of trust and integrity within organizations. The VCO should not only serve as a community for EICPs but also as a platform that provides accessible knowledge for anyone who needs it in daily practice, with a preventive approach to create greater awareness. In 2021, I founded Compliance in Motion. My core values—transparency, collaboration, and innovation—are central to my approach and my mission #knowledgesharing. As Chairwoman of the VCO, I am incredibly proud to shape our mission alongside a highly motivated group of volunteers, including board members, enthusiastic Expert Groups and partners. If you have any questions or want to join, feel free to reach out via voorzitter@vco.nl or info@vco.nl Looking forward to meeting you at one of our events.

Nadine van Winsen

Treasurer

In 2023, I became a member of VCO and was immediately inspired by the enthusiasm for our association and the steps being taken to further professionalize it. By training, I am a lawyer with a passion for control. I studied tax law and specialized in tax control. When I began working not only on compliance with tax laws and regulations but also on topics such as privacy, integrity, and soft controls, my enthusiasm for the compliance field began to grow. In addition to my work, I served as treasurer for over two years for a foundation that represented 41 housing associations in a legal case related to a lift cartel, and I completed the Executive Master in Enterprise Risk Management at the University of Amsterdam. As treasurer, I aim to ensure that we manage our resources efficiently and create as much value as possible for our members. This way, we can establish and maintain a healthy financial foundation to support our goals and activities, both now and in the future. If you have any questions about this, you can reach me at penningmeester@vco.nl.

Björn Schuitemaker

Secretary

“Enable the business to make profits within the rules of the game” That is the mission of Björn Schuitemaker. With this mission, Björn aims to convey that organizations are more in control when they actively invest in controlled risk-taking rather than actively avoiding risks (risk-averse). Over the past decade, Björn has worked for various types of financial enterprises, ranging from trust offices to foreign banks. In all his roles, Björn has either had an advisory role as a compliance consultant or has had overall compliance responsibility for Dutch permits. Currently, Björn is working for the Maples Group. In addition to his professional activities, Björn serves as a director at the Dutch Chapter of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists ("ACAMS") and is a co-author of the Practical Guide for Combating Money Laundering & Terrorism Financing of the Dutch Compliance Institute ("NCI"). Björn actively promotes the sharing of knowledge and bringing contacts together. In this context, Björn intends to join the board to further professionalize the collaboration with the association's partners. He plans to do this by, together with the working group, formalizing partnership agreements that specify how the VCO and its partners wish to concretely implement collaboration based on the principle of reciprocity.

Wendy Ramos Monteiro

General Boardmember

Since 2008, I have been working in the healthcare industry, where I have held various positions in top clinical hospitals. Initially, I worked as a Healthcare Controller in the Healthcare Administration department and later as a Concern Auditor. My focus has been on promoting, monitoring, and ensuring the legitimacy of healthcare expenditures and managing the associated risks. In this capacity, I served as a board member of the Association for Compliance in Healthcare until 2025. Since 2025, its members have been integrated into the VCO, and I will continue to serve as a new board member on their behalf, as well as on behalf of all other Compliance Professionals in healthcare. I look forward to contributing to the expansion of knowledge sharing on healthcare compliance and to establishing the Health Knowledge Table while learning from the other knowledge tables within the association. Currently, I work in The Hague at the Ministry of Justice and Security, within the division of Forensic Care and Juvenile Justice Institutions.

Esther van Hoek

General Boardmember

I am currently working as Compliance Officer at HagaZiekenhuis in The Hague. Before that, I worked sixteen years in the pharmaceutical industry, the last ten of which as Compliance & Ethics Officer for the Benelux. In that role, my primary focus was on promoting an ethical collaboration between the industry and healthcare professionals and institutions.To deepen and broaden my expertise, I completed the Executive Master in Compliance & Integrity Management at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. My move to the healthcare sector was driven by my curiosity about compliance from the perspective of healthcare providers and institutions. Compliance within hospitals is relatively new and brings both opportunities and challenges. Being meaningful, people-oriented, collaborative, and creative are the guiding principles in my work, which I also bring to my role as board member of the VCO. My goal within the VCO is to contribute to the further professionalization of compliance in healthcare and to strengthen the role of compliance officers.

Yevgeniya Balyasna – Hooghiemstra