WSF Teams

Board, Committees & Staff

View all of the profiles of our Board, committee and staff members.

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Mark Knippenberg, WSF CEO

Mr Mark Knippenberg

Chief Executive Officer

Mark was a Sea Scout from a young age, which led to a career in the Royal Dutch Navy, then with the Dutch ING Bank & Insurances, before he returned full-circle to Scouting. Mark became Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation on 1 September 2021.

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Mr Fredrik Gottlieb

Officer, Treasurer
Outgoing

Fredrik has been involved in Scouting for many years, and has been a Board Member and Treasurer of the World Scout Foundation since 2004.

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Mr Norbert Becker

Mr Norbert Becker

Officer, Treasurer
Incoming

Norbert Becker is a global senior business executive involved with multinational financial institutions and families in Europe, Central Asia, China, Latin America Middle East and the US.

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Mr Lars Kolind

Officer, Secretary

Lars Kolind is Chairman of Kolind A/S; a group of young, entrepreneurial companies within software business. He is Adjunct-Professor of leadership at Aarhus University, Denmark and Master of Leadership and Strategy at DeTao Masters Academy in Shanghai.

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