EVP for Global Public Affairs and Countries
ASML
Frank Heemskerk is Executive Vice President of Global Public Affairs and Countries at ASML. Prior to his current role, Mr. Heemskerk was Secretary General of the European Round Table for Industry (ERT) from January 2019 until January 2024.
Mr. Heemskerk has previously served in the Dutch government, as a Member of Parliament for the Dutch Labour Party from 2003 to 2006 and as Minister for Foreign Trade between 2007 and 2010. Following his time in government, Mr. Heemskerk served as Executive Director at the World Bank in Washington, DC from 2013 to 2018, during which time he chaired the World Bank Group Audit Committee and led the Netherlands’ constituency.
Mr. Heemskerk serves on the Supervisory Board of KPN, a Dutch telecommunications and ICT company, as well as the Board of Advisors of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and the Advisory Board of VNO-NCW (the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers). He hold an advanced degree in Economics from the University of Amsterdam.
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