The board
& governance
The International Supervisory Board is in charge of controlling the management of the LRE Foundation, its activities and finances.
The Historical Advisory Board advises on the definition of the historical scope of the projects and supervises the content and research development.
The Members’ Council advises the management and board regarding strategies, projects and activities.
Supervisory Board
Dietmar Nietan
Chairman of the Board member, former Member of the German Bundestag
Marc Kocken
Board member, Chair of the Audit Committee, Head of Sector Heritage and Public Engagement at Zeeland Heritage
Blandine Smilansky
Board member, Head of Communications and Partnerships at the House of European History
Jorrit Volkers
Board member, Member of the Audit Committee, Chairmain of the FB Oranjewoud Foundation
Taja Vovk van Gaal
Historical Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Katja Makhotina
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg – Germany
Prof. dr. Kees Ribbens
National Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies (NIOD) – The Netherlands
Dr. Benoît Niederkorn
Prof. Joanna Wojdon
University of Wroclaw – Poland
Dr. Chantal Kesteloot
The Study- and Documentation Centre for War and Contemporary Society (Cegesoma) – Belgium
Keith Lowe
Author and Historian – the United Kingdom
Dr. Mirco Carrattieri
Author and Historian – Italy
Dr. Jana Wohlmuth Markupová
Charles University Prague – The Czech Republic
Prof. Sarah Gensburger
French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Sciences Po Paris – France
Members' Council
Jan Engler
City of Pilsen
Jan Szkudliński
Sofia Bournatzi
Marieke van Kessel
Marit Maas
Sandrine Fanget
Normandy Region
Alain Dubreuil
Ross Fairbrother
Mathieu Billa
Peter Schrijvers
Chris Addy
Jersey Heritage
Gotthard Kirch
Jörg Morré
Daniela Volpi
Patron & Ambassadors
Martin Schulz
Member of the German Bundestag & Former President of the European Parliament, Patron of the LRE Foundation and the Liberation Route Europe
Daniel Libeskind
Architect at Studio Libeskind, creator of the Vectors of memory marking the Liberation Route Europe trails.
