“The Netherlands has a lot of smart minds working together on the energy transition.
The energy transition is an enormous challenge and, as a partner of TenneT, we are at the heart of the action.
Technical services companies like SPIE play a crucial role, and good cooperation among all partners in the chain,
including with TenneT, is essential to achieving the goals of the energy transition.
The Netherlands has a lot of smart minds working together on this, but all their activities need to be linked together. We need to tackle large
projects in energy and infrastructure in parallel, working faster by being smarter. If we continue in the old traditional ways,
we will never complete the renewal of the Dutch infrastructure in time.
However, as all players accelerate their work, safety must
remain our top priority. I don't lose sleep over many things, but safety is something that is always on my mind.
Our people often work in special circumstances, at great heights and with high electrical voltage. My principle is simple:
you work safely, or you don’t work at all. I am guided by a clear principle: 'I am uncompromising on safety and the project will be finished on time.”