First Director for European Maritime Safety Agency
Willem de Ruiter, currently head of the Maritime Safety Unit at the European Commissions Directorate General for Energy and Transport, has been appointed as the first head of its European Maritime Safety Agency. The 51 year old Dutchman has a degree in civil engineering and worked for the Netherlands Ministry of Public Works before joining the EC in 1985.
Willem de Ruiter, currently head of the Maritime Safety Unit at the European Commissions Directorate General for Energy and Transport, has been appointed as the first head of its European Maritime Safety Agency. The 51 year old Dutchman has a degree in civil engineering and worked for the Netherlands Ministry of Public Works before joining the EC in 1985.
