F.M. Hammecher (Frank)

Frank Hammecher is project manager for interim management and project-based process improvement in business operations, in particular for creating feedback loops and examination of policy formation effectiveness.

During the five-year term of office, from May 2017 to May 2022, Frank Hammecher was Director of Operations at the Faculty of FTR. Previously, he worked as an institute manager at the faculty of science at the University of Amsterdam, at Facilities & Support at VU University Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport and several private companies.

Trained in business administration, quality management and engineering, his focus is on perpetuating clear, transparent business operations, with the core element of developing and encouraging an initiative-rich academic environment being supported in a professional manner.

Besides his appointment, Hammecher conducts private research into how culturally and historically influenced linguistic relationships between urbanization and geographical perspectives in the low countries are expressed.

Hammecher was a long-term board member of the Hugo de Vries Fund that provides financial support to small-scale projects for scientific research, education and publications in the field of botany.