KHN chairman Marijke Vuik becomes chairman of MKB-Nederland

Unprecedented pride and great loss 

Koninklijke Horeca Nederland (KHN) today announced that its chairman Marijke Vuik has been appointed chairman of MKB Nederland with effect from 1 July 2026. KHN is unprecedentedly proud of this appointment and congratulates MKB Nederland on this new chairman. Great strides have been made over the past three years under her chairmanship. KHN will greatly miss Marijke's vision, decisiveness and knowledge.

Thanks to Marijke, KHN repositioned itself. With her strong lobbying network, we got movement on complex lobbying dossiers and got a lot done for a future-proof sector.

"It is with appreciation that I bid farewell to KHN. I am enormously proud of what we have achieved together in recent years and have every confidence that the board and the organisation will continue to develop the association successfully. I thank everyone for the fine cooperation and look forward to representing SMEs in my new role.”, said Marijke Vuik.

"For Marijke, this is a wonderful opportunity that is tailor-made for her. Her commitment, dedication and passion for (hospitality) entrepreneurs is so great that this role suits her perfectly. As a person and as chairman, we will miss her dearly. Fortunately, we will continue to work with her a lot on the hospitality files”, said Udo Delfgou, KHN director.