NATO technology body welcomes new General Manager
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On 1 July, Mr Georges D’hollander of Belgium took up the the post of General Manager at the NATO Consultation, Command and Control (NC3A) Agency.
Mr Georges D’hollander, previously Major General D’hollander, retires from the Belgian Army to succeed Mr. Dag Wilhelmsen of Norway.
The NC3A is a NATO body responsible for scientific support and acquisition of Consultation, Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities. Mr D’Hollander will handle a challenging agenda, which includes providing advanced technologies to support NATO’s missions, especially Afghanistan, advanced Alliance communications systems, missile defence and cyber defence.
In 2008, the Agency procured some 300 million euro worth of capabilities on behalf of NATO. The Agency is also responsible for developing standards and solutions that allow national systems to interoperate, as well as countering new threats such as improvised explosive devices, missile and cyber defence.
Mr Georges D’hollander has experience in both NATO and the C4ISR environments. Between 2002 and 2004 he was the Chairman of the NATO Army Armaments Group and subsequently the Director of the NATO Headquarters C3 Staff.
For more information contact Michal Olejarnik, NC3A Communications Manager, mobile: + 32 475 90 70 40, michal.olejarnik@nc3a.nato.int