Pieter Kalbfleisch, LL.M.

Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit

Pieter Kalbfleisch has been Chairman of the Board of the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) since July 1, 2005, on which date the NMa also became a so-called autonomous administrative authority. Prior to his appointment as Chairman, Pieter Kalbfleisch had been Director-General of the NMa between September 2003 and July 2005.

Pieter Kalbfleisch studied law at VU University in Amsterdam. After his graduation in 1972, he started his career as an attorney at law in the Dutch city of Arnhem. After joining the Bar in the city of Haarlem, he made a career change. He became judge on the District Court of Haarlem and specialized in criminal and civil law. In 1986, he was appointed Deputy Presiding Judge of the District Court of The Hague. In this capacity, he specialized in family and juvenile law. Subsequently, he obtained the position of Acting President of the District Court of The Hague, which also involved a number of administrative tasks. Mr. Kalbfleisch has published various articles on matters relating to family, juvenile and criminal law.

Prior to joining the NMa, Pieter Kalbfleisch had been Chairman of the Arbitration Board of the Bridging Fund for Drama in The Hague, as well as Chairman of the Professional Football Appeals Board of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) in Zeist. He also was a member of the Executive Board of the Dutch Association for the Judiciary (NVvR). In addition, he served as an arbitrator for the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI) in Rotterdam. Furthermore, he has worked as a law instructor and advisor to the Business Studies course and Management programs in Haarlem, and as an instructor in Insolvency Law and the Law of Procedure with the Netherlands Bar Association (NOvA).

Pieter Kalbfleisch was a member of the Supervisory Board of Dutch supermarket chain Vomar and affiliated companies in the retail and business real-estate companies. Pieter Kalbfleisch still is Chairman of the Board of The Hague Philharmonic (Residentie Orkest), and a member of the Board of Governors of the Europa Institute of Leiden University.