Peter Hengeveld will take office as director of JICN on July 1, 2025
Peter Hengeveld started at the Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen (DJI) in the European Netherlands on April 1, 2025, in preparation for his new role as director of the Correctional Institution Caribbean Netherlands (JICN). Following an introductory period of one month in the European Netherlands, he will continue his preparation in Bonaire in May. On July 1, 2025, he will officially assume the position of director of JICN, succeeding the current director, Wibo de Vries.
In February, Hengeveld already paid an introductory visit to Bonaire, during which he familiarized himself with the institution and made practical preparations for his upcoming relocation.
Peter Hengeveld: “I look forward to start as the director of JICN and tackling the important and challenging tasks that awaits us. Together with my colleagues, I want to commit myself to a safe society on the three islands. Good cooperation with our network partners is essential in this regard.”
Peter Hengeveld has 32 years of experience with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, during which he held positions within the prison system in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, among other roles. Subsequently, he worked as an operational director in a marble company and as the executive director of a private educational institution for senior secondary vocational education (mbo) and higher professional education (hbo) programs.
His appointment as director of JICN is the result of an open recruitment procedure, whereby the vacancy was widely publicized to offer everyone the opportunity to apply.