{"id":1979,"date":"2022-03-25T11:53:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duurzaamheidsverslag2021.arn.nl\/?page_id=1979"},"modified":"2022-04-20T15:44:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T13:44:02","slug":"paul-dietz-new-managing-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/duurzaamheidsverslag2021.arn.nl\/en\/management-board-report\/paul-dietz-new-managing-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Dietz, new Managing Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Paul Dietz, new managing director at ARN<\/h5>\n

\u201cDialogue and understanding, that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n

From April 18, 2022, Paul Dietz will be taking over as ARN\u2019s new managing director. He brings with him many years\u2019 experience in managerial processes and project management, so he\u2019s certainly no stranger to overcoming momentum and getting things done. \u201cAnd I\u2019m looking forward to meeting the challenges facing the recycling sector!\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Ingrid Niessing\u2019s successor, Paul Dietz has just turned 50. Having being trained as an automotive engineer, it\u2019s hardly surprising that at home in his garage he likes to tinker with classic cars, Minis to be exact. \u201cI regularly put my 1973 Mini on the vehicle lift,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd not many hobbyists can say they have their own vehicle lift at home. It\u2019s both nice-to-have and very convenient.\u201d<\/p>\n

A position at the heart of car recycling is a perfect fit for him, he insists. \u201cAfter training as an automotive technician, I did a stint at a Mercedes dealer. Then, several years later I joined the management at the Netherlands\u2019 RDW department, where I always appreciated the many advantages my technical background gave me. I\u2019m hardly what you\u2019d call a specialist, but I\u2019m quick to pick up on technical issues, which I\u2019m sure will come up regularly at ARN.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wealth of experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dietz brings with him to Breukelen a wealth of experience. After holding various managerial positions at the RDW, including Division Manager Supervision and Assessment, the switch to ARN comes at exactly the right moment. \u201cFor me, ARN represents a wonderful opportunity. Given the role of the organisation and the challenges currently facing the recycling chain, this is a fantastic position in which I\u2019m really looking forward to making a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

The way he plans to tackle the significant challenges facing the sector is by moving forward in a relaxed manner, listening carefully and taking everyone\u2019s interests and possibilities into account. \u201cIf all parties in the chain are transparent and understand one another\u2019s interests, we\u2019ll have already hit the ground running,\u201d he says. \u201cDialogue and understanding, that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about for me. I genuinely feel that if you can understand each other\u2019s position in a problem you are already half-way towards solving it. In that respect I hope to be able to make an important contribution.\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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ARN is a wonderful opportunity. The role of the organisation, the challenges facing the recycling chain: it is a great place to which I am happy to contribute<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Dietz<\/strong>
Managing Director ARN commencing April 18, 2022<\/small><\/div>\n<\/blockquote> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Deflating hot-air balloons<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n

What about conflicting interests? \u201cGenerally speaking there are two schools of thought: one feels that recycling should not cost too much, while the other believes that quality is worth investing in \u2013 with countless variations between the two. This is a challenge that I will relish taking on together.\u201d With him as the bridge builder? \u201cAt the beginning, yes. If we want to move forward in the longer term, we\u2019ll need to find each other at the outset. Identify the occasional hot-air balloons and deflate them together when the need arises. We\u2019ll also need to put serious topics on the agenda, and take them seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dietz intends to play an active role in all this. With an opinion, with ideas, and all the while giving people the space they need. \u201cI am very curious by nature, opinionated too, but always within the realms of reality. I want to stimulate people in the recycling chain at the right times to also look at the other side of the coin, and to understand it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Impressed<\/h3>\n

When pushed respectfully for his views on recycling and the circular economy, Dietz confesses that he\u2019s still doing a lot of reading up at the moment, not yet out of his probationary period. \u201cBut I\u2019m impressed by ARN as an organisation. A lot has happened these past few years and Ingrid Niessing really is passing on a formidable institution. I\u2019m also impressed by the thought-through manner in which ARN works with three future scenarios: the conventional car; the connected car; and the circular car. It\u2019s no longer just about today and tomorrow: a lot of thought has also gone into the longer-term future. I can also identify with these scenarios, with the circular car being the most intriguing and appealing for me. It\u2019s certainly not inconceivable that a disruptive company will come along soon and hit the spot with a fully circular car. A car that may cost a bit more, but one that people will be willing to pay for. Who will take the chance though?\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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We are becoming increasingly aware that if we are not careful, the world’s resources will run out. That is partly why recycling is so important, because that way we can recover these raw materials again<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Dietz<\/strong>
Managing Director ARN commencing April 18, 2022<\/small><\/div>\n<\/blockquote> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Running out of natural resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Looking ahead 10 years, Dietz acknowledges that we are becoming increasingly aware that if we don\u2019t take more care we will be in danger of exhausting the world\u2019s natural resources. \u201cIt\u2019s partly for this reason that recycling, which enables us to recover some of these resources, has become so important. For a long time, topics such as sustainability and the environment were labelled as \u2018difficult\u2019 by the automotive sector. Fortunately, we are now well-past that stage. We can no longer circumvent the fact that we must look at our world from a more long-term perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Poor reputation<\/h3>\n

In the court of public opinion Dietz concedes that the car invariably takes a regular beating. \u201cIt\u2019s true that we need to do some work on our reputation, but I reckon that being able to recycle as much as 98.7 per cent of end-of-life vehicles is something to be really proud of. The Netherlands and ARN are frontrunners in this respect. I am impressed by what has been achieved in 25 years, as well as the positive associations that many parties have with ARN, both inside and outside the chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Biggest challenge<\/h3>\n

When asked about the biggest challenge facing ARN, Dietz doesn\u2019t hesitate. \u201cDuring the coming years, electric cars and their drive batteries will have to be recycled in large numbers. I\u2019ve been driving electric for almost five years now and, looking around me on my commute to and from Breukelen, I\u2019m impressed by how many electric cars there are on the road. It won\u2019t be that long before all those battery packs will have to be recycled to a high standard. As a sector we are, of course, already preparing for this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sustainable Development Goals<\/h3>\n

For the fourth year, ARN is benchmarking itself against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the motto \u2018lean and green\u2019 in mind.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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