Born in 1960; law degree (University of Groningen, 1983); studies at the College of Europe (1983-1984); assistant at the College of Europe (1984-1986); lecturer at the University of Leiden (1986-1987); rapporteur at the Directorate-General for Competition of the Commission of the European Communities (1987-1989); legal secretary at the Court of Justice of the European Communities (1989-1992); Policy Coordinator in the Directorate-General for Competition of the Commission of the European Communities (1992-1993); Member of the Legal Service of the Commission of the European Communities (1993-1995); Member of the Brussels Bar since 1995; Professor at Erasmus University, Rotterdam, since 2000; Author of numerous publications; Judge at the General Court since 13 September 2010; Vice-President of the General Court from 20 September 2016 to 26 September 2019; President of the General Court since 27 September 2019.