Meet the Team
Board of Directors
Marie Raffin - Chair of the Board
Marie Raffin is an Associate Director at WSP, UK. She has over 10 years’ experience in potable and wastewater research and innovation spanning from technology assessment to business alignment with the governance and regulation of the water industry. Prior to joining WSP in 2022, Marie worked for Thames Water where she managed multiple projects in the water reuse, potable and wastewater areas including, but not limited to, implementation of R&D solution from ideation to BAU operation, process optimisation, assessment of water treatment plant condition and process operation. Marie assessed the feasibility of water reuse for potable and non-potable applications for the Thames Water region through the WRMP14 to WRMP24 cycles, where she focused on assessing and selecting appropriate technologies, and understanding how they are influenced by governance, regulation, risk mitigation and public perception. She also led the development and the delivery of the environmental monitoring programme for the Thames Water strategic resource options.
Marie is the Chair of Water Reuse Europe’s board of directors.
Eddy Chaumien
Eddy Chaumien is a chemist. He studied chemistry at the University of Nancy in France, where he obtained a Master’s degree in Chemistry. He has been working in the water treatment industry for 30 years. For the past 25 years, he has worked for Nitto Hydranautics, a Nitto Group company, in France. He is currently the Key Account Executive for North West Europe and is also responsible for the Oil & Gas market in the region.
Inge Genné
Inge Genné is Programme Manager Water at The Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO). After a research career as a membrane technology expert, she kicked-off the industrial water management team at VITO, focusing on the implementation of water efficiency and reuse strategies. In 2016, the team merged with the environmental modelling unit specialised in decision support tools and services. Now she is the driving force behind the expansion of VITO’s market driven research & innovation under the umbrella of the WaterClimateHub.
Paul Jeffrey
Paul Jeffrey is Professor of Water Management at Cranfield University, United Kingdom. Paul has over 20 years’ experience in water recycling, delivering research and consultancy across the commercial and public sectors. He is an experienced senior researcher and educator with interests in the social and governance dimensions of resource management as well as in innovation processes. Paul has a substantial track record of collaborative working with industry; bringing innovation and thought leadership to bear to solve business and engineering challenges. He has led large consortium projects on water reuse, integrated water management, and resilient water systems, making important contributions on public attitudes to recycling. He also has wider interests in the relationships between human, natural, and technological systems, particularly as they relate to issues of resource efficiency and social justice. Paul has contributed over 100 journal and conference publications in fields as diverse as water resources management, science and society, technology assessment, and complex systems.
António Pinto
António Pinto is an Environmental Engineer at Águas do Tejo Atlântico (part of Águas de Portugal), with a strong track record in water reuse. He has played a key role in the operation and optimization of Guia, Frielas, Beirolas and São João da Talha Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRF), driving efficiency, energy sustainability, and scaling up of high-quality reclaimed water. António contributed to the VIRA project, the award-winning craft beer produced with reclaimed water, and was directly involved in the Cascais reuse initiative, supplying reclaimed water produced at Guia WRRF for street washing in Cascais municipality. Since November 2025, he has been working at the strategic studies department, where water reuse is a core pillar. A member of the Portuguese Engineers’ Order, he brings both hands-on operational experience and strategic vision to help advance Water Reuse Europe’s mission.
Miquel Rovira Boixaderas
Miquel Rovira is Director of Sustainability at Technological Centre of Catalonia (Eurecat), Spain. He has focused his entire professional career on applied research and innovation oriented to circular economy in order to contribute to the competitiveness of different industrial sectors. Miquel has experience on the application of environmental technology and risk assessment to water reuse, secondary raw materials as well as soil and groundwater remediation.
Johan Verbauwhede
Johan Verbauwhede is civil engineer and CEO of Aquaduin (previously known as the Intermunicipal Water Company of the Veurne Region - IWVA). He is guiding the company towards sustainable and resilient drinking water management. Johan began his career in the petrochemical industry but soon transitioned to the water sector. He now has more than 33 years of experience at Aquaduin. He played a key role in the development of the Torreele water reuse project, operational since 2002 and widely recognized as a pioneering reference in advanced water reuse. As CEO, he encourages a culture of quality, customer focus, innovation and advanced digitalization within Aquaduin.
Secretariat
Charlotte Boeckaert
Charlotte Boeckaert is the secretary for Water Reuse Europe and a water innovator at VITO Kennispunt Water in Flanders (Belgium), a water knowledge centre with extensive experience in community building, knowledge exchange and communication. She has been active in the Water Reuse Europe community for over 10 years and focuses on water reuse schemes for industry and agriculture in her daily operations.
Secretariat Team
Charlotte is joined by Maaike Vandekerckhove (right) to coordinate communications.
Stéphanie De Man (left) will take care of membership and association management.
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