Twenty years after our founding, Stek is taking a new direction. As of October 2025, our management team will take on a broader formation. Day-to-day leadership will be in the hands of Bernadette van den Broek and Herman Wamelink, combining legal expertise with firm-wide organizational experience.
Bernadette has a background as an organizational psychologist, bringing a different perspective to the legal profession and law firm management. She contributes a fresh, people-focused outlook and strategic insight. Her strength lies in understanding culture and collaboration, as well as in identifying trends that impact talent and organizations. Since 2016, she has held various HR and management roles within the legal sector, which enables her to translate organizational developments directly into legal practice.
Herman has been a partner at Stek since 2014 and has played a key role in building our Finance practice. With his entrepreneurial mindset and extensive legal experience, he understands how to expand and safeguard the long-term success of a law firm. Herman will step down as partner to take on this new joint leadership role together with Bernadette.
In addition, Sharon Kaufmann and Jeroen Timmermans, both partners at Stek, will serve as members of the management board.
Thanks to this mix of perspectives, our focus extends beyond legal expertise and quality to include people and culture. This is how we put approachable excellence into practice: professional, yet accessible. It enables us to remain true to our principles while moving into the future with greater strength and innovation.
