New Director of Norwegian Hydrographic Service

He has held operational and executive positions on board frigates for eleven years. As part of an exchange programme with the Norwegian Navy, he sailed and as Executive Officer onboard a missile torpedo boat. He was project manager for navigational equipment at the Directorate for Material Royal Netherlands Navy, taught navigation and safety at sea at the Royal Netherlands Naval Academy, served as Commanding Officer on a naval instruction vessel and was staff officer at the Ministry of Defence.

Director Flier holds a master's degree in Security and Defence from the Netherlands Defence College and a bachelor's degree in Information and Technology from the Technical University in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Since August 2008, Director Flier has served as Head of Internal Training at the NATO Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger, Norway.