Niels Merkx
Read moreNiels has had many roles and still has several within CGN. Through Indoor Percussion (including Percussion Unlimited) he came into contact with the CGN competition floor and has never left it since. After some different roles, Niels joined the CGN Kernteam (Board) and was the man who did all communication with participants. He also arranged everything for sponsors and guests of CGN. When we had the vacancy for an ICT specialist within the core team, Niels also 'just' took this on. It put him at all important crossroads within CGN. With the team of CGN employees, he ensured that we had the right connections every match, and under his leadership, we built a whole new intranet.
In 2019, Niels chose to leave the Kernteam. He wanted more time for other things. But he still wanted to keep doing things for CGN. "Let me do some business in the background." After a short break, Niels immediately took up a number of projects, including the intranet. He also participated in all online competitions in the team that realized this. We can always ask Niels for help to act as a speaker, or if we need some adjustments to the Internet or Intranet, or to arrange a process for registrations. Niels is someone who keeps an overview, on the one hand asks the right questions and on the other hand takes action so that it all runs smoothly again for the participants.
For all these reasons, the Kernteam of CGN has decided to induct Niels Merkx into the CGN Hall of Fame.