Ron Schraven works as the development manager at idverde Bomendienst B.V., a Tree Care Company in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. He has over 25 years of experience in arboriculture and is a European Tree Technician with the European Arboricultural Council and Board Certified Master Arborist with ISA. Besides running a team of tree disease specialists he focuses on improving Dutch elm disease control strategies, management and control of new arboricultural pests and diseases, and in developing durable growing sites for trees in the urban landscape. He is also responsible for the international registration and for efficacy studies of DutchTrig.

Ron has spent part of his studies in New Zealand and is excites to share his ideas with colleagues in New Zealand.