2017
Professional Boards Forum Event – 22 November 2017
Hosted by Shell, Carel van Bylandtlaan 16, 2596 HR The Hague
Keynote speaker was Petri Hofsté, Board Member, Rabobank
> See programme
The following Chairmen/Senior Non-Executive directors participated:
Karin Bergstein
Rinse de Jong
Dimitri de Vreeze
Derk Doijer
Irine Gaasbeek
Petri Hofsté
Kees Hoving
John Jaakke
Martika Jonk
Heleen Kersten
Diederick Laman Trip
Garmt Louw
Herman Mulder
Edo van den Essem
Fieke van der Lecq
Marjan van Loon
Martin van Pernis
Peter Wakkie
Jan Zegering Hadders
COO
Chairman
Board Member
Chairman
Managing Director
Board Member
Chief Country Officer
Chairman
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Board Member
President Director
Chairman
Chairman
Board Member
ARS Nederland NV
Gasunie
Royal DSM
Lucas Bois NV
Accenture
KAS Bank NV
Deutsche Bank, Netherlands
Teslin Participaties
Nerderlandse Gasunie NV
STMicroelectronics
NL Financial Investments
Shell Pension Fund
True Price Foundation
Eneco Holding NV
Triodos Bank
Shell Nederland
Batenburg Techniek
TomTom NV
Ageas
“The Professional Boards Forum offers an attractive concept to improve gender diversity and
we are delighted to support the introduction in the Netherlands.”
Dick Benschop,
President Directeur, Shell NV
Board member
Board member
Board member
President Directeur
Board member
VP HR Benelux & France
CEO
Partner
EVP International
Chairman
Chairman
Board member
Partner Forensics
Board member
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Country Managing Director
CEO
Chairman
Annet Aris
Tineke Bahlmann
Marieke Bax
Dick Benschop
Jan Bout
Jules Croonen
Jan de Ruiter
Jos Hessels
Rob Hoevens
Diederik Laman Trip
Garmt Louw
Mijntje Lückerath-Rovers
André Mikkers
Jolanda Poots-Bijl
Thony Ruys
Jacques Schraven
Guusje ter Horst
Manon van Beek
Ab van der Touw
Peter Wakkie
ASR
Maasstadziekenhuis
VastNed Retail
Shell Nederland
Ballast Nedam
Shell
RBS NV
EdelenbosHessels Consultancy
Longview Solutions
ANWB
SSPF and SNPS Boards
Achmea
PwC
Gasunie
Schiphol Group
Tata Steel Nederland
Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid
Accenture Nederland
Siemens Nederland
WoltersKluwer
2013
Professional Boards Forum Event – 21 November 2013
Keynote speakers: Peter Wakkie, Chairman of the Supervisory board at Wolters Kluwer and
Tineke Bahlmann, board member, ING Group
> See programme
The following Chairmen/Senior Non-Executive directors participated:
“The Professional Boards Forum brings together senior board members and women who are businesswise, extremely professional but publicly still ‘under the radar’. These two groups
deserve to get to know each other and that is exactly what the Forum achieves. It is amazing how
much talent is brought together in an effective, but also, entertaining mode. At KAS BANK, we were able to move swiftly once the initial contact was established. Within a period of five months,
we finalised the whole process of appointing to our board the candidate I first met at the Forum, including all internal interviews, meetings with external stake holders and our shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.”
Albert Röell, CEO KAS Bank
2012
Professional Boards Forum Event – 7 November 2012
Keynote speakers: Dick Benschop, CEO Shell Netherlands and Hans Wijers, Vice Chairman
Shell, Supervisory board member, Heineken, Chairman AJAX.
> See programme
The following Chairmen/Senior Non-Executive directors participated:
CEO
CEO
Ex-CEO
Vice-Chairman
CEO
CEO
Chairman
Chairman
CEO
Board member
Advisory board member
CEO
CEO
Vice-Chairman
CEO
Chairman
Chairman
CEO
Board member
Chairman
Deputy Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Dick Benschop
Nico de Vries
Jan Bout
Frans Cremers
Hans De Jong
Anja Groenewoud
John Jaakke
Diederik Laman Trip
Ronald Latenstein
Mijnjte Luckerath
André Mikkers
Jos Nijhuis
Albert Roell
Margot Scheltema
Hans van der Noordaa
Johan van der Werf
Heino van Essen
Paul Van Gelder
Marike Van Lier Lels
Dirk Verbeek
Hans Wijers
Rein Willems
Jan Zegering Hadders
Shell Netherlands
BAM
Royal Haskoning
NS
Philips Electronics Benelux
Accenture
The Always Be Mobile Company
ANWB
SNS REAAL
Achmea
PwC
Schiphol Group
Kasbank
Triodos
ING Banking Benelux
Ordina
Menzis
Gasunie
Reedelsevier
Robeco
Shell
Essent
Grontmij
Marieke Bax
Jan Bout
Floris Deckers
Jos Hessels
Ferry Houterman
Leen Paape
Alexander Rinnooy Kan
Henk Rottinghuis
Hans Schenk
Manon van Beek
Fieke van der Lecq
Heino van Essen
Paul Van Gelder
Marike van Lier Lels
Karel Vuursteen
Jaap Winter
Board Member
Vice Chairman
Chairman
Partner
Formerly: Chairman
Board Member
Vice Chairman
Chairman
Board Member
Country Managing Director
Board Member
Chairman
Member Board of Management
Board Member
Former Chairman
Chairman
CSM Nederland
Ballast Nedam
Deloitte
EdelenbosHessels Consultancy
Houterman Management Consultancy BV
Nyenrode
De Nederlandsche Bank N.V.
Stork Technical Services
Connexxion
Accenture Nederland
Delta Lloyd
Menzis
Royal Imtech N.V.
Imtech
TomTom and AkzoNobel
Vrije Universiteit
“To serve as a good Non-Executive director you need to ask the relevant and also the difficult questions, and listen to the answers with a healthy dose of suspicion, because that is your responsibility to the company, the shareholders and to yourself.”
Karel Vuursteen,
former Chairman, TomTom
and AkzoNobel
Professional Boards Forum Event – 11 February 2015
Keynote speakers were Karel Vuursteen, former Chairman of Akzonobel and TomTom and Jaap Winter, President VU University.
> See programme
The following Chairmen, CEOs and Senior NEDs participated:
Irene Asscher-Vonk
Jan Peter Balkenende
Jan Kees de Jager
Ferry Houterman
Gerard Kleisterlee
Prof. Dr. Leen Paape
Jacques Schraven
Kees Storm
Manon van Beek
Fieke van der Lecq
Marike van Lier Lels
Peter Wakkie
Rein Willems
Jan Zegering Hadders
Olga Zoutendijk
Board Member
CFO/Board Member
Chairman
President Commissaris
Board Member
Chairman
NED
Country Managing Director
Board Member
Board Member
Chairman
Chairman
Board Member
Deputy Chair
KLM
Ernst & Young LLP
KPN
Houterman Management Consultancy BV
Vodafone
Nyenrode Business Universiteit
Tata Steel Nederland
Baxter International Inc
Accenture Nederland
Delta Lloyd
RELX plc
WoltersKluwer
Essent
Ageas
ABN Amro
“It was a great pleasure to meet so many women who know how to run a P&L at this Professional Boards Forum event. These women will make excellent Non-Executive directors.”
Gerard Kleisterlee,
Chairman, Vodafone Group plc
2015
Professional Boards Forum Event –18 November 2015
Keynote speakers were Gerard Kleisterlee, Chairman of Vodafone Group plc and Non-Executive Director at Shell plc and Jan Peter Balkenende, Ernst & Young LLP.
> See programme
The following Chairmen, CEOs and Senior NEDs participated:
2016
Professional Boards Forum Event – 29 November 2016
Hosted by Shell
Keynote speakers were Jeroen van der Veer, Chairman, Phillips and ING, and Olga Zoutendijk, Chairman, ABN AMRO Group NV
> See programme
The following Chairmen/Senior Non-Executive directors participated:
Jeroen van der Veer
Olga Zoutendijk
Michiel Boersma
Pamela Boumeester
Jos Hessels
Ferry Houterman
Kees Hoving
Diederik Laman Trip
Garmt Louw
Mijntje Lückerath-Rovers
Kees Storm
Manon van Beek
Kees van der Graaf
Fieke van der Lecq
Pauline van der Meer Mohr
Ben van der Veer
Marike van Lier Lels
Martin van Pernis
Peter Wakkie
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Board Member
Partner
Chairman
CEO
Board Member
Chairman
Board Member
NED
Country Manager
President
Professor & NED
Chairman
Board Member
Board Member
Chairman
Chairman
ING Groep N.V.
ABN Amro Group NV
TMG
Heijmans
EdelenbosHessels Consultancy
Houterman Management Consultancy BV
Deutsche Bank Netherlands
NL Financial Investments
Shell Pension Fund
Achmea
Baxter International Inc.
Accenture
FSHD Stichting
Ecovisie
EY
TomTom NV/ Aegon NV
Eneco Holding NV
Batenburg Techniek
Wolterskluwer
“Diversity has been on the corporate agenda for years, yet Dutch companies are doing better on diversity outside The Netherlands than within the country.”
Jeroen van der Veer, Chairman, Supervisory Board, ING and Philips
Tom de Swaan
Derk Doijer
Irine Gaasbeek
René Hooft Graafland
Ferry Houterman
Aad Kuiper
Diederik Laman Trip
Garmt Louw
Leen Paape
Anthony Ruys
Kees Storm
Frits van Bruggen
Fieke van der Lecq
Ben van der Veer
Jeroen van der Veer
Paul van Gelder
Karel Vuursteen
Rein Willems
Alex Wynaendts
Jan Zegering Hadders
Jan Zuidam
Chairman
Chairman
Country Managing Director
Vice Chairman
Chairman
President & CEO
Chairman
Chairman
Professor Corporate Governance
Board Member
Vice Chairman
CEO
Board Member
Board Member
Chairman
CEO
Former Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Board Member
Board Member
ABN AMRO Group NV
Lucas Bols NV
Accenture
Wolters Kluwer NV
Houterman Management Consultancy BV
Hunter Douglas European Operations
NL Financial Investments
Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds
Nyenrode Business Universiteit
Intertrust NV
PON Holdings
ANWB
Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance BV
Aegon NV
Royal Boskalis Westminster Groep NV
Mammoet Holding BV
TomTom NV & Akzo Nobel NV
Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group
Aegon NV
Ageas NV
Shell Netherland BV
Professional Boards Forum Event – 7 June 2017
Hosted by EY, Wassenaarseweg 80, The Hague
Keynote speaker was Jacqueline Tammenoms-Bakker, Deputy Chairman, TomTom NV
> See programme
The following Chairmen/Senior Non-Executive directors participated:
Irene Asscher-Vonk
Jos Hessels
Ferry Houterman
Martika Jonk
Garmt Louw
Leen Pape
Jacqueline Tammenoms-Bakker
David Thomlinson
Edo van den Assem
Kees van der Graaf
Ab van der Touw
Johan van der Werf
Heino van Essen
Paul van Gelder
Martin van Pernis
Manon van Beek
Karel Vuursteen
Jan Zegering Hadders
Claudia Zuiderwijk-Jacobs
Board Member
Partner
Chairman
Board Member
Chairman
Board Member
Deputy Chairman
Formerly: Managing Director
Chairman
President
CEO
Chairman
Former: Chairman
Board Member
Chairman
Country Managing Director
Formerly: Chairman
Board Member
Board Member
KLM
EdelenbosHessels Consultancy
Houterman Management Consultancy BV
Nederlandse Gasunie NV
Shell Pension Fund
Nyenrode Business Universiteit
TomTom NV
Accenture
Eneco Holding
FSHD Stichting
Siemens Nederland
Ordina
Menzis
ERIKS NV
Batenburg Techniek
Accenture Nederland
TomTom NV and Akzo Nobel
Ageas
KPN NV
“When interviewing for an NED role evaluate if the other board members are clear why they want you to join. As a woman you often bring diverse thoughts to a board and you need to ensure the other board members have a genuine interest in your views. I really enjoyed the Professional Boards Forum event and look forward to participating again in the future.”
Jacqueline Tammenoms-Bakker, Deputy Chairman, TomTom NV
Board member
Chairman
Board member
Board member
Board member
CEO
Vice chairman
CEO
Partner
Chairman
PwC advisory Board member
Country Managing Director
CFO
Chairman
Chairman
CEO
Board member
Chairman
Chairman
Board member
Board member
CFO
Head of Commercial Banking
Chairman
Irene Asscher-Vonk
Michiel Boersma
Pamela Boumeester
Jan Bout
Jan Buné
Jan de Ruiter
Tom de Swaan
Nico de Vries
Jos Hessels
Hessel Lindenbergh
André Mikkers
Anja Montijn-Groenewoud
René Oudejans
Leen Paape
Alexander Rinnooy Kan
Albert Röell
Margot Scheltema
Hans Schenk
Edo van den Assem
Ieke van den Burg
Marike van Lier Lels
Peter van Maris
Annerie Vreugdenhil
Jan Zegering Hadders
KLM
TMG
Heijmans
Royal HaskoningDHV
Royal Amsterdam Zoo Artis
RBS NV
Ahold
Koninklijke BAM Groep NV
Boer & Croon
ABN AMRO Bank
PwC
Accenture Nederland
Gasunie
Nyenrode
De Nederlandsche Bank N.V.
KAS BANK
ASR Nederland
Connexxion
Eneco
APG Groep
Reedelsevier
Zorg van de Zaak
ING Netherlands
Grontmij
“When women are unable to reach their full potential, we all lose. Whenever I have seen women reach the top, they add creativity, variety and dedication. As a result, we all win.”
Alexander Rinnooy Kan, Chairman, De Nederlandsche Bank NV
Professional Boards Forum Event – 29 May 2013
Keynote speaker: Alexander Rinnooy Kan, Chairman De Nederlandsche Bank, VU University Amsterdam
> See programme
The following Chairmen/Senior Non-Executive directors participated:
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2019
Professional Boards Forum Event – 7 May 2019
Hosted by EY, Wassenaarseweg 80, 2596 CZ The Hague
Keynote speaker: Maximo Ibarra, CEO, KPN
The following Chairmen/Chairwomen have confirmed their participation:
KPN
KAS Bank NV
Nederlandse Gasunie NV
TomTom NV
Cornerstone Capital Group BV
Houterman Management Consultancy BV
AkzoNobel NV
Nederlandse Gasunie NV
NL Financial Investments
Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds
TRoyal Schiphol Group
Aalberts Industries NV
Intertrust NV
Unilever Trust Office
EY Netherlands
PON Holdings
Blauwtrustgroep
Aalberts Industries NV
TomTom NV
Museum Boerhaave
CEO
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
CEO
Chairman
Board Member
Board Member
Chairman
Chairman
Former CEO
Board Member
Board Member
Chairman
Board of Management
Vice Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Member of the Board
Maximo Ibarra
Peter Borgdorff
Rinse de Jong
Derk Haank
Rob Hoevens
Ferry Houterman
Michiel Jaski
Martika Jonk
Diederik Laman Trip
Garmt Louw
Jos Nijhuis
Marjan Oudeman
Anthony Ruys
Jacques Schraven
Mirjam Sijmons
Kees Storm
Johan van der Werf
Martin van Pernis
Peter Wakkie
Rein Willems