Our leadership - Supervisory Board
Karen de Segundo
Annual Report 2010
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René Dahan
Chairman
Chairman of the Selection and
Appointment Committee
René Dahan (August 26, 1941) is a Dutch
national. He was first appointed to the
Supervisory Board on June 2, 2004, and
his term runs until 2012. René is former
Executive Vice President and Director of
Exxon Mobil Corporation. He is a member
of the international advisory board of the
Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain.
Tom de Swaan
Vice Chairman
Chairman of the
Audit Committee
Tom de Swaan (March 4, 1946) is a
Dutch national. He was first appointed to
the Supervisory Board on May 3, 2007,
and his term runs until 2011Tom is
former CFO of ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
He also held various executive positions
at the Dutch Central Bank and was a
non-executive director of the Financial
Services Authority in London. Tom is a
member of the board of GlaxoSmithKline
Plc and chairman of its audit committee,
and a member of the board of directors of
Zurich Financial Services. He is chairman
of the supervisory board of Van Lanschot
Bankiers N.V. and a member of the
supervisory board of Royal DSM and
chairman of its audit committee. In
addition, Tom is chairman of the advisory
board of the Rotterdam School of
Management, Erasmus University.
Karen de Segundo (December 12, 1946)
is a Dutch national. She was first
appointed to the Supervisory Board on
June 2, 2004. Karen will resign as
member of the Supervisory Board as of
April 20, 2011 - the day of the annual
General Meeting of Shareholders. Karen
is former CEO of Shell International
Renewables and President of Shell
Hydrogen and, prior to that, CEO of Shell
International Gas Power. She is a
member of the supervisory board of E.ON
AG, member of the board of Pöyry Oyj,
and non-executive director of British
American Tobacco Plc, Lonmin Plc and
Ensus Holding Ltd. Karen is a former non
executive director of BlackRock New
Energy Investment Trust Plc (2000 -
2009) and member of the eco advisory
board of General Electric (2006 - 2009).
Derk C. Doijer
Chairman of the
Remuneration Committee
Derk Doijer (October 9, 1949) is a Dutch
national. He was first appointed to the
Supervisory Board on May 18, 2005,
and his term runs until 2013. Derk is a
former member of the executive board of
directors of SHV Holdings N.V. and, prior
to that, held several executive positions
in the Netherlands and South America.
He is chairman of the supervisory board
of Lucas Bols B.V. and a member of the
supervisory boards of Corio N.V., NSPB,
Stiho Group and ZBG.
Stephanie M. Shern
Stephanie M. Shern (January 7, 1948) is
a U.S. national. She was first appointed to
the Supervisory Board on May 18, 2005,
and her term runs until 2013. Stephanie
was with Ernst Young for over 30 years,
most recently as Vice Chairman and
Global Director of Retail and Consumer
Products and a member of Ernst
Young's U.S. Management Committee.
She is the Lead Director of GameStop.
Stephanie is a member of the boards and
chair of the audit committees of
GameStop and Scotts Miracle-Gro.
Stephanie is also a member of the
accounting advisory board of
Pennsylvania State University, Smeal
School of Business.
Judith Sprieser
Judith Sprieser (August 3, 1953) is a U.S.
national. She was first appointed to the
Supervisory Board on May 18, 2006, and
her term runs until 2014. Judith is former
CEO of Transora, Inc, which she founded
in 2000. Prior to this, she was Executive
Vice President and CFO of Sara Lee
Corporation. She is a director of Allstate
Corporation, Reckitt Benckiser plc,
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., Adecco
S.A., and Experian Plc.
Mark McGrath
Mark McGrath (August 10, 1946) is a
U.S. national. He was appointed to the
Supervisory Board on April 23, 2008, and
his term runs until 2012. Mark is a former
Director of McKinsey Company. He led
the firm's Americas' Consumer Goods
Practice from 1998 until 2004 when he
retired from the company. Mark is a
director of GATX and Aware, Inc. He is
chairman of the advisory board of the
University of Notre Dame's Kellogg
Institute of International Studies and a
member of the advisory councils of the
University of Chicago Booth Graduate
School of Business and Notre Dame's
Kroc International Peace Studies Institute.
Mark is a senior advisor with Gleacher
Company.
Ben Noteboom
Ben Noteboom (July 4, 1958) is a Dutch
national. He was appointed to the
Supervisory Board on April 28, 2009, and
his term runs until 2013. Mr. Noteboom
currently holds the position of CEO and
chairman of the executive board of
Randstad Holding N.V., to which he was
appointed in March 2003. He joined
Randstad in 1993 and since then has held
various senior management positions
within the company. From 2000, he was
responsible for in-house services Europe-
wide, joining the executive board in 2001.
