Our leadership
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René Dahan, Chairman René Dahan (August 26, 1941) is a Dutch national. He was first appointed to the Supervisory Board
Chairman of the on June 2, 2004, and his term runs until 2012. René is former Executive Vice President and
Selection and Director of Exxon Mobil Corporation. He is a member of the International Advisory Boards of the
Appointment Committee Guggenheim Group in New York, United States, and the Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain.
Tom de Swaan, Tom de Swaan (March 4, 1946) is a Dutch national. He was first appointed to the Supervisory
Vice Chairman Board on May 3, 2007, and his term runs until 2011. Tom is former CFO of ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Chairman of the He also held various executive positions at the Dutch Central Bank and was a non-executive director
Audit Committee 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,
Mr. De Swaan is chairman of the Advisory Board of the Rotterdam School of Management,
Erasmus University.
Karen de Segundo Karen de Segundo (December 12, 1946) is a Dutch national. She was first appointed to the
Supervisory Board on June 2, 2004 and her term runs until 2012. 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 Board of Pöyry Group Oyj and Non-Executive
Director of E.on AG, British American Tobacco Plc, Lonmin Plc, BlackRock New Energy Investment
Trust Plc and Ensus Holding Ltd. Karen is a member of the Eco Advisory Board of General Electric.
Derk C. Doijer Derk Doijer (October 9, 1949) is a Dutch national. He was first appointed to the Supervisory Board
Chairman of the on May 18, 2005, and his term runs until 2009. Derk is a former member of the Executive Board of
Remuneration Committee 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 Group.
Stephanie M. Shern Stephanie 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 2009. 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
and a member of the Boards and Chair of the Audit Committees of GameStop, Scotts Miracle-Gro
and Embarq. Stephanie is also a member of the Compensation Committee of Embarq and of the
Advisory Board of Pennsylvania State University, 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 2010. Judith is former CEO of Transora, Inc. Prior
to founding Transora in 2000, she was Executive Vice President and CFO of Sara Lee Corporation.
She is a director of Allstate Corporation, USG Corporation, Reckitt Benckiser plc, Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc. and Adecco S.A., and a member of Northwestern University's Board of Trustees.
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,
a private management consulting firm. He led the firm's Americas' Consumer Goods Practice from
1998 until 2004 when he retired from McKinsey Company. Mark is a Director of GATX and
Aware, Inc and a member of the Board of Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago. 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 Graduate School of Business and Notre Dame's
Kroc International Peace Studies Institute. Mark is a senior advisor with Gleacher Partners LLC,
a firm providing strategic advisory services to corporations.
