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Our leadership - Supervisory Board
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Judith Sprieser
Governance
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 boards of the Guggenheim Group in New York, United States, and 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 2011. Tom 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 De Swaan is chairman of the Advisory Board of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.
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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 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).
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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, and
she is a member of the Compensation Committee of CenturyLink. Stephanie is also a member of the Accounting Advisory Board
of Pennsylvania State University, Smeal School of Business.
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.
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 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 Broadpoint Gleacher.
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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. 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. In March 2003 he was appointed CEO and chairman of the
executive board of Randstad Holding nv.
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