Our leadership

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, 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

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 2009. 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 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.