Nomination Committee

Nomination Committee main 2020 activities

Q1 2020 activities

  • Supervisory Board succession planning
  • Review (re)appointment scheme
  • Update skills matrix
  • Board of Management and Executive Committee succession planning

Q2, Q3 and Q4 2020 activities

  • Supervisory Board succession planning
  • Review (re)appointment scheme
  • Board of Management and Executive Committee succession planning

Board of Management and executive succession

During 2020, the Nomination Committee was consulted and gave its advice regarding the composition of the Executive Committee and the position of COO, which became vacant during 2020.

Supervisory Board succession

During 2020, the Nomination Committee continued to discuss the size, structure and composition of the Supervisory Board. Following thorough consideration, the Nomination Committee recommended the reappointment of Pamela Kirby to the Supervisory Board for consideration by shareholders at the of April 23, 2020.

Supervisory Board skills and profiles

 

N.S. Andersen (m)

J. Poots-Bijl (f)

S. Clark (f)

B. Grote (m)

M. Jaski (m)

P. Kirby (f)

D. Sluimers (m)

P. Thomas (m)

Independent

Consumer goods end-user segment

 

 

 

 

Industrial end-user segment

Buildings and infrastructure end-user segment

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation end-user segment

 

(International) business, commerce, finance/economics

Scientific/information technology experience

 

 

 

Public sector experience

 

 

 

 

 

Management experience

Business strategy planning

Investor relations

 

Manufacturing experience

 

 

 

Supply chain/logistics experience

 

 

 

Social, environmental or sustainability experience

 

Finance expert

 

 

 

 

 

Four or less external directorships

Dutch/EU national

 

 

 

 

Non-EU national

 

 

 

 

Pensions experience

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business-to-business sales experience

 

 

 

 

 

 

R&D experience

 

 

 

 

Legal experience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial/employment relations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk management

 

 

 

Consulting

 

 

 

 

 

(f) = female (m) = male

The Supervisory Board has updated its skills matrix, as shown above. The skills matrix, full details of the current Supervisory Board composition, the schedule of Supervisory Board succession and the profiles of the Supervisory Board members can also be found on our website.

With the second term of Ben Verwaayen having ended in 2020, the Nomination Committee concluded that it was deemed appropriate to reduce the number of Supervisory Board members to eight. This was approved by the Supervisory Board.

AGM or EGM

Annual General Meeting of shareholders; Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders.