π Tender Overview
Summary Marnix van Ginneken has been appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board (RvC) of NS by the shareholder - the Ministry of Finance - as of March 13. Mr. Van Ginneken brings extensive experience as an executive in the international business sector. Since 2007, he has been working at Koninklijke Philips, where he has been a member of the Board of Management since 2017. Additionally, he is the chairman of the Philips Foundation and a member of the Monitoring Committee on Corporate Governance. As a professor of International Corporate Governance, he is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam. Herman Dijkhuizen, chairman of the Supervisory Board of NS: With the arrival of Marnix van Ginneken, we strengthen our Board with an expert executive who brings a wealth of managerial and legal knowledge, as well as extensive experience in the field of ESG. He is not only a valuable addition to the Board but also an excellent sparring partner for the Board of Management. Marnix van Ginneken: I look forward to applying my experience for an organization that makes such an important contribution to a sustainable and accessible society every day. It is a challenge that I approach with great enthusiasm. Marnix van Ginneken succeeds Janet Stuijt, who stepped down after 10 years during the General Shareholders Meeting. NS and the Supervisory Board are very grateful for the enormous commitment and involvement of Stuijt in recent years. She supported the company with great enthusiasm as vice-chairman of the RvC and chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. With the addition of Van Ginneken, the RvC remains composed of seven members. In addition to Marnix van Ginneken, they are Herman Dijkhuizen (chairman), Ron Teerlink, Pamela Boumeester, Klaas Dijkhoff, Giny Boer, and Karen de Lathouder.