Board of directors

Wim Dik (67)

Independent non-executive director

Appointed to the board in December 1999, having served as chairman of Nuts Ohra, a Dutch insurer acquired by the group in 1999. Currently chairman of the supervisory board of Casema Holding B.V. (telecommunications) and Tele Atlas N.V. (information systems), a non-executive director of Unilever N.V. and Unilever plc (consumer) and of LogicaCMG plc (computer services). Former Minister for Foreign Trade in the Netherlands. A former chairman of Nederlandse Unilever Bedrijven B.V. (consumer) and former chairman and chief executive officer of KPN Royal Dutch Telecom (telecommunications). A former chairman of the supervisory board of Holland Casino (gaming) and a former member of the supervisory boards of TNT Post Group (mail services), Vos Logistics (transport) and ABN AMRO N.V. (banking).

Senior independent director, Chairman of the corporate social responsibility committee and member of the nomination, governance and regulatory committees.