Philip Scott and M H M Smits have resigned their membership of the supervisory board of Delta Lloyd NV on account of changes in their principal occupation.
Philip Scott and M H M (Marcel) Smits have resigned their membership of the supervisory board of Delta Lloyd NV (hereafter: Delta Lloyd Group) on account of changes in their principal occupation.
Philip Scott (1954) had been a member of the supervisory board of Delta Lloyd Group since 2008, on the nomination of majority shareholder Aviva plc. based in London (UK). As indicated in the prospectus of 19 October 2009, Mr Scott planned to terminate his duties as chief financial officer of Aviva. Mr Scott has indeed terminated his role with Aviva at 26 January 2010, and expressed the wish to also terminate his membership of the supervisory board.
Marcel Smits (1961) had been a member of the supervisory board of Delta Lloyd Group since 2004. In connection with his acceptance of a position at Sara Lee Corporation in the United States last year, he too decided to resign as a member of the supervisory board from 1 February.
The executive board and supervisory board of Delta Lloyd Group are extremely grateful to Philip Scott and Marcel Smits for their contribution to the developments at Delta Lloyd Group in the past years. Together with the publication of the annual results on 4 March 2010, Delta Lloyd Group will announce the candidates for the succession of Mr Scott and Mr Smits. Nominations for their succession will take place at the general meeting of shareholders on 27 May 2010.
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About Delta Lloyd Group
Delta Lloyd Group is a financial services provider offering life insurance, general insurance, fund management and banking products and services. Delta Lloyd Group’s target markets are the Netherlands and Belgium. In the Netherlands it mainly operates under the brand names of Delta Lloyd, OHRA and ABN AMRO Insurance, in Belgium under the Delta Lloyd brand.
Delta Lloyd Group's goal is to be recognised as the most reliable and highly regarded insurer and financial services provider in its targeted markets, offering customers security through risk assurance, income protection and wealth creation. In the medium term, Delta Lloyd Group aims to become one of the three largest insurance companies in the Dutch market and one of the five largest insurance companies in the Belgian market.
Delta Lloyd Group believes that the strategy will be successful in enhancing shareholder value and enabling Delta Lloyd Group to deliver long-term benefits to all of its stakeholders: customers, shareholders, distribution partners, employees, suppliers and the community at large.