Rabobank in business

18-6-2009 | Press Release

The General Meeting of Rabobank Nederland has appointed Irene Asscher-Vonk as a member of the Supervisory Board of Rabobank Nederland. We are delighted that she will be joining us. Her far-reaching expertise in the field of Human Resources will be a welcome addition to the Supervisory Board, particularly in view of the current rapidly changing labour market", says Chairman of the Supervisory Board Dr L. (Lense) Koopmans. Irene Asscher-Vonk was nominated upon the recommendation by the Works Council of Rabobank Nederland. Her appointment was formally ratified by the General Meeting of Rabobank Nederland on Thursday, 18 June 2009.

Irene Asscher-Vonk is a Professor of Social Law at the Faculty of Law of Radboud University Nijmegen and has vast expertise in the field of labour law and social security. Completely in line with the current insights at Rabobank, she is fully convinced that the battle for scarce talent will be a decisive success factor for companies within a rapidly changing labour market. Irene Asscher-Vonk is furthermore a member of the Supervisory Boards of KLM, Arriva, Philip Morris Holland and TBI. She also serves as the chairperson of various arbitration boards and courts. 
 
The General Meeting of Rabobank Nederland has appointed Tom de Bruijn as a member of the Supervisory Board of Rabobank Nederland. "Thanks to his clear affinity with the co-operative model and extensive experience within the Rabobank organisation, Tom de Bruijn has the perfect profile for serving as the axis between Rabobank Nederland and the local member banks", says Lense Koopmans. His appointment was formally ratified by the General Meeting of Rabobank Nederland on Thursday, 18 June 2009. Tom de Bruijn was nominated upon the recommendation of the local member banks. 
Tom de Bruijn is an agricultural business owner in the field of ornamental plant cultivation. Due to his former positions as Supervisory Director of Rabobank Westland and as a local committee leader and member of the Central Delegates Assembly, Mr De Bruijn is strongly rooted in the world of the local Rabobanks and can provide considerable added value to the operation of governance within Rabobank Nederland. Tom de Bruijn also serves as Chairman of the Advisory Commission of the Greenhouse Horticulture Research Programme and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Netherlands Innovative Greenhouse Horticulture Foundation.
 
In addition to the appointments of Ms Irene Asscher-Vonk and Mr Tom de Bruijn, the General Meeting of Rabobank Nederland approved the reappointment of Dr L. Koopmans and Dr M.J.M. Tielen as members of the Supervisory Board of Rabobank Nederland, both of whom had retired by rotation. They were renominated for appointment in view of their experience and expertise. 
The current Supervisory Board of Rabobank Nederland is comprised of the following members: Dr Lense Koopmans (chairman), Antoon Vermeer (deputy chairman), Irene Asscher-Vonk, Bernard Bijvoet, Tom de Bruijn, Sjoerd Eisma, Dr Louise Fresco, Rinus Minderhoud, Paul Overmars, Herman Scheffer, Dr Martin Tielen, Dr Aad Veenman, Dr Cees Veerman and Dr Arnold Walravens.