Rabobank Group

2-4-2009 | Press Releases

Ms Gerlinde Silvis, who is currently Director of Human Resources at Rabobank Group, and Mr Berry Marttin, who is currently Director of Rabobank Amsterdam, have been appointed the new members of the Executive Board of Rabobank Nederland effective 18 June 2009. Gerlinde Silvis will be given responsibility for the Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Company Management, Co-operative & Management Affairs and Human Resources directorates. Berry Marttin will be given responsibility for the international retail network, the regional international operations, international risk management and Rabobank Development.

Bert Heemskerk, Chairman of the Executive Board of Rabobank, is delighted with these appointments. 'The appointments of Berry Marttin and Gerlinde Silvis mean that two highly experienced Rabobank directors will be joining the Executive Board. Both have been with Rabobank for many years and know the organisation like the back of their hand. Berry Marttin has gained extensive international experience working at numerous locations abroad and has recently also become fully familiar with the local banking operation. Gerlinde Silvis was involved on behalf of Rabobank Nederland in the process of merging local member banks. She has also repositioned HR. I am convinced that the team that will be in place when I retire later this year will be extremely strong and prepared to meet the challenges that will face the Executive Board in the years ahead,' says Heemskerk. Lense Koopmans, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, is extremely pleased that he succeeded in finding two excellent candidates from within the organisation. 'I promised the Central Delegates Assembly some time ago that I would do my absolute best to find internal candidates for seats on the Executive Board. I think it is wonderful that we have been successful in this endeavour. I am confident that these appointments will result in a strong and balanced team.'
 
Gerlinde Silvis (age 49) joined Rabobank in 1984. She began working for Rabobank Nederland as a management trainee while completing her degree in German language and literature. She then went on to fulfil a number of positions within the securities division, the international directorate, the payments division and Rabofacet. Gerlinde was also involved from the start in the development of the successful www.rabobank.nl site that is now one of Rabobank's key sales channels. In her role as Head of Administrative Affairs, she was closely involved in the process of merging local member banks. 
In recent years she has served as Head of the Management and Talent Development (MTD) Directorate and in the past year Gerlinde Silvis has been responsible for merging the Human Resources Directorate and the Management and Talent Development (MTD) Directorate into one directorate that brings together all the Human Resources activities that relate to employee selection, appointment and development. This has resulted in a directorate that provides integrated human resources services, management development and training for the entire group, the local member banks, Rabobank International and Rabobank Nederland. Gerlinde Silvis is married and has four children. 
 
Berry Marttin (43) has been with Rabobank since 1990. He joined Rabobank as an international management trainee shortly after completing his degree in business administration in Brazil. During the fourteen years that he worked for Rabobank International on various continents and in a range of different positions, he gained extensive experience as an international banker in both the wholesale and retail banking business. After holding a number of positions in Brazil, Berry Marttin was appointed account manager in the food & agri division in Curacao. He subsequently continued his career as Head of International Corporates in Hong Kong where he led a team of corporate account managers. He also earned his MBA during this period. He moved to Indonesia four years later to take up the position of Head of Risk Management. 
Prior to his current position as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rabobank Amsterdam, Berry Marttin served as Deputy General Manager of Rural Banking in Australia and New Zealand. In his current role, he has succeeded in developing Rabobank's position in Amsterdam within the context of the Large Cities Policy. Berry Marttin was born and raised in Brazil as the son of Dutch emigrants. He is married and the father of two children. 
 
Composition and division of responsibilities of the Executive Board of the Rabobank Group as of 18 June 2009
 
Dr. P.W. Moerland
Piet Moerland will serve as Chairman of the Executive Board and be responsible for Audit Rabobank Group and the Supervisory and Legal and Fiscal Affairs directorates. His portfolio furthermore includes the Knowledge & Economic Research, Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility directorates. 
 
Dr. A. Bruggink 
Bert Bruggink will continue to be responsible for Control Rabobank Group, Credit Risk Management, Global Risk Management, Treasury Rabobank Group and Special Administration Rabobank.
 
B.J. Marttin
Berry Marttin will be given responsibility for the international retail network, the regional international operations, international risk management and Rabobank Development.
 
S.N. Schat
Sipko Schat will remain responsible for Rabobank International Wholesale, Corporate Clients Large Businesses, Corporate Finance, Trade & Commodity Finance, Global Financial Markets and Private Equity.
 
P.J.A. van Schijndel 
Piet van Schijndel will remain responsible for the Retail, Private Banking and Group ICT directorates. 
 
A.G. Silvis
Gerlinde Silvis will be given responsibility for the Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Company Management, Co-operative & Management Affairs and Human Resources directorates.