Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board’s three duties are to monitor, render advice to and generally act as the employer of the Executive Board. It monitors the policies pursued by the Executive Board, especially in terms of achieving the company’s objectives, the strategy and the risks inherent to its operations, the internal risk management and control systems, and financial reporting.
The Supervisory Board has two standing committees: the Audit Committee and the combined Remuneration and Selection Committee. The supervisory directors are paid a fee, as adopted by the General Meeting of Shareholders. Details of the remuneration of the Supervisory Board are given in the annual report.
Jos Nijhuis (1957) is Chairman of the Supervisory Board and member of the Remuneration & Selection Committee.
Jos was appointed as a Supervisory Board member in 2022 and is due to retire in 2026. He is eligible for reappointment for a term of four years.
Background
Jos joined the Schiphol Group in 2008 where he was President and CEO from 2009 to 2018. Prior to that, he was chairman of the Executive Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Other positions
He is also chairman of the Supervisory Board at Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors and a supervisory board member at Vision-Boxin Portugal. In addition, he is also active in a number of other positions, including member of the Advisory Council of Interstellar, Member of the Advisory Council of NOREA, Member of the Investment Committee of Quadrum Investment Fund III, and Chairman of the Board of the ForFarmers Continuity Foundation
Anita Arts (1959) is member of the Supervisory Board and also a chair of the Remuneration Committee.
Anita was appointed as a Supervisory Board member in 2019, reappointed in 2023 and is due to retire in 2027.
Background
Anita fulfilled advisory and management positions in the railway sector for 20 years. Her last position in the railway sector was member of the Executive Board of ProRail. She joined the board of the OLVG hospital in Amsterdam in 2009 and the board of the Flevo hospital in Almere in 2012, as from 2013 to mid-2022 as chair of the Executive Board.
Other positions
As of 2025, Anita is Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of Woonzorg Flevoland for elderly care, home care and primary care. She has also been a member of the advisory board of SEO, a scientific institute for economic research, since 2011. Between 2024 and mid-2025, she served as the interim Chair of the Supervisory Board of RAV Haaglanden, the regional ambulance service. From 2019-2022, she was on the Board of the Dutch Hospital Association (NVZ). From 2011 to 2019, she was a supervisor at the NOS and the ROC of Amsterdam-Flevoland.
Joost van Dijk (1961) is Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board and also a member of the Audit Committee.
Joost was appointed as a Supervisory Board member in 2016 and reappointed in 2020 and 2024. He is due to retire in 2026.
Background
Joost is active as an adviser and coach to company directors, supporting them with the implementation of the energy transition. Earlier in his career, he served as an executive at EON Generation GmbH and EON Benelux. Before that, Joost held various management positions at Shell Chemicals. He has also served as a member of the Supervisory Board at EON and the Port of Moerdijk (Havenbedrijf Moerdijk), and as Vice-Chairman of Energie Nederland.
Other positions
Since late 2024, Joost has served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Zeeuwse Energie Houdstermaatschappij and as an independent non-executive director on the Managing Board of CAN-PACK Netherlands BV.
Wilma Mansveld (1962) is a member of the Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee.
Wilma was appointed as a Supervisory Board member in 2023 and is due to retire in 2028.
Background
Between 2003 and 2012, she held various positions in the province Groningen, including member of the provincial executive for energy. From 2012 - 2015, she was State Secretary for Infrastructure and Environment in the second Rutte cabinet. She switched to the Veiligheidsregio Groningen in 2017, of which she is currently the Managing Director.
Other positions
Wilma is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Groningen Airport Eelde and chair of the Supervisory Board of WoonFriesland.
Els de Groot (1965) is a member of the Supervisory Board. Els was appointed as a Supervisory Board member in 2024 and is due to retire in 2028.
Background
Since April 1, 2024, Els has been serving as the Interim Financial director at GVB in Amsterdam. From 2019 to 2023, she worked as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and was a member of the Managing Board at Rabobank, focusing on the Netherlands and global food and energy transition. Prior to that, she was the CFO of Royal Schiphol Group and served as both CRO and CFO (acting) at Van Lanschot Bankers.
Other positions
Els is a member of the Advisory Council for Customized Agreements for Industrial Sustainability (AMVI), which advises the Minister of Climate and Green Growth on tailor-made agreements in the industry (having previously served as a guest expert).
In addition, she is a member of the Advisory Council for the Dutch State Treasury Agency at the Ministry of Finance.
As of October 1, 2025, Els is a member of the Supervisory Board of the Port of Rotterdam Authority and chair of its Audit Committee.
In December 2024, she was appointed as an independent non-executive member of the Board of Directors of KBC Bank.
During 2024, Els served as interim CFO at GVB for a period of four months (April 1 – August 1).