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.
Mr J. Nijhuis
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.
Ms J.C.H.G. Arts
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
Anita is the Chair of the Supervisory Council of RAV, the regional ambulance service Haaglanden since 2024. In addition, she has been a member of the Advisory Board of SEO, a scientific institute for economic research since 2011. Since the beginning of 2019 up to mid-2022, she was a member of the board of the Nederlandse Vereniging van Ziekenhuizen (the Dutch Association of Hospitals). From 2011 -2019 she was also a supervisory board member at the Dutch public broadcaster NOS and the vocational training college ROC of Amsterdam-Flevoland.
Mr J.F.M. van Dijk
Joost van Dijk (1961) is Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board and also a member of the Audit Committee.
Joost was reappointed as a Supervisory Board member in 2020 and is due to retire in 2024.
Background
Joost is also active as an adviser and coach supporting company directors with the implementation of strategic transitions. He is also connected to TSM Business School. Earlier, he worked as CEO of EON Benelux and COO Steam at EON Generation. Before that, Joost held various management positions within Shell.
Other positions
Joost is active as a member of the Supervisory Board Havenbedrijf Moerdijk since 2023.
Ms W. J. Mansveld
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 director.
Other positions
Wilma is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Groningen Airport Eelde and chair of the Supervisory Board of WoonFriesland.
Ms E.A. de Groot
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 guest expert at the Advisory Council for Customized Agreements for Industrial Sustainability (AMVI), who advises the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate on tailor made agreements with 20 major industrial polluters in the Netherlands. Additionally, she is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Dutch State Treasury Agency.