Composition of the Board of Directors
D.J. (Dick) van Hal, Chief Executive Officer and statutory director
(1958, Dutch)
Dick van Hal has been CEO since 2008. Prior to joining Bouwinvest, he held several senior positions at Syntrus Achmea Vastgoed, including Managing Director and CEO. Dick started his career with Centraal Beheer Beleggingen and Staal Bankiers.
Mr. Van Hal studied Investment Analysis (VBA) at the University of Amsterdam. In May 2017, he was appointed Chairman of IVBN (Dutch Association of Institutional Investors in Real Estate).
A. (Arno) van Geet, Chief Finance & Risk Officer
(1973, Dutch)
Arno van Geet has been CFRO since 2014. Prior to joining Bouwinvest, he held various management positions at Interpolis and Westland Utrecht Hypotheekbank and most recently as CFO at Allianz Nederland. He is responsible for financial and risk management, financial accounting, reports, corporate control, internal audit, business process management, IT and research.
Mr. Van Geet studied Law and Economics at the University of Utrecht.
A. (Allard) van Spaandonk, Chief Investment Officer Dutch Investments
(1961, Dutch)
Allard van Spaandonk has been Chief Investment Officer Dutch Investments since 2013. Prior to this, he was Director Asset Management at Bouwinvest, Director Residential and Retail Investments at Syntrus Achmea Vastgoed and head of Residential Mortgages at Achmea Vastgoed.
Mr. Van Spaandonk is a board member at NEPROM.
S.A. (Stephen) Tross, Chief Investment Officer International Investments
(1967, Dutch)
Stephen Tross has been Chief Investment Officer International Investments since 2010. Prior to joining Bouwinvest, he worked in the real estate audit practices at KPMG Accountants NV and PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Netherlands, New York and London.
He studied Business Economics at the Hogeschool Utrecht and accountancy at NIVRA Nyenrode. Mr. Tross is a professional member of the British Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the ANREV Management Board.
Composition of the Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board has four members, all with Dutch nationality. All the members of the board are independent. The composition of the Supervisory Board did not change in 2018.
C.J. (Kees) Beuving, chairman, until 31 January 2019
Kees Beuving (1951) joined the Supervisory Board of Bouwinvest in August 2014 and was appointed chairman in December 2014. In connection to his appointment to acting chairman of PGGM he resigned the Surverviory Board as per 1 February 2019.
Mr. Beuving has a long history in the banking industry. Until 2013, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the former Friesland Bank. Before that, he held a number of executive positions at Fortis Bank, including Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2002 to 2006.
He has a great deal of experience in supervisory directorships. He is currently a member of the Supervisory Board of Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG) and Chairman of the board of Stichting VSB Vermogensfonds. He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of charity VOxImpuls and chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dutch microfinance organisation Qredits Microfinanciering Nederland. Until 1 January 2018, Mr. Beuving was a member of the Supervisory Board of Delta Lloyd Bank N.V.
J.H.W.R. (Jan) van der Vlist, chairman as per 1 February 2019
Jan van der Vlist (1954) was first appointed to the Supervisory Board in 2013. He will resign as per 18 April 2019.
Mr. Van der Vlist is currently director of consultancy firm Klockensteijn B.V. Until 2011, he was Head of Investment Management and Managing Director at NIBC Bank N.V. Prior to joining NIBC, Mr. Van der Vlist held a number of positions at Dutch pension fund PGGM.
Mr. Van der Vlist currently holds several supervisory positions, including chairman of the Supervisory Board of Holland Property Group BV, Chairman of the Board of NIBC Infrastructure Partners I B.V., director at Barrage Vastgoed B.V., non-executive director at Aventicum Real Estate Partners Europe GP Ltd. and member of the Investment committee at Aventicum Capital Management.
R.Th (Roel) Wijmenga
Roel Wijmenga (1957) was first appointed to the Supervisory Board in 2014. He will resign as per 18 April 2019.
Mr. Wijmenga has a background in the insurance industry. His most recent role was CFO at Dutch insurer ASR Verzekeringen. Prior to this, he held a number of financial executive positions at companies including AMEV, Interpolis and Eureko.
He holds several (supervisory) positions, including chairman of the Board of Philips Pensioenfonds and a member of the Supervisory Board of insurer Achmea.
C.G (Carolien) Gehrels
Carolien Gehrels (1967) was first appointed to the Supervisory Board in 2015. She will resign as per 18 April 2019.
Ms. Gehrels is currently European Cities Director at Arcadis. Prior to this, she worked in the public sector, serving as an Alderperson on Amsterdam City Council, where she was responsible for economic affairs, arts & culture.
Ms. Gehrels is a member of the Supervisory Board of Technical University (TU) Delft, a member of the Supervisory Board of World Waternet and a member of the board of the Forum for City Renewal and Urban Development.