Supervisory Board
Supervisory Board’s primary responsibility is the supervision and review of the development of Triodos Bank’s operations, on the basis of the Executive Board’s written quarterly reports.
The Supervisory Board is composed so that its members are able to act independently, both from one another and the Executive Board. The Supervisory Board is also organised so that members are independent of any other particular or partial interest that relates to the bank.
Supervisory Board
mr. H. Voortman (1944), Chair
Hans Voortman is the former Managing Director of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Netherlands and the former Company Director of MeesPierson. He is also the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ark Natuurontwikkeling, Member of the Boards of Pan Parks and Blijdorp Thandiza Fonds. He is Chair of the bank’s Supervisory Board and a Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee.
Hans Voortman was first appointed in 2001 and his present term of appointment expires in 2013. He is of Dutch nationality and owns no Triodos Bank depository receipts.
mr. M.A. Scheltema (1954), Vice-chair
Margot Scheltema was Financial Director of Shell Nederland BV until the end of 2008. She is a Member of the Supervisory Board of Triodos Culture Bank BV. She is Vice-Chair of Triodos Bank’s Supervisory Board and Chair of Triodos Bank’s Audit and Risk Committee. She is a Member of the Supervisory Board of ASR NV and of Schiphol NV. She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the Rijksmuseum and a Member of the Supervisory Board of ECN and a Member of the AFM External Reporting Committee.
Margot Scheltema was appointed in 2010 for a second term. She is of Dutch nationality and owns no Triodos Bank depository receipts.
mr. D.J. Carrington (1946)
David Carrington has been an independent consultant since 2001, specialising in philanthropy and social finance and on the governance of charities and social enterprises. He draws on 25 years’ experience of - senior management positions in charities – the last 13 as Chief Executive – and as a Board member with a wide range of organisations, including a University, ‘engage’ (the National Association for Gallery Education) and the National Foundation for Youth Music. David has also been a Member of the Social Investment Task Force and Chair of the editorial group of the Philanthropy UK. He is a founder Director of the Alliance Publishing Trust and a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Effective Philanthropy in the US.
David Carrington was first appointed in 2009 and his present term expires in 2013. He is of British nationality and owns no depository receipts.
mr. M.M. Frank (1947)
Marius Frank is an independent board advisor and executive coach. He is Member of the Supervisory Board of Centrum Maliebaan (Stichting Verslavingszorg Utrecht) and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Seyster Veste, Zeist (since March 2009). Marius Frank is also member of ‘Stichting Administratiekantoor Hofpoort Holding’, Utrecht (holding company of a.o. Van der Wal Transport, since December 2009), and is a member of the Supervisory Board of Triodos Culture Bank BV.
Marius Frank was first appointed in 2005 and his present term of appointment expires in 2013. He is Chairman of the Triodos Bank Nomination and Compensation Committee. He is of Dutch nationality and owns no Triodos Bank depository receipts.
mr. M.J.M van den Hoogenband (1944)
Mathieu van den Hoogenband is the former President of the Executive Board of the Weleda Group AG in Arlesheim, Switzerland. He is a Member of the Shareholders Council of RheaHolding BV (Eosta BV), chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Triodos Culture Bank BV, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Stichting Widar 1st line Health Organisation, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Darjeeling Organic Tea Estate Pltd Ambootia West Bengalen, India and Member of the Kuratorium Stiftung Waldorfschule Uhlandshöhe. He teaches Leadership and Ethics at the SRH Business School Berlin and the Alanus Hochschule in Bonn-Alfter.
Mathieu van den Hoogenband was first appointed in 2007 and his present term of appointment expires in 2011 and he will be reappointed for his next term, which will expire in 2014. He is of Dutch nationality and owns 815 Triodos Bank depository receipts.
mr. M. Eguiguren Huerta PHD. (1959)
Marcos Eguiguren is Partner and Member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Inmark, a Spanish professional services Group with subsidiaries in Portugal and several countries in Latin America and with large experience in advising financial entities. He has also held executive roles in Barclays Bank and BBVA. He is also Associate Professor on business administration at the Politechnical University of Catalonia.
Marcos Eguiguren was first appointed in 2008 and his present term of appointment expires in 2012. He is a Member of Triodos Bank’s Audit and Risk Committee. He is of Spanish nationality and owns 194 Triodos Bank depository receipts.
mr. J. Lamers (1948)
Jan Lamers is a former CEO of Uitgeversbedrijf Tijd. He is CEO of Lamers-Media C&P, Chairman of CultuurNet Vlaanderen, CEO of Wereldmediahuis Vzw, CEO of Huize Sterrewijzer vzw and Director of I-Propeller NV. He is a Member of Triodos Bank’s Audit and Risk Committee.
Jan Lamers was first appointed in 2002 and his present term of appointment expires in 2014. He is of Belgian nationality and owns no Triodos Bank depository receipts.
ms. Carla van der Weerdt (1964)
Carla van der Weerdt is the owner and Director of Accent Organisatie Advies and Accent Finance & Accountancy. She had a banking career for fifteen years in ABN AMRO Bank NV, amongst others as the CFO/COO of Global Transaction Banking, as the Global Head of Operational Risk Management and as the Global Head of Risk Management & Compliance in Asset Management. She is a Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairwoman of the Audit Committee of Saxion Hogescholen.
Carla van der Weerdt was first appointed in 2010 and her present term of appointment expires in 2014. She is of Dutch nationality and owns no Triodos Bank depository receipts.
