Jan van den Berg new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Achmea

Jan van den Berg will be appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Achmea on 13 April 2021, the date of Achmea’s General Meeting. Mr van den Berg will succeed Aad Veenman, who will step down during the General Meeting after completing his third four-year term of appointment. The appointment has been approved by De Nederlandsche Bank.

Jan van den Berg (left) has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Achmea since February 2018. He has extensive experience in executive and supervisory roles in the international insurance market having worked for NN, AXA and Prudential. Mr van den Berg is also a member of the Supervisory Boards of Achmea Zorgverzekeringen NV, Achmea Schadeverzekeringen NV, Achmea Pensioen- en Levensverzekeringen NV and myTomorrows, a Dutch global healthcare company.

Aad Veenman has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Achmea since April 2009 and Chairman for the past four and a half years. He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Achmea Schadeverzekeringen NV and Achmea Pensioen- en Levensverzekeringen NV. 

Willem van Duin, Chairman of Achmea’s Executive Board: “We are extremely grateful to Aad Veenman for his major contribution during the past twelve years. As a supervisory director he has dedicated much time, energy and commitment to our cooperative group. On behalf of the Executive Board, I wish him every success in the future.”

Departing Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Achmea, Aad Veenman: “It has been a great pleasure for me to contribute to Achmea’s development and I am proud to see where the business now stands. Achmea also is in a strong position to get through the Covid-19 crisis well. Jan van den Berg is a dedicated and skilled supervisory director. I am happy to have such a successor and I wish him every success in his new role.”