Achmea supervisory board member Roelof Joosten passed away

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:45:00 +0100

The Supervisory Board and Executive Board of Achmea B.V. were deeply saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Roelof Joosten on Monday at the age of 62.

Roelof Joosten had been a member of the Supervisory Board of Achmea since April 2019 and, as of September 2019, also a member of the supervisory boards of group companies Achmea Pensioen- en Levensverzekeringen N.V. and Achmea Schadeverzekeringen N.V. During his impressive career he had been CEO of FrieslandCampina, one of the world’s largest dairy co-operatives.

We remember Roelof’s warmth, enthusiasm and sense of humour and we are very grateful for his contribution to our organisation. Sadly, we were able to work with him for far too short a period.

We extend our deepest sympathies to his wife and children and wish them strength to cope with this loss.

Supervisory Board of Achmea B.V.
Aad Veenman, chairman

Executive Board of Achmea B.V.
Willem van Duin, chairman

Roelof Joosten appointed member of Achmea’s Supervisory Board

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:29:00 +0200

Achmea’s AGM has appointed Roelof Joosten as member of the Supervisory Board. He succeeds Antoon Vermeer, who retired from his position last year at the end of his maximum term of office. Joosten’s appointment is for a period of four years and has been approved by the Dutch Central Bank (DNB).

Between June 2015 and January 2018, Roelof Joosten was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FrieslandCampina. He joined the dairy business in 2004 and became a member of its Executive Board in 2012. Joosten studied chemical technology in Groningen. After graduating, he began his career at Unilever, where he worked for almost 15 years before moving to Quest in 1998. Unilever had sold Quest, a producer of fragrances and flavourings, to the British ICI shortly before Joosten joined.

Joke van Lonkhuijzen has stepped down; three supervisory directors have been reappointed
Joke van Lonkhuijzen stepped down as a supervisory director on 11 April 2019. She has held this position since 2011. Owing to her wide-ranging background in the healthcare sector, she has also been a member of Achmea Zorgverzekeringen’s Supervisory Board since 2016. Aad Veenman and Willem van Duin, chairman of the Supervisory Board and chairman of the Executive Board of Achmea, respectively, would like to thank Joke van Lonkhuijzen for her contribution and hard work over the past eight years and wish her every success for the future.

The AGM also reappointed Petri Hofsté, Mijntje Lückerath and Roel Wijmenga as supervisory directors for a four-year term.

The current members of Achmea’s Supervisory Board are: Aad Veenman (chairman), Wim de Weijer (vice-chairman), Jan van den Berg, Petri Hofsté, Roelof Joosten, Mijntje Lückerath, Lineke Sneller and Roel Wijmenga.

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