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Gerard van OIphen

Chairman Supervisory Board

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Gerard van Olphen was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of de Volksbank N.V. on 13 August 2021. His term of office will run until the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 2025.

Other positions held by Gerard on 23 May 2023 are:

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of a.s.r. / member of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Nomination & ESG Committee
  • Independent member of the board of GP House B.V.

Gerard van Olphen has extensive executive-level experience at various financial institutions with roots in Dutch society. In the spring of 2021, he stepped down as Chairman of the Executive Board of APG, the Dutch pension investor. Prior to that he was Chairman of the Executive Board of SNS REAAL and, after the split up, he briefly served as Chairman of insurance company Vivat, acquired at the time by the Anbang Insurance Group. Earlier in his career he held the positions of CFRO and Vice-Chair of the Executive Board of Achmea, CEO of NIBC Asset Management and member of the Executive Committee of NIB Capital. From 1991 to 2001, he held several policy-making positions at SNS REAAL, including that of CEO of REAAL.