Composition of the Supervisory Board

First appointed: 1 July 2016
End of current term: 2026
Alliander committee: member of the Selection, Appointment and Remuneration Committee
Background information: Annemarie Jorritsma was a Dutch Senate member for VVD (People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy) between 9 June 2015 and 13 June 2023, serving as VVD Senate leader from 24 November 2015 onwards. After starting her national political career as a member of the Dutch House of Representatives in 1982, she served in two successive governments (Kok I and Kok II) as Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, and Minister of Economic Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister respectively. Annemarie Jorritsma was Mayor of Almere from 2003 to 2015. She also chaired the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG) for seven years.
Relevant other positions: chair of the Supervisory Board of Accell Group, member of the Supervisory Board of Sandy HoldCo (Roompot), member of the Supervisory Board of Wilgenhaege Capital Markets, member of the Econowind Advisory Council, chair of the Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen (NVP, Netherlands Venture Capital Association), member of the Supervisory Board of the Platform Talent voor Techniek (Talent for Technology Platform), chair of the Management Board of Nederland Distributieland (Holland International Distribution Council)

First appointed: 26 September 2019
End of current term: 2027
Alliander committee: chair of the Audit Committee
Background information: Thessa Menssen was CFO and member of the Management Board of BAM Group. Previously she was CFO and COO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority
Relevant other position: member of the Supervisory Board of Aalberts, member of the Supervisory Board of Ecorys, member of the Supervisory Board of the National Maritime Museum, member of the Supervisory Board of Kröller Müller Museum

First appointed: 19 April 2023
End of current term: 2027
Alliander committee: member of the Audit Committee (as of 1 May 2023)
Background information: Marinka Nooteboom is CEO of Koninklijke Nooteboom Group. She started out her career in the financial sector successively at F. van Lanschot Bankiers and ING, before moving to the Nooteboom Group in 2010.
Relevant other positions: member of Ace Centre of Expertise Advisory Council

First appointed: 26 September 2019
End of current term: 2027
Alliander committee: member of the Audit Committee
Background information: Frits Eulderink was Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the Executive Board of Royal Vopak until 24 April 2024. He previously held various technical and management positions at Shell, including Vice President, Unconventional Oil in Houston (US).
Relevant other positions: chair of the Supervisory Board of Energie Beheer Nederland, member of the Advisory Council of Leiden Observatory research institute, member of the International Review Board of the Netherlands Research School for Astronomy.

First appointed: 1 February 2021
End of current term: 2025
Alliander committee: chair of the Selection, Appointment and Remuneration Committee
Background information: Gerard Penning was Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and a member of the Executive Committee of ABN AMRO until 1 December 2022. He previously held various management and executive positions at Shell, including that of Executive Vice President of HR Downstream.
Relevant other position: member of the Administrative Board of the international organisation Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), non-executive director for Inuka, B Corp specialised in coaching