Synergy between the core activities

Ing. A.J.A.M. (Antoon) Vermeer
(1949, Dutch) Chairman

Scheduled to step down in 2013 (not eligible for re- election). Agricultural Contractor. Former Chairman of the Southern Agriculture and Horticulture Organisation ZLTO, Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rabobank Nederland, Member of the Supervisory Board of Eureko B.V., Chairman of the Foundation management of the Den Bosch Agricultural College of Higher Education, Chairman of the Raad voor het Landelijk Gebied (Council on Rural Areas).


Dr. J.A.J. (Jaap) Vink
(1947, Dutch) Vice-Chairman

Scheduled to step down in 2014 (not eligible for re- election). Chairman of the Board of Management of CSM N.V. until 1 May 2005, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Aegon Nederland N.V. and a number of subsidiaries including Aegon Bank N.V., Member of the Supervisory Board of Cargill B.V. and Nutreco Holding N.V., Chairman of the Stichting Preferente Aandelen foundation of the Macintosh Retail Group.


W. (Werner) Hilse
(1952, German)

Scheduled to step down in 2011 (eligible for re-election). Agricultural Contractor. President of the Lower Saxony Regional Farmers’ Association, Vice-President of the German Farmers’ Association, Alternate Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AVEBE, Chairman of CESPU (Committee of the European Starch Potato Producers’ Unions), Chairman of the German Starch Potato Producers’ Association.


A.J.M. (Toon) van Hoof
(1954, Dutch)

Scheduled to step down in 2011 (eligible for re-election). Agricultural Contractor. Member of the Board of Management of the Southern Agriculture and Horticulture Organisation ZLTO, Member of the Advisory Board for Animal Affairs (Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality), Board member of the Dutch Dairy Product Board.


J.A.M. (Hans) Huijbers
(1959, Dutch)

Scheduled to step down in 2013 (eligible for re-election). Agricultural Contractor. Chairman of the Southern Agriculture and Horticulture Organisation ZLTO. Member of the Supervisory Board of O.M.O. (Ons Middelbaar Onderwijs – Our Secondary Education).


Drs. M.P.M. (Theo) de Raad
(1945, Dutch)

Scheduled to step down in 2012 (eligible for re-election). Member of the Board of Management of Koninklijke Ahold N.V. until 2004. Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CSM N.V., Member of the Supervisory Boards of HAL Holding N.V., Metro AG, Vollenhoven Olie Groep B.V., TiasNimbas Business School (Tilburg University). Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Jeroen Bosch Hospital (’s-Hertogenbosch).


Drs. F.F. (Floris) Waller
(1948, Dutch)

Scheduled to step down in 2015 (eligible for re-election). Member of the Executive Board and CFO at Pon Holdings B.V., until 2008 CFO at Corporate Express N.V., and before that several senior positions in finance and general Management at Unilever at home and abroad. Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Klaverblad Verzekeringen Onderlinge Verzekeringsmaatschappij U.A., Member of the Supervisory Board of Teylers Museum.