Supervisory Board

The task of the Supervisory Board is to supervise the policies of the Executive Board and the general state of affairs at a.s.r. The Supervisory Board also advises the Executive Board. The Board consists of five members from various professional backgrounds. They offer a.s.r. a wide range of experience and expertise in the financial sector, combined with an excellent reputation, verified by regulators.

For the Rules of Procedure Supervisory Board of ASR Nederland N.V. and other governance documents, go to the page Corporate Governance under 'Rules of Procedure a.s.r.' (only available in Dutch).

Kick van der Pol

Chairman of the Supervisory Board and member of the Selection & Appointment Committee and the Remuneration Committee

Kick van der Pol (Dutch, 1949) serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ortec Finance B.V. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the Holding Nationale Goede Doelen Loterijen N.V.
In the past, Kick van der Pol served as Vice-Chairman of the of the Executive Board of Eureko/Achmea and as Chairman of the Executive Board of Interpolis. Until December 2018, he served as Chairman of the Board of the Federation of Dutch Pension Funds and as member of the DNB’s Bank Council.

First appointed on: 15 December 2008
Current term of office: 2014 - 2018 (AGM 2019)
Annet Aris

Member Supervisory Board and Chair of the Selection & Appointment Committee and the Remuneration Committee

Annet Aris (Dutch, 1958) had a 17-year career at McKinsey as a management consultant, including nine years as a partner of the firm. She currently holds supervisory directorships at several Dutch and foreign enterprises and institutions, including ASML N.V. and Randstad Holding N.V.in the Netherlands, Jungheinrich AG in Germany and Thomas Cook PLC in London. Annet Aris is affiliate professor of digital strategy at the INSEAD International Business School (Fontainebleau, France).
Annet Aris is a Supervisory Board member appointed by the Works Council.
First appointed on: 7 December 2010
Current term of office: 2014 - 2018 (AGM 2019)
Cor van den Bos

Vice-chairman Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee

Cor van den Bos (Dutch, 1952) served as member of the Executive Board of SNS REAAL N.V. until August 2008, where he was responsible for all insurance operations. Cor van den Bos is Vice-Chairman and a Non-Executive Member of the Board at the investment firm Kardan N.V.

First appointed on: 15 December 2008
Current term of office: 2015 - 2019 (AGM 2020)
Herman Hintzen

Member Supervisory Board and Member of the Audit & Risk Committee

Herman Hintzen (Dutch, 1955) was Chairman Insurance EMEA at UBS Investment Bank and until 31 December 2018 he served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Amlin International SE. In the past, Herman Hintzen acted as an adviser to the Supervisory Board of APG Asset Management and served as Managing Director at the Financial Institutions Investment Banking Groups of Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and JP Morgan.
He currently serves as Non-Executive Board Member of VCM Holdings Ltd. And Non-Executive Board Member of TSC Power Ltd.
First appointed on: 1 January 2016
Current term of office: 2016 - 2020 (AGM 2020)
Sonja Barendregt

Member Supervisory Board and Member of the Audit & Risk Committee

Sonja Barendregt (Dutch, 1957) is a member of the Supervisory Board of Volksbank since 2017, and Chair of the Audit Committee. In March 2018, she was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board of Robeco and as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. In Addition Sonja Barendregt is a Financial Auditing Examinator at the Erasmus School of Accounting & Assurance Rotterdam.
First appointed on: 31 May 2018
Current term of office: 2018 - AGM 2022