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Members

Supervisory Board

The AEGON Supervisory Board currently has 9 non-executive members.



 

Robert J. Routs

(1946, Nationality: Dutch)

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Chairman of the Nominating Committee and member of the Compensation Committee

Robert J. Routs is a former Executive Director for Downstream at the energy company Royal Dutch Shell. He was appointed to AEGON’s Supervisory Board in 2008 and took over as Chairman from Dudley G. Eustace in April 2010. His current term as a member of the AEGON Supervisory Board ends in 2012. Mr. Routs is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Royal DSM N.V. and he is a member of the Supervisory Board of Royal KPN N.V. He also sits on the Board of Directors at Canadian Utilities Ltd, A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S, UPM-Kymmene Corp. and AECOM Technology Corporation.

Irving W. Bailey, II 

(1941, Nationality: US citizen)

Chairman of the Risk Committee and member of the Compensation Committee

Irving W. Bailey II is currently a senior advisor to Chrysalis Ventures. He is a retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Providian Corp., a former Managing Director of Chrysalis Ventures, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of AEGON USA Inc. He was first appointed to AEGON’s Supervisory Board in 2004. His current term will end in 2012. Mr. Bailey is also a member of the Board of Directors of Computer Sciences Corp. and Hospira Inc.

Antony Burgmans

(1947, Nationality: Dutch)

Member of the Audit Committee

Antony Burgmans is a retired Chairman of Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC. He was appointed to AEGON’s Supervisory Board in 2007. His current term will end in 2015. Mr. Burgmans is also a member of the Supervisory Boards of Akzo Nobel N.V., SHV Holdings N.V. (not listed) and Jumbo Supermarkten B.V. (not listed) as well as a member of the Board of Directors of BP plc. Mr. Burgmans is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Intergamma B.V. (not listed).

Shemaya Levy

(1947, Nationality: French)

Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominating Committee

Shemaya Levy is a retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Renault Group. He was appointed to AEGON’s Supervisory Board in 2005 and his current term will end in 2013. He is also a non-executive director of the Safran Group, as well as a member of the Supervisory Boards of the Segula Technologies Group and TNT N.V.

Karla M.H. Peijs

(1944, Nationality: Dutch)

Member of the Compensation and Nominating Committees

Karla M.H. Peijs is Queen’s Commissioner for the Province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. She was appointed to AEGON’s Supervisory Board in 2007 and her current term will end in 2015. She was formerly a member of the Provinciale Staten of the Province of Utrecht and a member of the European Parliament. She also served as Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the Dutch government. She is also a member of the Supervisory Boards of Q-Park N.V. (not listed) and ANWB B.V. (not listed).

Kees J. Storm

(1942, Nationality: Dutch)

Member of the Risk and Nominating Committees

Kornelis (Kees) J. Storm is a former Chairman of the Executive Board of AEGON N.V. He was appointed to AEGON’s Supervisory Board in 2002 and his current and last term will end in 2014. He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines N.V. (not listed), Chairman of  the Supervisory Board of Pon Holdings B.V. (not listed) and a non-executive director of Unilever N.V. and Unilever plc. Mr. Storm also serves as vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A. (Belgium) and is a member of the Board of Directors of Baxter International Inc. (United States).

Ben van der Veer

(1951, Nationality: Dutch)

Member of the Audit and Risk Committees

Ben van der Veer is a former Chairman of the Board of Management of KPMG N.V. He was appointed to AEGON’s Supervisory Board in 2008 and his current term will end in 2012. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of TomTom N.V. Reed Elsevier N.V. and non-executive Director of Reed Elsevier plc. He is also a member of the Supervisory Boards of Siemens Nederland N.V. (not listed) and the Dutch dairy company Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. (not listed).

Dirk P.M. Verbeek

(1950, Nationality: Dutch)

Member of the Audit and Risk Committees

Dirk P.M. Verbeek is Vice President Emeritus of Aon Group and advisor to the President and Chief Executive Officer of Aon Corporation. Mr. Verbeek was appointed to AEGON’s Supervisory Board in 2008. His current term ends in 2012. He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Robeco Group N.V. (not listed), as well as a member of the Supervisory Board of Aon Groep Nederland B.V. (not listed). He is Chairman of the Benelux Advisory Board of Leonardo & Co. B.V., member of the Advisory Boards of CVC Europe and OVG Projectontwikkeling, Chairman of the INSEAD Dutch Council and Honorary Counsel of the Kingdom of Belgium.

Leo M. van Wijk

(1946, Nationality: Dutch)

Chairman of the Compensation Committee and member of the Nominating Committee

Leo M. van Wijk is Vice-Chairman of Air France-KLM S.A. and former President and CEO of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines N.V. He was first appointed to AEGON’s Supervisory Board in 2003 and his current and last term will end in 2015. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Randstad Holding N.V. and Chairman of Skyteam.

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