The chairman of the BinckBank executive board, Mr K.N. Beentjes (53), will step down as of 1 January 2015. Mr Beentjes was appointed at the General Meeting in 2009. Under his leadership, BinckBank has recently focused on its retail business. BinckBank is currently preparing for a new phase, in which it will be led by a new chairman. The decision was reached by mutual agreement by all the parties.
The supervisory board will be convening in the coming period to consider the final composition of the new executive board. Mr Beentjes will hand over his duties to the two other executive directors, Messrs Germyns and Kooistra. Mr Germyns will take on the role of chairman on an interim basis. Supervisory board member Mr Deuzeman will be appointed as delegated member to the executive board. Ms Van der Weerdt-Norder, also a supervisory board member, will assume Mr Deuzeman's role as chairman of the audit committee. The intended assignment of Mr Germyns as chairman is subject to formal approval by the Dutch Central Bank.
The supervisory board wishes to thank Mr Beentjes for his efforts and commitment to BinckBank in recent years, and wishes him every success in his future career.