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He has also served as president of KPN and was a non-executive director at Bharti Airtel. Ben has also made significant contributions as chairman of several business and industry associations, including the CBI Energy and Climate Change Board in the UK. He is currently a non-executive director at Ofcom and Akamai Technologies Inc. and co-founder of venture capital firm Keen Venture Partners LLP. He holds a master's degree in Law and International Politics from Utrecht University.

From 2014 to 2023, he was President and CEO of the Port of Rotterdam. Currently, Allard holds various board and supervisory roles. He is a member of the Supervisory Board of SBM Offshore N.V. and Heijmans N.V., and a non-executive director of Associated British Ports PLC. He is also chairman of the Supervisory Board of both the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Erasmus Trust Fund. He also sits on the Supervisory Board of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam. Allard is the Dutch government’s Special Envoy for Critical Raw Materials, contributing to the Netherlands' strategic interests in this area.

She is also committed to several social initiatives, including the Smoke-free Table of the Dutch National Prevention Agreement, the Springtij Forum and the Impact Economy Foundation, which she chairs. From 2008 to 2012, Jolande was a member of the House of Representatives for GroenLinks, where she was party leader from 2010. Prior to her political career, she worked as an economist and held various managerial positions in science, policy and business. Her positions included head of the Income Policy Department at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and director of the LEEFtijd expertise centre, a consultancy specialising in sustainable employment. Jolande received her degree in economics from Tilburg University.

He later became CEO of Oleon, where he achieved a successful management buyout. In 2005, Luc was appointed CEO of SPE-Luminus, the second-largest energy and gas company in Belgium, created following a multi-party merger. He has since further specialised in corporate governance and energy, and is a certified international director and specialist in internal governance through INSEAD. Today, Luc holds various non-executive and advisory positions, with his expertise focusing on energy and chemicals, renewable energy and corporate governance.

Neil holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated from Oxford University in Engineering, Economics and Management. He brings with him 18 years of experience in private equity. Prior to his current role, he spent six years at Simmons & Company International, where he specialised in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and capital raising within the energy sector. Before that, he was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company Inc. He also worked at Schlumberger, where he spent seven years in technical and managerial positions, including as field service manager and field engineer. Neil's broad background combines technical expertise with financial and strategic skills in the energy sector.

Before her time at Proximus, she held executive positions as CFO at Worldline S.A. and Arthur Andersen. Katleen is currently active as a non-executive director at Fedrus International BV, Ageas Group, AG Insurance and Vantiva S.A. She is a member of the audit committees of Ageas Group, AG Insurance and Vantiva, and also holds the position of audit committee chair at Vantiva. She previously served on the Boards of Ion Beam Applications, bpost bank, Connectimmo N.V., Scarlet N.V. and the Proximus Pension Fund. Katleen holds a degree in Applied Economics from the University of Leuven. Her expertise in financial management, auditing and corporate governance makes her a valuable advisor and supervisor.

including United Technologies' Otis, Carrier and Chubb divisions, as well as General Electric's Plastics and Security divisions. During his career, Otto has gained extensive international experience working in Belgium, Germany and the United States. At United Technologies, he held various management roles for six years, including the position of president of Chubb Continental Europe. Otto holds an MSc in Engineering from the University of Twente. He is also a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of the TNO Energy and Materials Transition Unit, where he contributes to innovative solutions for sustainable energy and circular economy.

Earlier in her career, she worked for three years at VolkerWessels, one of the largest construction companies in the Netherlands. She also gained experience at ING and Macquarie Bank and spent five years in London. Since 2020, Annemieke has been a member of the Supervisory Board of ForFarmers N.V., an international organisation providing feed solutions for the livestock industry. Her broad expertise in finance and operations is enhanced by her strong academic background: she obtained a Master’s in English and Literary Studies from VU Amsterdam and a post-master's degree in finance and control from Erasmus University Rotterdam, making her a Chartered Controller (RC).