Personnel expenses

x 1 million

2019

2018

Wages and salaries

245

252

Social security contributions

33

33

Pension contributions

38

34

External staff

61

58

Other employee benefit expenses

28

32

Total

405

409

Personnel expenses decreased by 4 million compared with the preceding year.

Employee benefit expenses decreased by 10 million due to the sale of the commercial operations of Joulz Energy Solutions and Joulz Diensten. This figure was partly offset by an increase of 6 million in employee benefit expenses due to the increase of the average costs per FTE due to the new company collective labour agreement that came into force as of 1 May 2019 (approximately 6 million) and to higher costs per FTE due to a greater share of the number of FTEs temporarily hired externally (approximately 12 million) which was in turn partly offset by a lower provision for employee benefit expenses and accrual for leave days (approximately 6 million) and lower other cost, like scholing and travelling cost (approximately 5 million).

Hours worked by hired external staff and directly attributed to own investment projects are deducted from costs of external staff as capitalised production. The amount concerned is 18 million (2018: 17 million).

Number of employees

Average workforce (in FTEs)

2019

2018

Stedin

3,554

3,335

Joulz

-

268

DNWG

639

621

NetVerder

5

-

Overig

50

146

Total average no. of fte

4,248

4,370

Employed outside the Netherlands

-

-

Male

84%

84%

Female

16%

16%

WNT compliance for 2019 by Stedin Netbeheer B.V. and Enduris B.V.

The WNT is applicable to Stedin Netbeheer B.V. and Enduris B.V. The applicable maximum remuneration in 2019 was 194,000. This is the general maximum remuneration.

6.2.1 Remuneration of senior executives

The four members of the Board of Management of Stedin Group are employed by Stedin Netbeheer B.V. on the basis of an employment contract for an indefinite period and all qualify as senior executives pursuant to the WNT. All four members of the Board of Management were appointed after 2013. Therefore, no transitional rules apply. Danny Benima took up his position on 1 January 2019 and became a member of the Board of Management as CFO. The former CFO Gerard Vesseur stepped down as a member of the Management Board with effect from that same date.

The director of Enduris B.V. is employed by DNWG Staff B.V., also on the basis of an employment contract for an indefinite period. Koen Verbogt qualifies as a senior executive without employment on a 50% basis for the grid manager Enduris B.V. On 1 May 2019, he had held this position for 12 months. The reporting on his remuneration is therefore split into two separate tables. Table 1 below covers the calendar months in 2019 as from the 13th month of fulfilling his duties, for which purpose the amount of the costs charged to Enduris B.V. has been determined by reference to remuneration as defined for the purposes of the WNT for senior executives with employment. This figure constitutes the total of remuneration, the taxed fixed and variable expense allowances, as well as the remuneration payable in future. Table 2 covers the calendar months 1 to 12, for which purpose the remuneration has been determined by reference to the personnel expenses actually charged to Enduris B.V.

Table 1 Senior executives with employment and senior executives without employment after the 13 month of fulfilling their duties

Data for 2019 x 1

Marc van der Linden

Danny Benima

Judith Koole

David Peters

Koen Verbogt

Position details

CEO

CFO

COO

CTO

Director

Start and end dates of duties in 2019

1 January-
31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 May- 31 December

Scope of appointment (in FTEs)

1

1

1

1

0.5

Employment relationship

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

Remuneration

Remuneration plus taxed expense allowances

172,903

172,935

172,825

173,202

52,042

Remuneration payable in future

21,097

20,954

21,175

20,798

6,941

Sub-total

194,000

193,889

194,000

194,000

58,983

Maximum remuneration for position holder

194,000

194,000

194,000

194,000

65,110

-/- Amount paid but not owed and not yet refunded

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Total remuneration

194,000

193,889

194,000

194,000

58,983

Reason for (non-) allowability of excess

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Information on receivable due to amount paid but not owed

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Data for 2018

Position details

CEO

COO

CTO

see table 2

Start and end dates of duties in 2018

1 January-
31 December

-

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

-

Scope of appointment (in FTEs)

1

-

1

1

-

Employment relationship

yes

-

yes

yes

-

Remuneration

Remuneration plus taxed expense allowances

169,704

-

169,521

179,181

-

Remuneration payable in future

19,296

-

19,479

19,823

-

Sub-total

189,000

-

189,000

199,004

-

Maximum remuneration for position holder

189,000

-

189,000

189,000

-

Total remuneration

189,000

-

189,000

199,004

-

Table 2 Senior executives without employment in the period of calendar months 1 to 12

x 1

Koen Verbogt

Position details

Director

Calendar year

2019

2018

Period of duties in the calendar year (start – end)

1 January- 30 April

1 May- 31 December

Number of calendar months of duties in the calendar year

4

8

Maximum remuneration for position holder

Maximum hourly rate in the calendar year

187

182

Maximum based on maximum hourly rate

64,826

126,187

Maximum based on standardised amounts per month

78,400

190,000

Maximum remuneration for position holder for entire period of calendar months 1 to 12

191,013*

Remuneration

Actual hourly rate lower than the (average) maximum hourly rate?

Yes

Yes

Remuneration in the period concerned

35,225

61,168

Total remuneration for entire period calendar month 1 to 12

96,393

-/- Amount paid but not owed and not yet refunded

Not applicable

Total remuneration, excluding VAT

96,393

Reason for (non-)allowability of excess

Not applicable

Information on receivable due to amount paid but not owed

Not applicable

  1. * This maximum is based on the maximum hourly rate for senior executives without employment. The maximum reported last year was based on the maximum standardised amount per month.

6.2.2 Remuneration of senior supervisory directors

In 2019, there were again two changes in the composition of the Supervisory Board of Stedin Group. Jules Kortenhorst stepped down as a member of the Supervisory Board with effect from 31 January 2019. In anticipation of his retirement, Hanne Buis had already become a member of the Supervisory Board on 21 September 2018. Doede Vierstra also joined the Supervisory Board as a new member on 20 September 2019. The members of the Supervisory Board qualify as senior supervisory directors under the WNT.

Table 3 Senior supervisory directors

x 1

Pieter Trienekens

Dick van Well

Theo Eysink

Annie Krist

Hanne Buis

Doede Vierstra

Jules Kortenhorst

Position details

Chairman

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Start and end dates of
duties in 2019

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

20 September- 31 December

1 January- 31 January

Remuneration

Total remuneration

29,100

19,400

19,400

19,400

19,400

5,475

1,648

Maximum remuneration for position holder

29,100

19,400

19,400

19,400

19,400

5,475

1,648

-/- Amount paid but not owed and not yet refunded

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Reason for (non-)allowability of excess

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Information on receivable due to amount paid but not owed

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Data for 2018

Position details

Chairman

Member

Member

Member

Member

-

Member

Start and end dates of
duties in 2018

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

14 April- 31 December

21 September- 31 December

-

1 January- 31 December

Remuneration

Total remuneration

28,350

18,900

18,900

13,567

5,282

-

18,900

Maximum remuneration
for position holder

28,350

18,900

18,900

13,567

5,282

-

18,900

6.2.3 Remuneration of non-senior executives

Besides the senior executives listed above, there were no other executives employed at Stedin Netbeheer B.V. or Enduris B.V. who received remuneration in 2019 exceeding the individually applicable threshold amount.

For the remuneration report as included in the report of the Supervisory Board, see Remuneration report for 2019.