Biographical details of members of the Board of Management of Stedin Group
Mr M.W.M. (Marc) van der Linden
Chairman / CEO
Marc van der Linden (b. 1972) was appointed chair of the Board of Management with effect from 1 February 2017. Prior to that, he had been a member of the Board of Management of Eneco Holding N.V. since December 2012. He joined Eneco in 1997 and held various positions, including as Director of Eneco Energy Projects, Director of Eneco Installation Companies and Director of Eneco Wind. Previously, Marc worked at Van Gansewinkel Group. He studied Economics at Tilburg University.
Areas of responsibility: Strategy, Corporate Affairs, HR, Communication, Internal Audit.
Other positions: Chairman of Netbeheer Nederland, member of Cyber Security Board Netherlands, member of the Economic Board for South Holland, member of the Advisory Board of Technisch College Rotterdam and member of the Climate Agreement on Industry Infrastructure Task Force.
Mr D. (Danny) Benima
Member / CFO (from 1 January 2019)
Danny Benima (b. 1978) is the CFO and a member of the Board of Management of Stedin Group. Prior to that date, he worked at Arcadis as CFO for Southern Europe. In the past years, he held various financial positions at Arcadis and Stork. Danny studied International Management (HES Amsterdam) and Business Administration with Financial Management as specialisation (Nyenrode). Danny is a Registered Controller (Dutch 'Registercontroller', Tilburg University).
Areas of responsibility: Control & Risk, Finance & Accounting, Purchasing, Treasury.
Other positions: Board member of Utility Connect
Ms J.A.M. (Judith) Koole
Member / COO
Judith Koole (b. 1969) was appointed member of the Board of Management with effect from 1 February 2017. Prior to that, she was Customer and Market Director at Stedin Netbeheer B.V. She joined Stedin in 2012, and held positions including Programme Coordination Manager and manager of ReVisie (integration of Stedin/Joulz). Previously, she worked at Delta and at SITA (SUEZ) in line management positions with final accountability. She studied both French and Business Administration at Radboud University in Nijmegen.
Areas of responsibility: Malfunctions & Maintenance, Construction & Replacement, Meter Cabinet & Connection, Customer & Market, VGMK (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality).
Other positions: Member of the Supervisory Board of N.V. Westerscheldetunnel.
Mr D. (David) Peters
Member / CTO
David Peters (b. 1980) was appointed member of the Board of Management as Chief Transition Officer with effect from 1 January 2018. Since May 2015, he held the position of Strategy Director at Stedin, and was responsible for strategy and innovation. Until May 2015, he worked at Boston Consulting Group in the Netherlands as well as abroad on strategy and organisation issues, especially in the energy sector. He was a member of the National Think Tank in 2006. He studied Applied Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology and Applied Ethics at KU Leuven.
Areas of responsibility: Data Office, Change Office, Asset Management, Innovation, NetVerder, DNWG, IT.
Other positions: Board member of Stichting Zeeuwse Publieke Belangen, chairman of the Supervisory Board of USEF, governing board member of ElaadNL, board member of EDSO.
All members of the Board of Management of Stedin Group have Dutch nationality.
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