Personnel expenses

x 1 million

2020

2019

Wages and salaries

243

245

Social security contributions

33

33

Pension contributions

38

38

External staff

65

61

Other employee benefit expenses

30

28

Total

409

405

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

The 2019 expenses included an amount of 5 million, across the various expense categories, relating to Joulz Diensten, that are no longer included in 2020. Additionally, the costs for temporary hiring of external staff decreased by 3 million owing to a lower number of FTEs of external staff temporarily hired. This was partly offset by an increase in personnel expenses of 12 million, mainly due to a wage increase under the Collective Labour Agreement with effect from 1 May 2020 (approximately 4 million) and a lower number of hours worked by external staff hired that was directly attributable to own investment projects. 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 10 million (2019: 18 million).

Number of employees

Average workforce (in FTEs)

2020

2019

Stedin

3,532

3,554

DNWG

607

639

NetVerder

5

5

Other

-

50

Total average no. of fte

4,144

4,248

Employed outside the Netherlands

-

-

Male

84%

84%

Female

16%

16%

WNT compliance for 2020 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 2020 was €201,000. 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.
Judith Koole stepped down as a member of the Board of Management with effect from 4 December 2020. As from 5 December 2020, she therefore no longer qualifies as a senior executive of Stedin Netbeheer B.V.

The senior executive of Enduris B.V. is employed by DNWG Staff B.V., on the basis of an employment contract for an indefinite period. He qualifies as a senior executive without employment on a 50% basis for the grid manager Enduris B.V. At the start of 2020, he had already filled this position for more than 12 months. His remuneration has been determined in accordance with the definition of remuneration for senior executives with employment, of which 50% is charged to Enduris by DNWG Staff. In 2019, his remuneration was determined in the months from January to the end of April on the basis of the actual personnel expenses charged to Enduris B.V. This applied to calendar months 8 to 12 of fulfilment of his duties. From the 13th month of fulfilling his duties, the months of May to the end of December 2019, his remuneration was presented in the same way as in 2020.

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

Data for 2020 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 January- 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

178,680

178,538

165,548

178,319

80,378

Remuneration payable in future

22,320

22,462

20,624

22,681

10,875

Sub-total

201,000

201,000

186,172

201,000

91,253

Maximum remuneration for position holder

201,000

201,000

186,172

201,000

100,500

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

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Total remuneration

201,000

201,000

186,172

201,000

91,253

Amount of excess and 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 2019

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 January- 30 April

1 May- 31 December

Scope of appointment (in FTEs)

1

1

1

1

0.5

0.5

Employment relationship

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

Remuneration

Remuneration plus taxed expense allowances

172,903

172,935

172,825

173,202

35,225*

52,042

Remuneration payable in future

21,097

20,954

21,175

20,798

Not applicable

6,941

Sub-total

194,000

193,889

194,000

194,000

35,225

58,983

Maximum remuneration for position holder

194,000

194,000

194,000

194,000

64,826

65,110

Total remuneration

194,000

193,889

194,000

194,000

35,225

58,983

  1. * This concerns the remuneration in the relevant period as a senior executive officer without employment in the period calendar months 1 to 12.

6.2.2 Remuneration of senior supervisory directors

In 2020, there were two changes in the composition of the Supervisory Board of Stedin Group. The chair Pieter Trienekens stepped down on 31 January 2020. With effect from 1 February 2020, he was succeeded in this position by Doede Vierstra, who has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 20 September 2019. In anticipation of the departure of Dick van Well as of 1 February 2021, Arco Groothedde joined the Supervisory Board on 1 October 2020. The members of the Supervisory Board qualify as senior supervisory directors under the WNT.

Table 2 Senior supervisory directors

x 1

Pieter Trienekens

Doede Vierstra

Dick van Well

Theo Eysink

Annie Krist

Hanne Buis

Arco Groothedde

Position details

Chairman

Member and Chairman

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Start and end dates of
duties in 2019

1 January- 31 January

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

30 September- 31 December

Remuneration

Total remuneration

2,554

29,299

20,100

20,100

20,100

20,100

5,052

Maximum remuneration for position holder

2,554

29,299

20,100

20,100

20,100

20,100

5,052

-/- 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 2019

Position details

Chairman

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Not applicable

Start and end dates of
duties in 2019

1 January- 31 December

20 September- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

1 January- 31 December

Not applicable

Remuneration

Total remuneration

29,100

5,475

19,400

19,400

19,400

19,400

0

Maximum remuneration
for position holder

29,100

5,475

19,400

19,400

19,400

19,400

0

6.2.3 Total remuneration of senior executive employed by an affiliated entity

The director of Enduris B.V. is employed by DNWG Staff B.V. and is also responsible, as director of DNWG Groep N.V., for DNWG Infra B.V. DNWG Staff B.V. is an affiliated enterprise of Enduris B.V. The remuneration at Enduris has been determined in accordance with the definition of remuneration for senior executives with employment, of which 50% is charged to Enduris. His total remuneration at DNWG Staff is therefore twice the amount of his remuneration at Enduris.

Table 3 Total remuneration of senior executive with other activities than those as senior executive at the entity that is subject to the WNT and/or remuneration for activities at affiliated legal entities

Remuneration 2020

x 1

Koen Verbogt

Remuneration for the work performed as a senior executive at Enduris B.V.

91,253

Remuneration for the work performed other than as a senior executive at Enduris B.V.

0

Remuneration for work performed at related companies of Enduris B.V.

182,506

-/- Double counting due to internal invoicing

91,253

Subtotal

182,506

The remuneration maximum applicable to the WNT institution or a higher remuneration permitted for the individual senior official

201,000

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

Not applicable

Remuneration

182,506

Amount of excess and reason for (non-) allowability of excess

Not applicable

Information on receivable due to amount paid but not owed

Not applicable

6.2.4 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 2020 exceeding the individually applicable threshold amount.

For the remuneration report as included in the report of the Supervisory Board, see Remuneration report for 2020.