Biographical details of members of the Board of Management of Stedin Group
Mr M.W.M. (Marc) van der Linden
Chair/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 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. Marc van der Linden's term of office will expire with effect from 1 February 2021. Marc will remain as CEO until 1 July 2021 at the latest.
Areas of responsibility: Strategy, Corporate Affairs, HR, Communication, Internal Audit, VGMK (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality).
Other positions: Chair of Netbeheer Nederland (until the end of September 2020), member of Cyber Security Board Netherlands, member of the Economic Board for South Holland and member of the Industry Climate Agreement Infrastructure Task Force (until the end of May 2020).
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 with effect from 1 January 2019. Prior to that date, he worked at Arcadis as CFO for Southern Europe. In the past years, he has 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:f 'registercontroller', Tilburg University).
Areas of responsibility: Control & Risk, Finance & Accounting, Supply Chain, Treasury and Business Support Services.
Other positions: board member of Utility Connect, member of the Supervisory Board of EDSN (from February 2021), member of the Advisory Board of Stichting Hartekind (from May 2020), board member of NEDU (from 20 January 2021).
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 has held positions as 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 French and Business Administration at Radboud University Nijmegen. Judith Koole's term of office as a member of the Board of Management will expire on 1 February 2021. She has stated that she does not wish to extend this term of office and has stepped down as a member of the Board of Management at Stedin Group. She will continue at Stedin for a considerable time.
Areas of responsibility: Malfunctions & Maintenance, Construction & Replacement, Meter Cabinet & Connection, Customer, High Voltage.
Other positions: member of the Supervisory Board of N.V. Westerscheldetunnel.
Mr D. (David) Peters
Member/CTO
David Peters (b. 1980) was appointed as a 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, Market, NetVerder, DNWG, IT.
Other positions: board member of Stichting Zeeuwse Publieke Belangen, chair of the Supervisory Board of USEF, board member of ElaadNL, board member of EDSO.
All members of the Board of Management of Stedin Group have Dutch nationality.
