Annual Report 2008 Sustainable design & engineering - Grontmij

Executive Board
S. Thijsen (Chief Executive Officer)
Year born 1959 Nationality Dutch Appointed 2001 (member), 2003 (Chief Executive Officer), joined Grontmij in 1984 Most
important previous position Managing Director of Grontmij Advies & Techniek Other positions Vice-chairman of the Dutch
Council for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, chairman of the Government Tenders Committee of the Confederation
of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW), chairman of Commission of Economic and Legal Affairs of the Dutch
Association of Consulting Engineers (ONRI), member of the Board of Wood and Timber Platform in the Netherlands, and
member of the Supervisory Council of CUR-net and Utrechts Landschap.
D.G.H. van der Werf (Chief Financial Officer)
Year born 1955 Nationality Dutch Appointed 2003, joined Grontmij in 2003 Most important previous position Chief
Financial Officer of Heerema Fabrication Group Other position lecturer in financial audit and accounting at the Erasmus
University in Rotterdam.
B.W. Nørgaard (Chief Operating Officer)
Year born 1958 Nationality Danish Appointed 2006, joined Grontmij (previously Carl Bro) in 2001 Most important previous
position CEO of Carl Bro A/S Other positions chairman of the Stakeholder Council of Energinet.dk, member of the Board of
DTU - Technical University of Denmark, Member of the General Council of Dansk Industri, member of the Board of Roskilde
Bank A/S, member of the Board of EUDP, the Danish Energy Authority’s Energy Technology Development and Demonstration
programme
G.P. Dral (Chief Operating Officer)
Year born 1955 Nationality Dutch Appointed 2003, joined Grontmij in 1976 Most important previous position Managing
Director of Grontmij Bouw & Installaties Other positions chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rabobank Zaanstreek e.o.,
vice-chairman of the Dutch Association of Consulting Engineers (ONRI), member of ConsulTable, member of the Board of Bouw
van de Randstad, member of the Maritime & Water Project Team of the Economic Advisory Council of Dordrecht, member of the
Board of Stichting ‘Nieuw Holland’.
On 31 December 2008 Mr S. Thijsen held 3,361 (2007: 3,361) participations Grontmij and 2,000 (2007: 0) shares Grontmij
(or depository receipts for them). On 31 December 2008 Mr G.P. Dral held 1,486 (2007: 1,442) participations Grontmij and 1,500
(2007: 100) shares Grontmij (or depositary receipts for them). Mr D.G.H. van der Werf and Mrs B.W. Nørgaard did not hold any
participations or shares (or depositary receipts for them) in Grontmij on 31 December 2008.
The remuneration of the Executive Board is described on page 116.
S. van Nieuwkuyk
Year born 1964 Nationality Dutch Position company secretary.
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