Members of the Supervisory Board

Dirk Jan van den Berg

Chair of the Supervisory Board and member of the Assurance Quality Committee

Dirk Jan has been Chair of the Supervisory Board since June 2025. In addition to his current role as independent Chair of the Association of Health Insurance Companies, he holds supervisory positions in various sectors, including non-executive board member at Air France-KLM. Previously, he served in the Dutch diplomatic and civil service, including as Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, and ambassador to China. Dirk Jan was also Chair of the Executive Board at Delft University of Technology and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sanquin.

Sandra Berendsen

Chair of the Assurance Quality Committee and member of the Remuneration & Appointment Committee

Sandra was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board in September 2023. She is a dairy farmer and co-owner of the Addink-Berendsen farm and is currently a member of the supervisory board of Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. and Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.

Sandra worked for nearly 20 years with accountancy firm Countus, in Zwolle. She has previously served on the supervisory boards of ForFarmers N.V. and Alfa Accountants and Advisors. For four years, she was an ambassador for the industry group Global Dairy Platform.

Pascal Visée

Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Assurance Quality Committee

Pascal was appointed to the Supervisory Board in August 2024. He is currently also a member of the supervisory board of Royal FloraHolland and Lucas Bols and a non-executive board member of Nolet Holding and Ketel One Worldwide.

A certified public accountant, Pascal worked for nearly 27 years at Unilever in various financial and general management roles in the Netherlands and abroad. He has extensive experience both as a supervisory board member and as a member and chair of an audit committee. Over the past 10 years, he has held a combination of advisory and supervisory roles.

Linda Hovius

Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Remuneration & Appointment Committee, and member of the Assurance Quality Committee

Linda was appointed to the Supervisory Board in March 2022 after many years working as a boardroom consultant.

Linda was formerly founder and managing partner at Aberkyn and Director of Consulting Staff at McKinsey & Co. in Amsterdam. In addition to her position at KPMG, Linda is a non-executive board member at Flow Traders and Royal FloraHolland, as well as Chair of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities.

Kuldip Singh

Member of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Assurance Quality Committee

Kuldip has been a member of the Supervisory Board since March 2022. He is a business economist, holds two post-graduate degrees, and attended Harvard Business School.

Kuldip previously worked for Innogy Retail International in digital and digital business transformation. He was also Global Head of Digital Transformation Customer Solutions at E.ON Group, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Sanoma Digital, and CEO and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Grüner + Jahr in India.

In addition to his position at KPMG, Kuldip is a member of the Supervisory Board at Tennet, Chair of the Supervisory Board at Kyndryl, interim CEO at Whiffle, member of the Supervisory Board at ROM InWest, member of the Advisory Board at Wickey GMBH & Co, board member at Skoon Energy, and a lecturer in Digital Technology, AI and Cyber Security for the supervisory board training program at the Governance Academy.

Barbara Frohn

Member of the Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Assurance Quality Committee

Barbara was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board in June 2025. Barbara began her career at ABN AMRO Bank, serving in various commercial and managerial roles. She has also held several positions at Banco Santander in Madrid, including managing director, and worked at the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom. She was also Head of Regulatory Strategy & Policy at Citigroup and a member of the executive team for Citigroup’s EMEA region.

Barbara has extensive experience as a supervisor, both as a member and as chair.