
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board oversees strategic and commercial policymaking by the Board of Management and the way in which it manages and directs KPN’s operations.
Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders upon nomination by the Supervisory Board. The Central Works Council has an enhanced right to recommend persons for nomination to the Supervisory Board for up to one-third of its members. The nominees must fit within the profile of the Supervisory Board, which gives requirements for both individual members of the Supervisory Board and for the Supervisory Board as a whole, on such topics as diversity, independence, experience and expertise.
Members of the Supervisory Board resign according to a schedule set by the Supervisory Board. They step down at the first General Meeting of Shareholders following their four-year term of office. Currently, KPN’s Supervisory Board consists of eight members.
The by-laws of the Supervisory Board contain, among other things, rules regarding the members’ duties, powers, working methods, decision-making, approval of decisions by the Board of Management, training and conflict handling.
The Supervisory Board has established four committees:
- Audit Committee
- Remuneration Committee
- Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee
- Strategy & Organization Committee
These committees assist the Supervisory Board in its decision taking and report their findings to the Supervisory Board. The committees are not empowered to take decisions.
The by-laws of the Supervisory Board were revised in 2019 and profile of the Supervisory Board was revised in 2022.

G. (Gerard) van de Aast (1957)
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Mr. Van de Aast was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board on April 14, 2021 and has chaired the Supervisory Board since April 13, 2022. His current (first) term of office ends in 2025. He is the chairman of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Van de Aast is currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NS Group and vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board of Signify NV. Mr. Van de Aast is a seasoned executive with a recognized track record at board level in various sectors ranging from construction to software engineering, both in the Netherlands and abroad. His executive experience includes CEO positions at Reed Business, VolkerWessels and Imtech NV.

P.F. (Peter) Hartman (1949)
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Mr. Hartman was (re)appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board on April 10, 2019. His current (second) term of office ends in 2023. Mr. Hartman is the vice chairman of the Supervisory Board, as well as chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr. Hartman is the chairman of the Supervisory Board of Texel Airport N.V. a member of Advisory Board of AviationGlass & Technology and a member of the Advisory Board of Mainblades Inspections. He was vice-chair of the Supervisory Board of Air France/KLM Group in 2013 - 2017. Before that, he spent 40 years working for KLM, the last seven of those as CEO. Mr. Hartman is a Dutch citizen.

J. M. (Jolande) Sap (1963)
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Ms. Sap was (re)appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board on April 10, 2019. Her current (second) term of office ends in 2023. Ms. Sap is a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Ms. Sap is dedicated to making the business world and society at large more sustainable. She holds several supervisory board and other board-level posts, including member of the Supervisory Board of KPMG Netherlands, chair of the Supervisory Board of Arkin, non-executive director of Renewi PLC and Board member of the Dutch Emissions Authority. Between 2008 and 2012, Ms. Sap represented the Dutch Green Party, GroenLinks, in the lower house of the Dutch parliament, during the last two years of which she was party leader. Before that she worked as an economist in the fields of science, policy and business. Ms. Sap is a Dutch citizen.

E.J.C. (Edzard) Overbeek (1967)
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Mr. Overbeek was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board on September 4, 2017. His current (second) term of office ends in 2025. He is a chair of the Strategy & Organization Committee.
Mr. Overbeek is Chief Executive Officer of HERE Technologies. Having spent nearly 30 years in the ICT industry, Mr. Overbeek has gained extensive experience in the global digital and communication industry. Prior to joining HERE Technologies, he held several management roles at Cisco, including leading the global services organization and the Asia-Pacific, Japan & China region. Mr. Overbeek is a Dutch citizen.

C.R.A. (Catherine) Guillouard (1965)
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Ms. Guillouard was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board on April 15, 2020. Her current (first) term of office ends in 2024. She is chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Strategy & Organization Committee.
Ms. Guillouard has an extensive track record in financial and executive roles across several network-related industries. Her previous roles include CEO at RATP Group, various positions at Air France, including that of CFO, the position of CFO at satellite company Eutelsat Communications and the position of CFO and Deputy CEO of the electrical parts distribution company Rexel. Ms Guillouard is also Chairwoman at Ingenico and non-executive director at Airbus Group. Ms. Guillouard is a French citizen.

A.D. (Alejandro) Plater (1967)
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Mr. Alejandro Plater was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board on September 10, 2020 and his current (first) term ends in 2025. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Strategy & Organization Committee.
Mr. Plater, an experienced leader and professional within the Telecommunication sector, is currently Group Chief Operating Officer at A1 Telekom Austria Group, where he has been working since 2015. Prior to joining A1 Telekom Austria Group, Mr. Plater worked for 18 years for Ericsson in Mexico, Sweden and Argentina. Prior to that he worked at Sud América Seguras and Chubb & Son. As part of his position at A1 Telekom Austria Group, Mr. Plater is chairman or member of the supervisory board of various subsidiaries of this group. Mr. Plater is an Argentinian and a Swedish citizen.

K. (Kitty) Koelemeijer (1963)
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Ms. Koelemeijer was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board on April 13, 2022. Her current (first) term of office ends in 2026. Ms. Koelemeijer is a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Strategy & Organization Committee.
Ms. Koelemeijer is a full professor of Marketing at Nyenrode Business University. She has a strong background in marketing, supply chain management, innovation, digital transformation, retailing and digital commerce. Ms. Koelemeijer combines her academic work with several supervisory board roles at both listed and non-listed companies, advocacy groups and charities. She is a member of the supervisory board of Intergamma, and holds supervisory roles at NLinBusiness, Vereniging Eigen Huis and Fonds Gehandicaptensport. Ms. Koelemeijer is a Dutch citizen.

C. (Chantal) Vergouw (1976)
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Ms. Vergouw was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board on April 13, 2022. Her current (first) term of office ends in 2026. Ms. Vergouw is a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and the Strategy & Organization Committee.
Ms. Vergouw is the CEO of Dutch insurer Interpolis (part of Achmea). Prior to joining Interpolis in 2016, she held various management positions at ING. Ms. Vergouw brings extensive experience in the banking and insurance sector, most notably in areas such as digitalization, customer service, operations, marketing, branding and omnichannel sales towards B2C and B2B markets. She holds presiding supervisory positions at the Animal Protection Association and the National Inspection Body for Animal Welfare (LID) in the Netherlands. Ms. Vergouw is a Dutch citizen.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee consists of three Supervisory Board Members: Ms Guillouard (Chair), Mr. Plater and Ms. Sap.The Audit Committee’s task is to supervise in particular the (quality of the) accounting and financial reporting practices, including quarterly and annual reporting, accounting and financial reporting policies and procedures, the (quality of the) internal control system and internal audit function, the independent external audit of the Financial Statements, the performance and evaluation of the external auditor, the policy on tax planning and compliance with relevant legislation and regulations.
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee consists of four Supervisory Board Members: Mr. Hartman (Chairman), Mr. van de Aast, Ms. Sap and Ms. Koelemeijer.
The task of the Remuneration Committee is to assist the Supervisory Board regarding the development and appropriate application of remuneration policies for our Board of Management, including the remuneration of the members of the Board of Management for the coming year; the individual bonuses of members of the Board of Management on the basis of the policy framework for performance related pay, achieved targets and goals; allocation policies for options (to members of the Board of Management and to other KPN senior management) and the conditions under which options are granted; and the remuneration of members of the Supervisory Board for submission to the Supervisory Board and to the General Meeting of Shareholders.
Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee
The Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee consists of three Supervisory Board Members: Mr. van de Aast (Chair), Mr. Hartman and Ms. Vergouw.
The task of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee is to assist the Supervisory Board with respect to the nomination of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board and the oversight of development policies for senior management, as well as the Company’s corporate governance policies.
Terms of reference Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee |
Strategy & Organization Committee
The Strategy & Organization consists of five Supervisory Board Members: Mr. Overbeek (Chairman), Ms. Guillouard, Ms. Vergouw, Ms. Koelemeijer and Mr. Plater. It follows the company’s strategy executions and prepares acts as a standing sounding committee for the Board of Management and on strategic matters, including in-depth industry debates on matters related to customers, technology, regulation and competition.