Composition of the Executive Board of Directors
D.J. (Dick) van Hal, Chief Executive Officer and statutory director
(1958, Dutch)
Dick van Hal has been CEO since 2008. Prior to joining Bouwinvest, he held several senior positions at Syntrus Achmea Vastgoed, including Managing Director and CEO. Dick started his career with Centraal Beheer Beleggingen and Staal Bankiers.
Mr. Van Hal studied Investment Analysis (VBA) at the University of Amsterdam. In May 2017, he was appointed Chairman of IVBN (Dutch Association of Institutional Investors in Real Estate).
M.A (Rianne) Vedder, Chief Financial & Risk Officer and Statutory Director
(1970, Dutch)
Rianne Vedder was appointed Chief Financial & Risk Officer on 15 October 2019. Prior to joining Bouwinvest, she was a partner at EY Financial Services Advisory and shared responsibility for the growth and continued development of EY’s advisory business. Prior to that, she held various positions within EY Financial Services and Capgemini.
Mrs. Vedder studied business economics at the University of Maastricht and is also a Chartered Controller. She is an INSEAD-certified Independent Non-Executive Director.
A. (Allard) van Spaandonk, Chief Investment Officer Dutch Investments
(1961, Dutch)
Allard van Spaandonk has been Chief Investment Officer Dutch Investments since 2013. Prior to this, he was Director Asset Management at Bouwinvest, Director Residential and Retail Investments at Syntrus Achmea Vastgoed and head of Residential Mortgages at Achmea Vastgoed.
Mr. Van Spaandonk is a board member at NEPROM.
S. A. (Stephen) Tross, Chief Investment Officer International Investments
(1967, Dutch)
Stephen Tross has been Chief Investment Officer International Investments since 2010. Prior to joining Bouwinvest, he worked in the real estate audit practices at KPMG Accountants NV and PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Netherlands, New York and London.
He studied Business Economics at the Hogeschool Utrecht and accountancy at NIVRA Nyenrode. Mr. Tross is a professional member of the British Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the AFIRE and ANREV management boards.
Composition of the Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board has four members, all with Dutch nationality. All the members of the board are independent.
From left to right: Gabrielle Reijnen, Jos Nijhuis, Wendy Verschoor and Jos van Lange.
J.A. (Jos) Nijhuis
Supervisory Board chair Jos Nijhuis (1957) was CEO of the Royal Schiphol Group in the period 2009 to 2018. From 2009 to 2017, he held supervisory director positions in the financial services sector at AON Group Nederland and SNS Reaal NV/Volksbank. Prior to joining Schiphol Group, he held various positions at PWC, for the last seven year as CEO of PWC the Netherlands. Jos Nijhuis holds a number of supervisory positions, including member of the Supervisory Board of Hotel Okura Amsterdam, non-executive board member of Vision Box (Portugal), chair of the investment committee van Quadrum Capital and member of the board of the Dutch National Opera & Ballet.
J.H.P.M. (Jos) van Lange
Jos van Lange (1956) area of expertise is in the fields of finance, risk, control and compliance in combination with real estate. Within the Supervisory Board, he is the chair of the Audit Risk & Compliance committee. From 1980 through 2017, he held various positions at Rabobank Nederland and the Rabo Vastgoed Groep. At the Rabo Vastgoed Groep, he was CFRO from 2006 to 2013, and CEO from 2013 to 2017. Jos van Lange holds a number of supervisory positions, including member of the Supervisory Board of De Volksbank, member of the Supervisory Board of the Zuyderland Medical Centre foundation, member of the investment advisory committee of DELA, member of the board of the Tilburg University foundation and chair of the Supervisory Board of the CBF (charity sector regulator).
W.B. (Wendy) Verschoor
Wendy Verschoor (1974) is a real estate specialist and an executive with 20 years of experience in advising clients on real estate and asset management. Within the Supervisory Board, she is a member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance committee. Since April 2018, Wendy Verschoor has been running her own consultancy practice in the fields of strategy, leadership and governance. Prior to this, she was Head of Client Care at CBRE Nederland and Buildings director at Arcadis Nederland. Wendy Verschoor is a member of the Supervisory Board of Ascert.
G.E.A. (Gabrielle) Reijnen
Gabrielle Reijnen (1967) has more than 25 years’ experience as an executive, including positions in client and portfolio management, finance and risk. Within the Supervisory Board, she is chair of the Selection and Remuneration committee. Gabrielle Reijnen is currently CFO at Beter Bed Holding. In addition to this, she is a member of the supervisory boards of Aegon Bank and Aspen Oss. Her previous positions include Managing Director at ABN AMRO and Alvarez & Marsal.