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Klaas Westdijk

(1941 – Dutch – Independent)
Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee
(First appointed 1996. Term runs until 2009)
Positions held with other listed companies: Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of VastNed Retail N.V.
Other positions held: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ENECO Energie N.V., Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Connexxion Holding N.V., Member of the Supervisory Board of FD Media Groep B.V.

Jacques Manardo

(1946 – French – Independent)
Member of the Board of Directors and of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
(First appointed 2004. Term runs until 2008)
Positions held with other listed companies: None Other positions held: Director of Management Consulting Group PLC, Director of BLB, Director of French Institute Alliance Française – New York (Member of Finance Committee), Member of Le Siècle (Paris)

Baron Piet Van Waeyenberge

(1938 – Belgian – Independent)
Member of the Board of Directors and of the Risk and Capital Committee
(First appointed 1988. Term runs until 2008)
Positions held with other listed companies: Board Member of Electrabel NV, Board Member of Suez Energy Services S.A.
Other positions held: Chairman of De Eik N.V., Chairman of Omroepgebouw Flagey N.V., Chairman of Indufin N.V., Director of Stichting Continuïteit Fortis

Rana Talwar

(1948 – Indian – Independent)
Member of the Board of Directors and of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
(First appointed 2004. Term runs until 2008)
Positions held with other listed companies: Non-executive Director of Schlumberger Ltd., Non-executive Director of Delhi Land and Finance Ltd.
Other positions held: Chairman of Sabre Capital Worldwide, Chairman of Centurion Bank Ltd., Director of the Indian School of Business

Jean-Paul Votron

(1950 – Belgian – Executive)
CEO, Member of the Board of Directors
(First appointed 2004. Term runs until 2008)
Positions held with other listed companies: Member of the Supervisory Board of ABN AMRO
Other positions held: Member of the Board of Directors of RFS Holding B.V., Member of the Management Committee of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises, Board Member of ICHEC (Institut Catholique des Hautes Études Commerciales)

Baron Philippe Bodson

(1944 – Belgian – Independent)
Member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee (until 10 October 2007), Chairman of the Risk and Capital Committee (as from 10 October 2007)
(First appointed 2004. Term runs until 2010)
Positions held with other listed companies: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Exmar, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Floridienne, Member of the Credit Suisse Advisory Board Europe
Other positions held: Director of Ashmore Energy (USA), Director of Hermes Asset Management Europe Ltd., Director of Cobepa/Cobehold

Count Maurice Lippens

(1943 – Belgian – Independent)
Chairman of the Board of Directors and of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
(First appointed 1981. Term runs until 2008)
Positions held with other listed companies:
Director of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, Director of Belgacom
Other positions held: Chairman of Compagnie Het Zoute, Director of Iscal Sugar, Director of Finasucre, Director of Groupe Sucrier, Member of the Trilateral Commission, Member of Insead Belgium Council, Chairman of Guberna, Chairman of Corporate Governance Committee (Belgium).

Ronald Sandler

(1952 – German – Independent)
Member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee
(First appointed 2004. Term runs until 2010)
Positions held with other listed companies: None
Other positions held: Executive Chairman of Northern Rock, Chairman of the Personal Finance Education Group, Member of the FSA’s Financial Capability Steering Group, Advisor Palamon Capital Partners, Chairman of Paternoster Ltd., Chairman of Ironshore Inc.

Jan-Michiel Hessels

(1942 – Dutch – Independent)
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors (as from 20 September 2007), Chairman of the Risk and Capital Committee (until 10 October 2007) and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee (as from 10 October 2007)
(First appointed 2001. Term runs until 2010)
Positions held with other listed companies: Chairman of the Board of Directors of NYSE Euronext, Member of the Supervisory Board of Royal Philips Electronics N.V., Member of the Supervisory Board of Heineken N.V.
Other positions held: Member of the International Advisory Board of the Blackstone Group, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SC Johnson Europlant N.V., Chairman Dutch Central Planning Committee, Director of Stichting Continuïteit Fortis

Herman Verwilst

(1947 - Belgian – Executive)
Deputy CEO, Member of the Board of Directors
(First appointed 2007. Term runs until 2010)
Positions held with other listed companies: None
Other positions held: Professor Extraordinary at the University of Ghent, Director of the Flemish Economic Association, Member of the Executive Committee and Director of the King Baudouin Foundation, Member of Instituto de Empresa International Advisory Board (Madrid)

Richard Delbridge

(1942 – British – Independent)
Member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee
(First appointed 2004. Term runs until 2009)
Positions held with other listed companies: Non-executive Director of Tate & Lyle PLC
Other positions held: Non-executive Director of JP Morgan Cazenove Holdings, Council Member and Treasurer of The Open University

Aloïs Michielsen

(1942 – Belgian – Independent)
Member of the Board of Directors and of the Risk and Capital Committee
(First appointed 2006. Term runs until 2009.)
Positions held with other listed companies: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Solvay SA, Member of the Board of Directors Member of Miko N.V.
Other positions held: None

Reiner Hagemann

(1947 – German – Independent)
Member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee
(First appointed 2006. Term runs until 2009)
Positions held with other listed companies: Member of the Supervisory Board of Bayer Schering Pharmaceutical AG, Member of the Supervisory Board of Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG
Other positions held: Member of the Supervisory Board of E.ON Energie AG, Member of the Supervisory Board of Hochtief Facility Management GmbH, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Cerberus Germany, Member of the Advisory Board of AON Jauch & Hübener, Member of the Advisory Board of Steag GmbH, Co-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of VHV Allgemeine Insurance

Clara Furse

(1957 – British and Canadian – Independent)
Member of the Board of Directors and of the Risk and Capital Committee
(First appointed 2006. Term runs until 2009)
Positions held with other listed companies: Chief Executive and Director of the London Stock Exchange PLC
Other positions held: Director of Euroclear PLC, Director of LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd., Member of the Advisory Council of the Prince’s Trust, Member of the President’s Committee of the Confederation of British Industry
Fortis Company Secretary

Ingrid Loos

Attendance at Directors’ meetings

 

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Board of Directors

Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Audit Committee

Risk and Capital Committee

 

Total

Regular meetings

Additional meetings

 

 

Total

Regular meetings

Additional meetings

Maurice Lippens

21/21

8/8

13/13

6/6

 

 

 

 

Jan-Michiel Hessels

16/21

7/8

9/13

1/1

 

8/8

4/4

4/4

Jean-Paul Votron

21/21

8/8

13/13

 

 

 

 

 

Herman Verwilst
(as from 23 May)

8/9

4/4

4/5

 

 

 

 

 

Philippe Bodson

16/21

7/8

9/13

 

4/4

1/1

 

1/1

Richard Delbridge

17/21

8/8

9/13

 

5/5

 

 

 

Clara Furse

14/21

5/8

9/13

 

 

8/9

3/4

5/5

Reiner Hagemann

18/21

8/8

10/13

 

5/5

 

 

 

Jacques Manardo

17/21

7/8

10/13

5/6

 

 

 

 

Aloïs Michielsen

19/21

8/8

11/13

 

 

8/9

4/4

4/5

Ronald Sandler

13/21

8/8

5/13

 

5/5

 

 

 

Jan Slechte
(until 23 May)

12/12

4/4

8/8

3/3

 

 

 

 

Rana Talwar

15/21

6/8

9/13

5/6

 

 

 

 

Piet Van Waeyenberge

18/21

7/8

11/13

 

 

9/9

4/4

5/5

Klaas Westdijk

18/21

8/8

10/13

 

5/5

 

 

 

Stichting Continuïteit Fortis

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Mick den Boogert (1943)

Co-Chairman; first appointed 2004. Other positions held: Lawyer at Allen & Overy, Professor of Securities Law at University of Groningen

René Mannekens (1940)

Co-Chairman; first appointed 1999. Other positions held: Chairman of the Board of 3W Direct Management Solutions ICT

Dick Bouma (1944)

Member; first appointed 2004. Other positions held: Lawyer at Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn

Paul Buysse (1945)

Member; first appointed 2006. Other positions held: Chairman of the Board of Directors of NV Bekaert SA - Bekaert Group

Jan-Michiel Hessels (1942)

Member; first appointed 2007. Other positions held: Vice-Chairman of Fortis (as from 20 September 2007)

Jan Slechte (1937)

Member (until 23 May 2007); first appointed 1999. Other positions held: Vice-Chairman of Fortis (until 23 May 2007)

Piet Van Waeyenberge (1938)

Member; first appointed 2004. Other positions held: Non-executive Director of Fortis


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