The Supervisory Board is responsible for supervising management performance and advising the Board of Management. Three core committees support the Supervisory Board in its work.

For more information on the duties, size and composition of the Supervisory Board please refer to the Supervisory Board Profile and the Regulations for the Supervisory Board.

For more information regarding the retirement of members please refer to the Retirement Rota.

Members of the Supervisory Board

Mr. J.M. Hessels (1942), chairman

• date of first appointment 17 August 2011, current term ends 2015
• former chairman Board Royal Vendex KBB N.V.
• chairman Board NYSE Euronext, Inc.
• member Supervisory Board Heineken N.V.
• member Supervisory Board S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
• chairman Netherlands Committee for Economic Policy Analysis

Mr. H.J. Hazewinkel (1949), vice chairman 

• date of first appointment 27 March 2010, current term ends 2014
• chairman Supervisory Board of TKH Groep N.V., Heisterkamp Beheer II B.V. and Reggefiber B.V.
• member Supervisory Board of Zeeman Groep B.V., Zorgpunt Holding B.V., SOWECO N.V. and Schiphol Group N.V.
• member Supervisory Committee Nederlands Symfonie Orkest
• member Board of Stichting ING Aandelen
• Member Stichting Slagheek

Mr. M.P. Kramer (1950)

• date of first appointment 19 August 2009, current term ends 2016
• Chief Executive Officer South Stream project
• chairman Board of Koninklijke Vereniging van Gasfabrikanten in Nederland (KVGN)

Mr. M. Niggebrugge (1950)

• date of first appointment 30 August 2006, current term ends 2013
• former member Executive Board of N.V. Nederlandse Spoorwegen
• member Supervisory Board Diakonessenhuis Utrecht

Mr. J. van Wiechen (1972)

• date of first appointment 12 May 2011, current term ends 2015
• director HAL Investments B.V.
• non-executive Board member Dockwise Ltd
• chairman Supervisory Board of N.V. Nationale Borgmaatschappij
• member Supervisory Board Atlas Services Group Holding B.V., Mercurius Groep B.V., FD Mediagroep B.V., InVesting B.V. and Orthopedie Investments Europe B.V.

Mr. C. van Woudenberg (1948)

• date of first appointment 9 May 2007, current term ends 2015
• former member Executive Committee of Air France-KLM
• member Supervisory Board of Royal Grolsch N.V., Mercurius Groep B.V., MN Services N.V. and the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
• Member Supervisory Committee Het Gelders Orkest

All the members of the Supervisory Board have the Dutch nationality. They do not hold shares or associated option rights in Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.

Secretary: Mrs. F.E. Buijs (1969)

Committees

The Supervisory Board is supported in its work by three core committees: the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Selection and Appointment Committee.

The Audit Committee advises the Board of Management on matters including risk management, financing and external auditors. For more information about the Audit Committee please refer to the Regulations of the Audit Committee.

The Remuneration Committee advises the Supervisory Board on general remuneration policy and the remuneration packages for the individual members of the Board of Management. The policy is subject to approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders. For more information about the Remuneration Committee please refer to the Regulations of the Remuneration Committee.

The Selection and Appointment Committee advises the Supervisory Board on the size and composition of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board. For more information about the Selection and Appointment Committee please refer to the Regulations of the Selection and Appointment Committee.