PostNL nominates Jeroen Hoencamp and Ad Melkert as member of the Supervisory Board
The Hague, 13 December 2019 – The Supervisory Board of PostNL nominates Jeroen Hoencamp and Ad Melkert as members of the Supervisory Board for a period of four years, replacing Frank Rövekamp and Jacques Wallage. The proposal to appoint Ad Melkert has been made in accordance with the enhanced recommendation right of the Central Works Council. Both nominations will be scheduled for approval by the shareholders of PostNL at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in April 2020.
Jeroen Hoencamp is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) VodafoneZiggo, the Dutch joint venture of Vodafone The Netherlands and Ziggo. For over 20 years Hoencamp fulfilled various senior management positions within Vodafone such CEO of Vodafone Netherlands, Ireland and Great Britain.
Ad Melkert is currently, inter alia, chairman of the Dutch Association of Hospitals and Extraordinary Councillor at the Council of State. Previously he served as Dutch Member of Parliament, Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, Executive Director at the World Bank and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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We are PostNL, here for everyone, bringing it all together for 225 years. With an extensive network of nearly 5,800 PostNL points, 11,000 letterboxes, and over 900 automated, also open to various carriers, along with millions of users of the PostNL app, we're always close by. We aim to be everyone's favourite deliverer by making it as easy as possible to send and receive parcels and mail. With nearly 34,000 colleagues working with us, we are part of society. We offer a range of services, including mail and parcel delivery, logistic e-commerce solutions, and cross-border solutions. On an average weekday in the Benelux, we deliver 1.1 million parcels and 6.9 million letters. We are commitment to customer satisfaction, providing opportunities for our employees, and generating value for our stakeholders through growth, digitalisation, and sustainability.
We optimise and support our physical networks through the use of smart digital solutions and introduce new propositions that add value for our customers. And aim for sustainable employment relationships by being a good employer to all people working with and for us. We focus on sustainability, making many journeys on foot and by bicycle, increasingly using cleaner fuels and electric vehicles, and offering innovative city logistics. PostNL N.V. is a publicly traded company with a turnover of €3.2 billion in 2023, 62% of which e-commerce related.