The Remuneration Committee reviews executive remuneration and recommends remuneration policies for the Corporate Executive Board to be adopted by the General Meeting of Shareholders.
The Remuneration Committee comprises:
Derk C. Doijer, Chairman
Derk Doijer (October 9, 1949) is a Dutch national. He was first appointed to the Supervisory Board on May 18, 2005, and his term runs until 2009. Mr. Doijer is a former member of the Executive Board of Directors of SHV Holdings N.V. and, prior to that, held several executive positions in the Netherlands and South America. He is non-executive Chairman of the Board of Van der Sluijs Group Holding B.V., and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lucas Bols B.V. and a member of the Supervisory Boards of Corio N.V. and Stiho Group.
Stephanie M. Shern
Stephanie Shern (January 7, 1948) is a U.S. national. She was first appointed to the Supervisory Board on May 18, 2005, and her term runs until 2009. Mrs. Shern was with Ernst & Young for over 30 years, most recently as Vice Chairman and Global Director of Retail and Consumer Products and a member of Ernst & Young's U.S. Management Committee. She is the lead Director of GameStop and a member of the Boards and Chair of the Audit Committees of GameStop, Scotts Miracle-Gro and Embarq. She is also a member of the Compensation Committee of Embarq and a member of the Advisory Board of Pennsylvania State University, School of Business.
Judith Sprieser
Judith Sprieser (August 3, 1953) is a U.S. national. She was first appointed to the Supervisory Board on May 18, 2006 and her term runs until 2010. Mrs. Sprieser is former CEO of Transora, Inc. Prior to founding Transora in 2000, she was Executive Vice President (formerly CFO) of Sara Lee Corporation. She is a director of Allstate Corporation, USG Corporation, Reckitt Benckiser plc and Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and a member of Northwestern University’s Board of Trustees.