WIM KOK
Wim Kok started his career with the Dutch construction workers union and, in 1973, was elected Chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV/FNV), a position he held until 1985. From 1979 to 1982 he was also Chairman of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).

Mr. Kok was elected Member of Parliament in 1986 and has been leader of the Labour Party (PvdA) in the Netherlands from 1986 to 2002.

In 1989 he became Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister in the 3rd Lubbers-Government. After the general elections in 1994, Mr. Kok served as Prime Minister in two consecutive governments (1994-1998 and 1998-2002).

BOARD MANDATES
Mr. Kok has been Chairman of the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee (CSRC) and was until recently a member of the Nominations Committee for Royal Dutch Shell.

Mr. Kok has been Chairman of the Public Affairs Committee and until recently was a member of the Nominations Committee of TNT and Chairman of the Remuneration and Norminations Committee of KLM.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Post.NL.

He is President of the Club de Madrid, member of the Board of Trustees of the International Crisis Group and member of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP).

He has been a member of the board and then Chairman of the Audit Committee (2007-2009) for ING and a board member of Stork NV.