Supervisory board
The supervisory board is tasked with supervising the policy pursued by the executive board and the general course of affairs at EBN. It also advises the executive board where necessary.
Corporate governance
EBN’s executive board provides the supervisory board with the necessary information to properly perform its duties. The chair and members of the supervisory board are appointed by the shareholder. The organisation and decision-making of the supervisory board is laid down in the ‘Regulations of the supervisory board’.
Profile and composition
The supervisory board is made up of members capable of acting independently of and critically in relation to each other, the executive board and every subsidiary interest. The composition of the supervisory board must be such that it can properly perform its duties. Each member of the supervisory board must be capable of assessing the main features of the global policy and has the specific expertise they need to properly perform their duties, within their role as described in the profile drawn up by the supervisory board.
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Supervisory board EBN
Frits Eulderink - Chair
Mr Eulderink has been appointed chairman with effect from January 1, 2024. He has been Chief Operating Officer of VOPAK since 2010, with a special focus on sustainability. Before joining VOPAK, he held various senior management positions at Shell in the Netherlands, the US, Canada, Africa and the Middle East. He studied mathematics and astronomy at the University of Leiden.
Other positions:
– Member of the Supervisory Board and member of the Audit Committee of Alliander
– Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Astronomy at Leiden University
– Member of the International Review Board of the Netherlands Research School for Astronomy
– Member of the Supervisory Board of Dura Vermeer Group N.V.
– Member of the Supervisory Board of Haskoning
Otto Jager - Member
Otto Jager (1970) joined the Supervisory Board on 23 October 2024. Jager has a financial background and currently serves as CFO at ib vogt. At TenneT, where he worked for over thirteen years, he also held the position of CFO for eight years. Within the Supervisory Board, Jager has been Chair of the Audit Committee since 1 January 2025.
Other positions:
– Member of the Supervisory Board of Waternet
– Guest lecturer in the post-master Finance & Control Programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Carolien Gehrels - Member
Ms Gehrels was re-appointed to the Supervisory Board on 1 December 2025 for a second term, which runs until 2030. In addition to her role as a member of the Supervisory Board, Ms Gehrels is also a member of both the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Gehrels currently serves as Global Director Placemaking at Arcadis N.V.
Other positions:
– Member of the Executive Board of the Forum for Urban Renewal
– Member of the Advisory Board of the MIT Senseable City Lab
– Member of the Supervisory Board of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.
– Member of the Supervisory Board of Okura Amsterdam B.V.
– Chair of the Supervisory Board of Holland Festival
Renée Bergkamp - Member
Ms Bergkamp was appointed for a first term as supervisory director on March 13, 2023, her term runs until 2027. In addition to her membership of the Supervisory Board, Ms. Bergkamp is also a member of the audit committee and chair of the remuneration committee.
Other positions:
– Member of the Board of the Dutch Milk Foundation
– Chair of the Board of Skal
– Independent Chair of the STAK ADW-CBS
– Member of the Supervisory Board of KWH / KWR
– Member of the Council for the Environment and Infrastructure
– Chair of the Board of the Water for Life Foundation
Niek den Hollander - Member
Niek den Hollander (1974) was appointed to the Supervisory Board in April 2026 for a first term, which runs until 2030. In addition to his role as a member of the Supervisory Board, den Hollander is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. He currently serves as Head of Global Trading & Revenue at Ørsted.
Other positions:
– Non-executive director on the board of Fever
Committees
The supervisory board has set up two committees that perform their tasks in accordance with the rules set out by the supervisory board based on the Dutch Corporate Governance Code:
- The audit committee advises the supervisory board on the annual accounts, supervision of internal risk management systems, provision of financial information, financing, and the application of IT and information systems.
- The remuneration committee advises on the remuneration of the executive board on the basis of the remuneration policy adopted by the shareholder. For reasons of efficiency, this committee also functions as a selection and appointment committee.