Kathleen Steel appointed to NIBC Supervisory Board

NIBC is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Kathleen Steel as a member of NIBC’s Supervisory Board as per 19 August 2014, for a period of four years. 

Dr. Steel (1946, Belgium) is owner of Kasteel bvba; in addition, she is member of the board of Fidea Verzekeringen N.V. and of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee; member of the board of Flanders Investment & Trade and chairperson of the Audit Committee; member of the board of Brussels Philharmonic. Previously, she was Head of Corporate Communications of Ageas and Chief Marketing Officer and Member of the Retail Management Committee of Fortis Bank.

Wim van den Goorbergh, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NIBC:
“Kathleen has a background that will be of great added value to NIBC’s Supervisory Board. Her experience in the banking and finance sector covers a broad spectrum of disciplines. We are delighted to have her on board as it also further strengthens the diverse composition of our team.”

Paulus de Wilt, Chief Executive Officer of NIBC:
“We are very happy to welcome Kathleen Steel to the NIBC Supervisory Board. We will benefit greatly from her expertise, professional skills and management capabilities. With this key appointment, 22% of our Supervisory Board members are now women and we have five different nationalities within the Supervisory Board. This matches our ambition to increase diversity in our organisation, including our senior management and Supervisory Board.”