Board of Directors

The Board of the Dutch Payments Association has nine members: three independent Board Members, including the chairman, and six Board Members who are affiliated with members of the Association

• Gottfried Leibbrandt
  Former CEO Swift
• Guus Slik
  Ex-director Superunie
• John Visser
  Former adjunct-director Consumentenbond

Members of the Board on behalf of the banks:

• Hans Overeem
  Head of payments ING
• Suzan van Eeten
  Lead Payments at Rabobank
• Erica Kostelijk
  Transaction Banking at ABN AMRO
• Joyce van der Est
  Director Banking de Volksbank, on behalf of medium sized banks
• Hans Reus
  Lead payment domain at Knab,
  on behalf of the smaller banks
• Paul Scholten
  CEO Buckaroo on behalf of the payment institutions

The management of the  Dutch Payments Association is

• Gijs Boudewijn, director

Representatives of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) and the Dutch Banking Association (NVB) attend the meetings of the Board of the Payments Association as observers.

Independent Board Members

The three independent members have a unique position within the Board. The governance of the Payments Association is focused on open, objective and clear rules, which are no more stringent than necessary. This governance guarantees free market access and affords the possibility of an independent appeal. This means that the independent Board Members have a collective veto in adopting and amending rules with regard to standards and the policy and procedures relating to certification and supervision. The independent Board Members also have a majority in an Appeals Committee that is charged with the arbitration of disputes with the Payments Association.

Appointment

The independent Board Members are appointed on the grounds of a binding nomination by the Selection and Appointments Committee. The other members are appointed on the grounds of a binding nomination by one or more members. Each member with a market share of more than 10% is entitled to nominate a Board Member. Members with a market share of less than 10% are together entitled to nominate a maximum of three members. The nominations and appointments take place in accordance with the Board Members’ Profile. The Board Members’ Profile contains general criteria for all Board Members and specific criteria for independent Board Members, in particular the chairman. The profile is available in Dutch, upon request.