Mr Rottinghuis is a businessman who has held senior executive and non-executive roles for leading European companies across various industry sectors. He served as CEO and chair of the Executive Board of Pon Holdings from 2001 until his retirement in 2010. He joined Pon in 1993 and became a member of the Executive Board in 1999. Before that, he fulfilled senior management roles at Royal Nedlloyd Group. Since his retirement from Pon, he has held several Supervisory Board and non-executive director positions, including at Royal Bank of Scotland, Blokker, DRG (food retail), Stork (as chair) and CRH (cement building materials). Mr Rottinghuis completed his studies at the University of Groningen in 1982.

Mr Rottinghuis is a Dutch national.

Other offices: Chair of the Supervisory Board of Chane Terminals (until 1 January 2026) and member of the Supervisory Board of Damen Shipyards Group.

Mr Elfring obtained a master’s degree in Law and Business Economics at the University of Groningen. He started his career at Amsterdam- Rotterdam Bank, followed by management positions at Rabobank, Amsterdamse Investeringsbank, MeesPierson and Lehman Brothers. Between 2008 and 2011, he worked for Credit Suisse, where among other tasks he was responsible for Investment Banking in Northern Europe and the Benelux. Between 2011 and 2018, Mr Elfring worked for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where from 2012 onwards he was responsible for Corporate and Investment Banking in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, based in London. Between 2021 and 2024, he was vice-chair of EMEA Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan Securities plc.

Mr Elfring is a Dutch national.

Other offices: Chair of the Supervisory Board of Vuyk Holding and member of the Supervisory Board of ASR Nederland.

Mrs Hanson graduated with a BA (Hons) Music degree from the University of York. She was a professional musician for two years until qualifying as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG. She continued her career at Aviva PLC, where she held executive roles including Head of Audit and Risk & Governance Director. After Aviva, Mrs Hanson built her own consulting company, delivering governance-related services to the boards of regulated and other significant-sized entities. She gained further non-executive director experience on private, listed, public sector and charity boards, including holding chair and Audit & Risk Committee chair roles across a wide range of industries such as financial services, entertainment and the not-for-profit sector. Her experience includes managing complex change, improving business performance and managing succession. Mrs Hanson was awarded a CBE in 2022 for her contributions to charity and public service.

Mrs Hanson is a British national.

Other offices: Chair of the Board of Welsh Water, Chair of the Board of John Lewis Finance and non-executive director of HM Treasury.

Mrs Koopmans earned a master’s degree in Law from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, and a postgraduate degree in Real Estate Law from Radboud University, Nijmegen. She is a graduate of Harvard Business School and an Insead-certified board member. Between 1991 and 1998, Mrs Koopmans was Chief Legal Officer at NBM-Amstelland (acquired by BAM in 2000). Since then, she has worked in various commercial and senior international leadership positions at Heerema Group, Cap Gemini Engineering and RELX Group. Between 2011 and 2015, Mrs Koopmans was Managing Director of the Legal & Regulatory division of Wolters Kluwer in the Netherlands, and director of the global business line for workflow solutions. Before Wolters Kluwer, she was CEO at LexisNexis Business Information Solutions (RELX Group). Since 2015, Mrs Koopmans has worked as a non-executive director and advisor of companies.

Mrs Koopmans is a Dutch national.

Other offices: non-executive director at Swiss Post AG and Cicor Group, Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of Norma Group, and independent member of the board of governors of Grant Thornton International.

Mr Sheffield studied civil engineering at the University of Surrey. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the British Institution of Civil Engineers. From 1983 to 2014, he was employed by the Kier Group, a large British construction and property development group, listed on the London Stock Exchange, where he held a number of management positions. Mr Sheffield spent the first 17 years of his career working on significant infrastructure and construction projects around the world. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in 2010. In 2014, Mr Sheffield left the Kier Group for Laing O’Rourke, the largest private construction company in the United Kingdom, where he was a member of the Executive Committee until 2017 and responsible for their activities in Europe and the Middle East. Until 2024, Mr Sheffield served for nine years as a non-executive director for Southern Water Services, and became a special advisor to the Board of Manchester Airport Group, overseeing their capital expansion works at Manchester airport. He also served as President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) in 2019/2020. He was awared a CBE in 2015 for his contribution to the construction industry and for charitable fund-raising.

Mr Sheffield is a British national.

Other offices: none.

Dr Skorupska obtained a doctorate degree in Chemistry, Engineering and Geology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, where she subsequently went on to carry out post-graduate research. She began her professional career in multiple research and management roles at, successively, IEA Coal Research and National Power plc. In 2001, National Power was acquired by RWE, where she continued her career, holding various senior management and executive positions until 2012, most recently as Chief Technology Officer at Essent in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, where she was responsible for Essent’s power plants (including construction projects). From 2013 to mid-2024, Dr Skorupska was Chief Executive of REA, the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology. Dr Skorupska was awarded a CBE in 2016 for her contributions to renewable energy and services in promoting equality in energy and engineering.

Dr Skorupska is a British national.

Other offices: non-executive director of Great British Energy, Chair of the Independent Stakeholder Group of UK’s National Energy System Operator (NESO), and member of the Independent Advisory Committee of National Grid Electricity Distribution.

CEO Mr Joosten earned a degree in Business Economics at VU University Amsterdam in 1987, and an MBA from the University of Leuven in 1990. Mr Joosten joined AkzoNobel in 1996, as a marketing director, moving from Petrofina (currently PPG), where he began his career in 1988. At AkzoNobel, he held management positions in sales and marketing and became managing director of Decorative Paints North and Eastern Europe in 2006. In 2013, he joined AkzoNobel’s Executive Committee and became responsible for the Decorative Paints business. In 2018, he became the Chief Operating Officer of AkzoNobel, responsible for the business performance of the coatings and paints businesses.

Mr Joosten is a Dutch national has been a member of the Executive Board (CEO) of Royal BAM Group since September 2020.

Other offices: member of the Supervisory Board of ALTANA AG.

CFO Mr de Pater studied at Business School Netherlands and earned an MBA in Business Economics, after which he studied at TIAS School for Business and Society, where he earned a master's in Management and Organisation as well as a Master in Finance. In addition, Mr de Pater is a qualified chartered member of RICS. Mr de Pater started his career in 1986 as an assistant accountant, after which he held various positions within the auditing practice. He joined BAM in 1996 and held various management positions, including Director of Finance at BAM Wonen, Director of Area and Property Developer AM at BAM, Director of Finance at BAM Construction and Property Netherlands, and Director of Business Control Construction and Property at Royal BAM Group. Prior to being appointed CFO and a member of the Executive Board, Mr de Pater was Executive Director of Finance for United Kingdom and Ireland division.

Mr de Pater is a Dutch national and has been a member of the Executive Board (CFO) of Royal BAM Group since May 2025.

Other offices: none