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4. Personnel expenses

(in millions of euros)

2022

2021

Wages and salaries

1,016

999

Social security contributions

180

163

Contributions to defined contribution plans

87

84

Contributions to defined benefit plans

3

16

Other personnel expenses

51

72

Staff hired in

129

70

Total

1,466

1,404

The average staffing level was as follows, with personnel expenses in the UK in 2021 and 2022 being included in result from discontinued operations:

(in FTEs)

2022

2021

The Netherlands

16,973

17,241

The United Kingdom

11,908

15,834

Germany*

921

1,521

Total

29,802

34,596

  • * Germany’s average staffing level is based on the average staffing level for 2021 and 2022, extrapolated to the full year.

The average staffing level at the end of the financial year was as follows, with personnel expenses in the UK in 2021 and 2022 being included in result from discontinued operations:

(in FTEs)

2022

2021

The Netherlands

17,074

17,071

The United Kingdom

10,563

15,658

Germany

1,457

-

Total

29,094

32,729

Remuneration of directors

(in euros)

Basic salary

Alternative for the cap on pension accrual*****

Payment of lease amounts

Allowance for additional tax liability for director's car

Various fees

Pension costs

Total 2022

Mr. W. Koolmees*

73,913

7,558

2,820

609

728

2,668

88,296

Ms. M.E.F. Rintel**

221,741

24,563

-

1,827

2,184

8,005

258,320

Mr. H.L.L. Groenewegen***

356,526

33,753

16,920

3,958

4,368

16,010

431,535

Mr. T.B. Smit

356,526

33,753

-

3,958

4,368

16,010

414,615

Ms. A.M.E. de Vries

356,526

33,753

3,102

3,958

4,368

16,010

417,717

Mr. E.F.W. van Asch

356,526

33,753

-

3,958

4,368

16,010

414,615

Total

1,721,758

167,133

22,842

18,268

20,384

74,713

2,025,098

        

(in euros)

Basic salary

Alternative for the cap on pension accrual*****

Payment of lease amounts

Allowance for additional tax liability for director's car

Various fees

Pension costs

Total 2021

Ms. M.E.F. Rintel

426,425

47,010

-

3,806

4,368

15,623

497,232

Mr. H.L.L. Groenewegen

334,451

31,131

16,920

3,806

4,368

15,623

406,299

Mr. T.B. Smit

334,451

31,131

-

3,806

18,829

15,623

403,840

Ms. A.M.E. de Vries

334,451

31,131

3,102

3,806

4,368

15,623

392,481

Mr. E.F.W. van Asch****

278,709

25,942

-

3,045

3,640

13,019

324,355

Total

1,708,487

166,345

20,022

18,269

35,573

75,511

2,024,207

  • * Mr. Koolmees took office as CEO with effect from 1 November 2022.
  • ** Ms. Rintel stepped down as CEO on 19 May 2022 and left NS on 1 July 2022.
  • *** At his own request, Mr. Groenewegen did not receive any additional remuneration for the period as deputy CEO.
  • **** Mr. Van Asch was appointed Director of Operations effective 1 April 2021
  • ***** Calculated on the fixed salary

From 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2021, the fixed income was temporarily reduced by 10% at the voluntary request of the Executive Board. This reduction has continued in 2022. In accordance with the remuneration policy, these pay increases were resumed from 1 January 2022.

The members of the Executive Board jointly use two company cars. Messrs. Koolmees and Groenewegen do not have a lease car and the mobility budget (which also applies to the other board members) has been paid out in full to them. The other directors have a leased car. The remainder of the mobility budget, which was not used for the lease car, was paid to Mrs. De Vries.

Please refer to the chapter ‘Remuneration of the Executive Board’ in the directors' report for more details of the remuneration policy for the Executive Board.

Remuneration of key management personnel (excluding the Executive Board)

(in euros)

Fixed and variable remuneration

Pension costs

Total

2022

2,218,778

108,753

2,327,531

2021

1,617,236

107,404

1,724,640

For 2022, this concerns the managers with powers under the articles of association and managers with a specific portfolio. The remuneration of the Abellio UK manager, which is recognised as result from discontinued operations, is included in the table for 2021 and 2022. The remuneration to Transport Holding Germany managers will be included in the remuneration during the course of 2022.

Remuneration of the Supervisory Board

The remuneration of members of the Supervisory Board for 2022 paid by the company totalled € 232,370 (2021: € 218,350). The remuneration consists of a fixed fee and an allowance for participating in one or more committees. The amounts for each member of the Supervisory Board are as follows:

(in euros)

2022

2021

G.J.A. van de Aast

45,226

42,512

Chair of the Supervisory Board, member of the Risk and Audit Committee, member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee

  

H.H.J. Dijkhuizen

37,372

35,112

Member of the Risk and Audit Committee, chair of the Risk and Audit Committee from 26 January 2020

  

N. Albayrak

34,702

32,608

Member of the Risk and Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee

  

M.E. van Lier Lels

40,327

37,894

Member of the Risk and Audit Committee, deputy chair of the Supervisory Board, member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee

  

J.L. Stuijt

40,041

37,616

Member of the Risk and Audit Committee, chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee

  

W.J. van der Feltz

34,702

32,608

Member of the Risk and Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee

  

Total

232,370

218,350

The average allowances for the various roles (excluding expense allowances) are as follows:

(in euros)

2022

2021*

Chair of the Supervisory Board

37,377

35,056

Deputy chair of the Supervisory Board

33,105

31,049

Member of the Supervisory Board

27,766

26,042

Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee

8,009

7,512

Member of the Risk and Audit Committee

2,670

2,504

Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee

8,009

7,512

Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee

2,670

2,504

  • * From 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2021, the remuneration of the Supervisory Board was temporarily reduced by 10% at its own request. This reduction has continued in 2022. In accordance with the remuneration policy, these pay increases were resumed from 1 January 2022.

No loans, advances or guarantees have been provided by the company for the benefit of members of the Executive Board or Supervisory Board.

All shares of NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen are held by the State of the Netherlands. Members of the Executive and Supervisory Boards and staff members have not been granted rights to hold or acquire shares in the company.

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