Personal details – Executive Board
Wouter Koolmees (b. 1977), Chair and CEO, Dutch nationality (m)
Focus areas: Communications, Corporate Affairs, Legal, NS Stations, Strategy and Innovation, Network development and design, NS International
Other positions held: chair of the temporary Energy Emergency Fund, member of the executive board and general council of VNO-NCW, chair of the supervisory board of the Anne Frank Foundation
Background: Economics (Utrecht University), among others
Career: Ministry of Finance, Member of Parliament, Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, and (second) Deputy Prime Minister, among others
Angelique Magielse (b. 1968), Finance Director, Dutch nationality (f)
Focus areas: Abellio, Audit, Finance & Insurance, Group Accommodation, Sustainability, Procurement, Risk & Compliance
Other positions: member of the supervisory committee of Roba Metals, member of the executive committee of Coöperatie OV Bedrijven
Background: Business Economics (University of Amsterdam), among others
Career highlights: KPMG Accountants, Abellio
Eelco van Asch (b. 1972), Director of Operations, Dutch nationality (m)
Focus areas: Operational Control, Maintenance & Service, Service & Operations, Train Modernisation, Engineering, QHSE operations, Social Safety, Security, New Rolling Stock, Commerce
Other positions held: -
Background: financial business (VU Amsterdam), IMD Lausanne, Innovative Technology (Stanford University), among others
Career highlights: Delta Lloyd, KLM, Air France/KLM
Liesbeth Kaashoek (b. 1971), People & IT Director, Dutch nationality (f)
Focus areas: HR & Organisation, IT, Data Innovation & Analysis, Cybersecurity
Other positions: member of the supervisory board of ROVA
Background: industrial engineering and management science (Eindhoven University of Technology)
Career highlights: PostNL and Enexis
Departures in 2024
Bert Groenewegen (b. 1964), Finance Director, Dutch nationality (m)
Tjalling Smit (b. 1977), Director of Commerce & Development, Dutch nationality (m)