Tom de Swaan- Independent Non-Executive Director

Tom is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of VanLanschot Bankiers, a member of the Board of Directors of Zurich Financial Services and a Non-Executive Member of the KPMG Europe LLP Public Interest Committee. He is also Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Royal Ahold and a member of the Supervisory Board of Royal DSM. He was previously a member of the Managing Board and Chief Financial Officer of ABN AMRO.

He holds a masters degree in economics and was a Non-Executive Director of the Financial Services Authority from 2001 to 2007.

In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Board has determined that Tom has recent and relevant financial experience. The Board has also agreed that he has the appropriate qualifications and background to be an audit committee financial expert as defined by the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.