Mr. A.W. Veenman
Mr Aad Veenman (1947) joined TenneT’s Supervisory Board on 9 March 2005. His current term of office will end on 9 March 2009.
Current position(s)
- President and CEO of N.V. Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Netherlands Railways)
- Chairman of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Ten Cate N.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of TenneT Holding B.V. and TenneT TSO B.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Rabobank Nederland
Career
Mr Veenman obtained his degree in mechanical engineering at Delft University of Technology, where he continued working as a member of the academic staff from 1969 to 1981. In 1977, he was employed by Esmil International as project, divisional and marketing manager. In 1986, he transferred to Stork, where one year later he was appointed Director of Stork Alpha Engineering, a post he held until 1991. He joined the Board of Management of Stork N.V. in 1990 and chaired that Board from 1998 to 2002. During this time he also held a part‑time professorship at Delft University of Technology. In 2002, Aad Veenman was appointed President and CEO of N.V. Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the Dutch railway organisation.
Past non-executive directorships/additional activities
- Member of the Board of the Confederation of Netherlands Industries and Employers (VNO‑NCW)
- Member of the Board of the National Aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands (NLR)
- Member of the National Committee for Export, Import and Investment Bonds
- Member of the Board of Governors of the Foundation for Technical Sciences (STW)
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Comprimo International B.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of NeSBIC Agritech 2000 B.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Braat Beheer N.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Stork Ketels B.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Thomassen & Drijver‑Verblifa N.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Stoomwezen B.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Röntgen Technische Dienst B.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Urenco Nederland B.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of DHV Holding B.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Impress Metal Packaging B.V.
- Member of the Advisory Council for Programme Development of Novem B.V., the Netherlands Agency for Energy and the Environment
- Member of the Advisory Council for Science and Technology Policy
- Member of the Supervisory Council of the Centre for Microelectronics
- Member of the Supervisory Council of Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen‑Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank)
- Member of the Programme Advisory Council of TNO, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (PAR MT)
- Member and Deputy Chairman of the Board of the International Water Supply Improvement Association (WSIA)
- Member and Chairman of the Board of the Heat Technology Division of the Royal Dutch Institute of Engineers (KIVI)
- Chairman of the Association of Environmental Equipment and Technology Suppliers in the Netherlands (VLM)
- President of the Board of the National Dutch Environmental Centre (NMC)
- Member and Deputy Chairman of the Departmental Advisory Council (FAR) of the Technical and Maritime Faculty of the School for General Higher Education in Amsterdam
- Member of the Board of the Innovation Centre for Amsterdam and Haarlem (IC)
- Member of the Netherlands Technology and Science Forum
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Athlon Groep N.V. (until April 2005)
- Member of the Foundation Board of Next Generation Infrastructures
