Dutch insurer Achmea announced that Nienke Meijer was appointed as a member of Achmea’s Supervisory Board for a period of four years. The appointment has been approved by the Dutch central bank. Nienke Meijer fills the vacancy that arose when Lineke Sneller stood down in April.

Nienke Meijer is amongst others co-founder and partner of Stichting De Buitenboordmotor, a member of the supervisory boards of PostNL and Deloitte and chair of the board of Stichting De Volkskrant. Previously she served as chair of the board of Fontys Hogescholen and held several commercial and managerial roles at the publishers Wegener and VNU. Nienke Meijer studied Psychology & Marketing at Utrecht University and has completed various international training courses.

Achmea’s Supervisory Board now consists of: Jan van den Berg (chair), Wim de Weijer (vice-chair), Tjahny Bercx, Miriam van Dongen, Petri Hofsté, Lex Kloosterman, Nienke Meijer and Roel Wijmenga. Nienke Meijer will also be a member of the Supervisory Board of Achmea Pensioen- en Levensverzekeringen N.V. and Achmea Schadeverzekeringen N.V.