Transcript Press release Achmea appoints Michel Lamie as Chief Financial

Press release
Achmea appoints Michel Lamie as Chief Financial Officer
Zeist, 30 September 2016
Achmea has appointed Michel Lamie (50) to Achmea's Executive Board with effect from 1 January 2017. He
will succeed Huub Arendse as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in April 2017 following the Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders. When he was appointed in 2013, Arendse said that he would be available for a period of four
years. Approval of the appointment of Michel Lamie has been obtained from the Dutch Central Bank (DNB).
Since 2005, Michel Lamie has been a member of the Board of De Goudse Verzekeringen, where he was
appointed chairman of the Executive Board in 2009. Also since 2009, he has been Chairman of the Supervisory
Board of insurance brokerage Van Lanschot Chabot. Between 2002 and 2005, Lamie worked at Achmea, most
recently as Group Director Finance & Control. Prior to this, he held various management positions at KPMG
and RSA Benelux.
Willem van Duin, chairman of Achmea's Executive Board: "We have got to know Huub Arendse as a very
driven and professional Chief Financial Officer. He is a great asset to Achmea and we are very thankful to him.
With the appointment of Michel Lamie, we welcome a skilled executive with a great deal of experience in the
financial sector."
Aad Veenman, chairman of Achmea's Supervisory Board: "We are very grateful to Huub Arendse for the
contribution he has made to our group. Although we will be saddened to see him go on 1 April 2017, we are
pleased to have been able to appoint a suitable successor in Michel Lamie in good time.
Following the changes above, Achmea's Executive Board consists of Willem van Duin (chairman), Roelof
Konterman (vice-chairman), Michel Lamie (CFO), Robert Otto, Bianca Tetteroo and Henk Timmer (CRO).
For more information, please contact:
Stefan Kloet, spokesperson
Telephone + 31 6 12 22 36 57
e-mail [email protected]
Steven Vink, Investor Relations
Telephone + 31 6 20 69 49 39
e-mail [email protected]
Achmea is the cooperative parent company of well-known Dutch insurers such as Centraal Beheer, Zilveren Kruis,
Interpolis, Avéro Achmea, OZF, Inshared, De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar en FBTO. Together, these companies form the
largest insurance group in the Netherlands with approximately 15,000 employees. Achmea has a cooperative background
that balances the interests of customers, partners, employees and shareholders. In 2015, Achmea's customers paid
approximately 20 billion euros in premiums. In the Netherlands, Achmea is market leader in non-life and health
insurance. It also offers income protection and, with the Centraal Beheer General Pension Fund (APF), good retirement
provision. The asset manager, Achmea Investment Management, has over 100 billion euros in assets under
management. Achmea offers mortgages via Centraal Beheer and Woonfonds, among others. In addition to its home
market, the Netherlands, Achmea is also active internationally in five other countries. For more information:
www.achmea.com