NETSPAR MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
November 2014
INTRODUCTION
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Netspar started operations in 2005
The Netspar Foundation was established in 2012
The Netspar Center was founded within Tilburg University around the same time
Since then, various forums and management settings have reached a more definitive form
This document describes the relation between the Foundation and Netspar Center and gives
an overview of the Netspar management structure, and its current members.
ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW
Netspar
Foundation
Foundation
Board
Tilburg University
agreement
Executive Board
of TiU
appoints
Supervisory
Board
appoints
Member Executive Board =
Member Supervisory Board
Approves
budget plan
Board Netspar
Foundation
Netspar Center
Same
director
FOUNDATION BOARD
Members
• Frank den Butter, VU Amsterdam
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Hans Rademaker, Robeco
• Paul Hilbers, DNB
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Fleur Rieter, a.s.r.
• Heiko Hoogendijk, AEGON
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Bart Boon, Achmea
• Ruud Koning, RUG
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Michel Vellekoop, UvA
• Harman Korte, AFM
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Nicoly Vermeulen, SVB
• Paul Loven, PGGM
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Ton van Welie, Ortec Finance
• Stefan Lundbergh, Cardano
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Adri van der Wurff, APG
• Lex Meijdam, TiU
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Sjoerd van der Zee, Nationale Nederlanden
• Franz Palm, UM
Description / assignment
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All Netspar partners are represented
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Ministry of Social Affairs is auditor at Foundation Board meetings (without voting rights)
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Appoints Supervisory Board
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Advises (non-) requestedly to bodies of the Foundation
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The chair of the Advisory Board is also chair of the Foundation Board meetings
SUPERVISORY BOARD
Chair
Jean Frijns (Netspar fellow)
Members
Else Bos (PGGM), Jeroen van Breda Vriesman (Achmea), Gijs van Dijk (Stichting van de
Arbeid/FNV), Han van Dissel (VU Amsterdam), Philip Eijlander (TiU), Marco Keim (AEGON),
Cees Oudshoorn (Stichting van de Arbeid/VNO-NCW), Dick Sluimers (APG), Job Swank
(DNB)
Description / assignment
• Appointed by the Foundation Board
• Supervises the Board’s policy and general affairs regarding the Foundation
• Approves the multi-annual plan, budget plan and financial statements of Netspar Center
BOARD
Formation
Casper van Ewijk, also director of Netspar Center
Description / assignment
• Governs the Foundation
• Represents the Foundation
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NETSPAR CENTER
• Casper van Ewijk, general director
• Theo Nijman, scientific director
• Peter Gaillard, managing director
Description / assignment Netspar Center
• Netspar Center is the operational unit which executes Netspar Foundation’s policy as
commissioned by the Supervisory Board
• Netspar Center is part of Tilburg University. The Netspar Foundation has a formal agreement
with TiU which stipulates that TiU maintains a unit to realize the Netspar Foundation’s goals
• Director of the Netspar Foundation is in that capacity also the director of Netspar Center
PARTNER RESEARCH COUNCIL (PRC)
Chair
Niels Kortleve (PGGM)
Members
Rob Alessie (RUG), Arthur Arbouw (ASR), Frits Bart (AEGON), Roel Beetsma (UvA), Jaap
Bikker (DNB), Benedict Dellaert (EUR), Kees Goudswaard (Leiden), Daniel Haesen (Robeco),
Corjo Jansen (RU), Lennart Janssens (SZW), Bert Jonker (Achmea), Adriaan Kalwij (UU),
Leendert Klokkenburg (Min. EZ), Tjerk Kroes (APG), Charlotte Kuiper (AFM), Maarten
Lindeboom (VU Amsterdam), Stefan Lundbergh (Cardano), Annemarie Mijer-Nienhuis (NN),
Robert Olieman (SVB), Arno Riedl (UM), Martijn Vos (Ortec Finance), Frank de Jong (TiU),
Mathijs Gerritsen (MinFin)
Description / assignment
• All partners and candidate-partners are represented in the PRC
• Advises (non-) requestedly the Board of Directors about research programs and about
knowledge exchange with the pension and insurance industry in particular
• Pensioenfederatie and Verbond van Verzekeraars can be present at meetings of the PRC
(without voting rights)
PARTNER EDUCATION COUNCIL (PEC)
Chair
Stijn van Schijndel (NN)
Members
Luc Alders (ASR), Dennis Bams (UM), Hans Bloemen (VU Amsterdam), Dirk Broeders (DNB),
Leonore Stollwerk (APG), Erik Goris (PGGM), Corjo Jansen (RU), Bert Jonker (Achmea),
Herman Kappelle (AEGON), Roderick Molenaar (Robeco), Jens van Egmond (Cardano),
Berend Roorda (UT), Alfred Slager (TiU), Laura Spierdijk (RUG), Michel Vellekoop (UvA),
Blanca Wennekes (Ortec Finance)
Description / assignment
• All partners and candidate-partners are represented in the PEC
• Advises the Board of Directors (non-) requestedly on educational affairs, and on knowledge
exchange with the pension and insurance industry and with universities
PIL COORDINATORS
Pension Innovation Labs (PIL)
PIL 1
Risk management during working life
Vacancy (Theo Nijman (TiU) a.i.)
PIL 2
Risk management during retirement years
Bas Werker (TiU)
PIL 3
The art of choosing
Arthur van Soest (TiU)
PIL 4
Supervision of fully funded pensions: solvency and
transparency
Vacancy (Theo Nijman (TiU) a.i.)
PIL 5
Risk sharing and distribution among generations: full funding,
pay-as-you-go, taxation
Lans Bovenberg (TiU)
PIL 6
The labor market
Ton Wilthagen (TiU)
PIL 7
Heterogeneity within generations and the position of senior
citizens
Arthur van Soest (TiU)
Description / assignment
• Advise the Board of Directors and in particular the Scientific Director (non-) requestedly on a.o. fellowships,
waivers and the Netspar scientific program
• Monitor projects within their Pension Innovation Lab
• Stimulate knowledge exchange
• Monika Bütler (University of St. Gallen) advises the Board of Directors, is involved in the organization of the
International Pension Workshops and the Pension Day. Moreover she is editor for the Journal of Pension
Economics and Finance representing Netspar.
SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL
Members
• David Blake (City University London)
• Richard Blundell (University College London)
• Zvi Bodie (Boston University)
• Tito Boeri (University of Bocconi)
• Paul Embrechts (ETH-Zentrum)
• Dan Goldstein (Microsoft Research)
• Christian Gollier (University of Toulouse)
• Martin Kohli (European University Institute)
• Olivia Mitchell (University of Pennsylvania)
• Merril Silverstein (Syracuse University)
• Luis Viceira (Harvard University)
Description / assignment
• Consists of renowned foreign researchers
• Advises the Board of Directors on the educational and research program of Netspar, and on
the selection of submitted research proposals for Medium and Large Vision Projects
EDITORIAL BOARD
Chair
Roel Beetsma (UvA)
Members
Iwan van den Berg (AEGON), Ingeborg Hoogendijk (MinFin), Eddy van Doorslaer
(EUR), Thomas van Galen (Cardano), Kees Goudswaard (Leiden University),
Winfried Hallerbach (Robeco), Martijn Hoogeweegen (NN), Arjen Hussem
(PGGM), Frank de Jong (TiU), Alwin Oerlemans (APG), Maarten van Rooij (DNB),
Peter Schotman (UM), Bart Boon (Achmea), Peter Wijn (APG)
Description / assignment
• Consists of academics and employees of Netspar partners
• Monitors the quality of Netspar papers
• Selects winners for the Netspar thesis awards
EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTORS
• Bertrand Melenberg (TiU): Master education programs
• Alfred Slager (TiasNimbas / TiU): Executive education program
Description / assignment
• Coordinate the Master respectively the Executive education programs
• Advise Board of Directors and PEC on educational affairs
Mission Netspar contributes to the ongoing improvement
of financing opportunities for the ‘old age’ of Dutch and
European citizens through network development, formulating
and executing scientific research and knowledge transfer programs.