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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 Director of KPMG's 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 the Audit Committee Financial Expert as defined by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.