Board of Directors

Van Gansewinkel Groep is run by a Board of Directors responsible for establishing
and implementing the mission, vision and strategy of the company as a whole, being accountable for the company's results. In particular, risk management has the full attention of the Board of Directors. The starting point is to map all potential risks and then back this up with full and transparent communications. The Board of Directors will apply the relevant principles of the Corporate Governance Code to this.


Biographies

Mr. L.M. Sondag (1962)
CEO
Ruud Sondag studied law at the State University of
Utrecht. Between 1987 and 1997 he fulfilled various
management positions at Nedlloyd lines; finally as
Marketing and Sales Director Europe. In 1997, he became
Marketing and Sales Director at Van Gansewinkel
Groep and member of the General Management.
Since 2001 he has been Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief executive Officer (CEO) of Van
Gansewinkel Groep.
Directorships/additional roles
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Meeuw Holding B.V.
- Member of the Supervisory Board of EXA Holding
- Chairman of the Board of Stichting Regionale
  Omroep Brabant
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Faculty of Law,
  Economics and Administration
- Board member of lobbying club De Groene Zaak.



R.C. de Fluiter Balledux (1963)
CFO
Rob de Fluiter Balledux studied Fiscal Economics
and Law at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. After
university, he began his career as a tax consultant with
Deloitte & Touche, after which he moved to Nedlloyd in
1995. At Nedlloyd he took on the role of Head of Fiscal
Affairs and studied at the Harvard Business School
(USA) in 2000, ending his career at Nedlloyd as
Financial Director. In 2002, he joined Martinair as
Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Since May 2009, Rob has
held the position of CFO at Van Gansewinkel Groep.
Directorships/additional roles:
- Member of the Supervisory Board of ‘Wings of
   Support’, an organisation helping children with
   shelter and education in those countries which are
   KLM and Martinair destinations
- Board member of WENb, an employer’s
   organisation covering energy, cable & telecom,
   waste & environment


Mr. D.T.G. Gijsbers (1964)
COO
Diederik Gijsbers studied law at the Catholic University
of Brabant in Tilburg. After his studies he joined the
legal firm BDO CampsObers as a registered accountant.
In 1992 he moved to the Van Gansewinkel organisation,
where he fulfilled a range of roles. Between 1996
and 2001 he was responsible for all waste collection
operations in the Netherlands. In 2001, he became a
Group Director and, since the summer of 2005, he has
been a member of the Board of Directors of Van
Gansewinkel Groep. As a Board Director, he is responsible
for the collection and processing operations in
the Netherlands and, since 2010, all of the collection
operations in Belgium, Luxembourg and France as well.
Directorships/additional roles
- Vice Chairman, Association of Waste Companies
  (Vereniging van Afvalbedrijven)
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Van Loon
  specialist meat company 

Y. Luca (1965)
COO
Yves Luca studied applied economics science at the
State University of Gent. After military service, he
worked for Air Products in Emmaus (USA) and Bauwens-
Cotrabel, where he was responsible for Cotrabel.
On June 1st, 1995 he started as logistics manager with
Van Gansewinkel Belgium. Over subsequent years he
has held various regional and national management
positions. He became a Group Director in 2001 and a
member of the Board of Directors of Van Gansewinkel
Groep in the summer of 2005. Since 2010 he is also,
besides the recycling operation, responsible for the
Energy from Waste operations (AVR) and all operations
in Poland and the Czech Republic.