THE HAGUE, The Netherlands,
December 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Aegon is today announcing the following
changes to its management: Gábor
Kepecs (1954, Hungarian), member of
Aegon's Management Board and CEO
of Aegon Central & Eastern
Europe, will retire in the
course of 2017; Marco
Keim (1962, Dutch), member of the Management
Board, will become responsible for
Aegon's activities in continental
Europe as of
January 1, 2017;
and Maarten Edixhoven (1971, Dutch) has
been appointed CEO of Aegon the
Netherlands.
"I would like to thank
Gábor Kepecs for his very significant contribution
to our company over the last 30 years",
said Alex Wynaendts. "Under his leadership,
Aegon successfully expanded its activities across
Central & Eastern
Europe. Today our businesses in this region have achieved
leadership positions in their key markets and provide a material
contribution to the overall group. Maarten Edixhoven joined
Aegon over two years ago and under his
management we have further strengthened our broad
pension activities in the Netherlands. I am therefore very
pleased that Maarten will now lead our Dutch business.
Maarten succeeds Marco Keim who I
have asked to take overall responsibility for all of Aegon's
insurance and pension activities in continental
Europe. Marco's experience in
driving innovation and sharing best
practices within our various businesses will create significant
synergies in the region and will benefit our customers. I look
forward to continuing to work with Marco in his
expanded role."
Gábor Kepecs was the CEO of Aegon Hungary from 1992 until 2009,
when he became the CEO of Aegon Central & Eastern Europe. He joined Aegon's Management
Board in 2007.
Marco Keim was appointed CEO of
Aegon the Netherlands and became a member of Aegon's Management
Board in 2008. Bringing the businesses across continental
Europe under one managerial
leadership will further accelerate the execution of Aegon's
business strategy to digitize the company's services, optimize its
portfolio and deliver a superior customer experience.
Maarten Edixhoven joined the Board of Aegon The Netherlands in
June 2014 and is currently
responsible for the pension business. Maarten was previously CEO of
Zwitserleven and a member of the Management Committee at SNS Reaal,
having also held a variety of management positions at ING and
Nationale Nederlanden respectively.
Where required, approval has been granted from the regulator for
these management changes.
"I would like to thank Gábor Kepecs for his
30 years of dedication to our customers and the
company."
Alex Wynaendts
Aegon CEO
About Aegon
Aegon's roots go back more than 170 years - to the first half of
the nineteenth century. Since then, Aegon has grown into an
international company, with businesses in more than 20 countries in
the Americas, Europe and
Asia. Today, Aegon is one of the
world's leading financial services organizations, providing life
insurance, pensions and asset management. Aegon's purpose is to
help people achieve a lifetime of financial security. More
information on aegon.com/about.
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