Jan Hommen
 Jan Hommen    (businessman) | |
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| Born | 29 April 1943 s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | Tilburg University |
| Member of | Dutch Round Table |
Johannes Henricus Maria (Jan) Hommen is a Dutch businessman. He was Chairman of the Board of the multinational banking and financial services corporation ING Group from 2009 to 2013. He held the same position at the accounting corporation KPMG between 2014 and 2015. From 2018, he is senior advisor for BlackRock Netherlands.[1]
He attended the 2007, 2009 and 2010 Bilderberg meetings.
Education
Jan Hommen studied business economics at the Catholic University of Brabant.
Career
Hommen started his career at LIPS Aluminum BV, a subsidiary of LIPS Scheepsschroef BV in Drunen and ELKEM and Alcoa. After a long period with various positions at the American aluminum group Alcoa, Hommen became a member of the board of Philips in 1997 as Chief Financial Officer. He remained CFO there until 2005, after which he became a member of the Supervisory Board of the ING Group and Reed Elsevier, among others.
On 27 January 2009, he succeeded Michel Tilmant as CEO of the ING Group, which had been in deep trouble due to the credit crisis.[2] In his first year, Hommen waived salary payments until a new remuneration policy was adopted.[3] For 2010, Hommen received a bonus of 1.25 million euros on top of his fixed salary of 1.35 million euros. ING received a lot of criticism because of this decision, because the bank had still not repaid the state aid. Hommen and his fellow directors then decided to waive the bonus.[4]
Hommen was succeeded at ING on 1 October 2013 by Ralph Hamers.[5]
On May 26, 2014, it was announced that he would take up the position of chairman of the board of the much troubled KPMG as of June 14. He was appointed for a term of up to four years, or until a suitable successor was found. Hommen also carried out reorganizations at KPMG and laid the foundation for a new corporat e culture. He was succeeded by Stephanie Hottenhuis (1965), chairman of the board of directors at KPMG Netherlands since August 2018.
Awards
On April 7, 2005, Hommen was knighted and made an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[6]
When he left ING , Jan Hommen was promoted to Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau. on 1 October 2013. He became Commander thanks to “the exceptional contribution to the continuity of ING as an international company and the efforts to adapt the financial sector after the financial crisis of 2008”, according to the Ministry of Finance.[7]
Board Positions
Formerly:
- Chairman of the Tilburg University foundation board
- Chairman Supervisory Board Maastricht University Medical Center
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij nv
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AholdDelhaize
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of VolkerWessels
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of United World College Netherlands
Today:
- Chairman BlackRock Netherlands
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Proteonic
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/2007 | 31 May 2007 | 3 June 2007 | Turkey Istanbul | The 55th Bilderberg meeting, held in Turkey |
| Bilderberg/2009 | 14 May 2009 | 17 May 2009 | Greece Vouliagmeni | The 57th Bilderberg |
| Bilderberg/2010 | 3 June 2010 | 6 June 2010 | Spain Hotel Dolce Sitges Barcelona | The 122 guests met in the Hotel Dolce Sitges, Barcelona, Spain. |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2011 | 26 January 2011 | 30 January 2011 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2229 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality". |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2012 | 25 January 2012 | 29 January 2012 | Switzerland | 2113 guests in Davos |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2013 | 23 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity" |
References
- ↑ https://mena.nl/artikel/oudingbaas-hommen-adviseur-bij-blackrock
- ↑ https://www.ing.com/Newsroom/All-news/Press-releases/PROld/Michel-Tilmant-to-step-down-as-CEO-of-ING-Group-Jan-Hommen-to-be-appointed-as-new-CEO.htm
- ↑ http://managementscope.nl/nieuws/1-bedrijven/jan-hommen-ing
- ↑ https://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/ing-top-ziet-af-van-bonussen~be08f466/
- ↑ http://www.kpmg.com/NL/nl/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Persberichten/Pages/KPMG-stelt-Jan-Hommen-voor-als-nieuwe-voorzitter-Raad-van-Bestuur.aspx
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140904175115/https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/42688982/Philips-topman+Jan+Hommen+geridderd.aspx
- ↑ http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/ministeries/fin/nieuws/2013/09/23/vertrekkend-ing-bestuursvoorzitter-hommen-commandeur-in-de-orde-van-oranje-nassau.html
