Supervisory board
Sif Group has an experienced Supervisory Board consisting of five members. The Supervisory Board is responsible for supervising the policies of the Executive Board and the general affairs of Sif and its affiliates. The Supervisory Board advises the Executive Board. In performing their duties, Supervisory Board members are guided by the interests of the Sif and all those involved in the company.
Information on the organisation and functioning of the Supervisory Board (board and committee rules, rotation schedule, profile, committee matrix etc) can be found at Sif Group | Governance (sif-group.com).
Peter Gerretse (Chairman)
Peter Gerretse (1955, male, Dutch nationality). Relevant expertise and experience: international business, project management, production, industrialization and automation, and international B2B marketing. He was first appointed in February 2016 and he will step down at the end of the AGM in 2025. Since 2017, Peter Gerretse has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Vanderlande Industries. From 2010 to 2017, he was a Supervisory Board of Aeronamic Holding member. Between 1995 and 2013, Peter Gerretse worked at Vanderlande Industries, a leading supplier of logistics systems, where he was chairman and CEO. Before joining Vanderlande Industries, Peter Gerretse held various management positions at Fokker Aircraft. Peter Gerretse holds a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology. He holds no shares in Sif Holding N.V.
Peter Visser
Peter Visser (1956, male, Dutch nationality). Relevant expertise and experience: general management, financial management, auditing, mergers and acquisitions. First appointed on an interim basis from 1 November 2017 until the end of the AGM on 3 May 2018. He was appointed on 3 May 2018 and will step down at the end of the AGM in 2026. Peter Visser co-founded the Egeria Investment Fund in 1997. From 1992 to 1997, he was a director at MeesPierson N.V. and was responsible for their private equity activities in Europe. From 1983 to 1990, he worked for McKinsey & Company and founded his consulting firm: Management & Investment B.V. He studied economics at the University of Groningen.
Peter Wit (Vice-Chairman)
Peter Wit (1967, male, Dutch nationality). Relevant expertise and experience: listed environment, financial management, management accounting, legal, tax compliance, audits, and IT operations. He was first appointed in May 2018 and will step down at the end of the AGM 2026. Peter Wit is currently CFO of IQIP and was previously COO of Atlas Professionals B.V., advisor to the Executive Board of Inashco, and member of the Supervisory Board of Doedijns Group International. Previously, Peter Wit was CFO and director at Inashco B.V. (2014-2017), CFO at Dockwise Ltd (2009-2013), and member of the Supervisory Board of Atlas Professionals (2013-2018) and held various other positions: finance manager in Albania, M&A advisor in the UK and COO/CFO of the pension fund of Royal Dutch Shell Group (1992-2009). Peter Wit holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Groningen and a postdoc degree in controlling from the Free University in Amsterdam. Peter Wit holds no shares in Sif Holding N.V.
Angelique Heckman
Angelique Heckman (1968, female, Dutch nationality) was a member of the Supervisory Board and chairman of remuneration committees for De Domijnen and Bernhoven Hospital, among others. She was first appointed in May 2023 for a four-year term and will step down at the end of AGM 2027. Angelique has worked as Chief People & Culture Officer and as CHRO for Royal Swinkels Family Brewers, Royal Cosun / Aviko Group B.V., and Etam Groep b.v., among others.
In addition, Angelique has held various HR roles at Royal DSM, Netherlands, ranging from project manager to VP HR. Her education includes an Executive Master's in Consulting & Coaching for Change from Oxford and HEC Paris, MS in HR Management from Lesley School of Management, a certificate program in Human Resources from Harvard University, and a JD in Civil and Criminal Law from the Law Faculty of the University of Utrecht.
Annabelle Vos
Annabelle Vos (1978, female, Dutch nationality) has been General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Fugro N.V. since 2016 and a member of the executive leadership team since 2019. She was first appointed in September 2023 for a four-year term and will step down at the end of AGM 2027. Before joining Fugro, Annabelle was a lawyer in Corporate M&A and Corporate Litigation at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek from 2006 to 2015.
Annabelle holds a master's degree in art from the John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a master's degree in law from Leiden University.