At the annual shareholders' meetings of Robeco Groep N.V. (on 20 April 2004), Robeco N.V. and Rolinco N.V. (both on 22 April 2004), C.E.M. Beckers and G. Izeboud were appointed as supervisory board members.
Mr. Beckers is Chief Investment Officer of Kedge Capital in London. Until 2000 he was president of Barra, a financial risk-management organization. Mr. Izeboud was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers until 2002, and also sat on the Tabaksblat Committee.
The appointments fill the vacancies arising from the retirement of Messrs. Roef (on reaching the statutory retirement age) and Ruys, who stepped down at his own request. Messrs. Beckers and Izeboud have also been proposed for appointment as supervisory board members of Rorento N.V. at the shareholders' meeting to be held on 5 May 2004.
About Robeco
Robeco provides discretionary asset management products and services, as well as a complete range of mutual funds to a large number of institutional and retail clients worldwide. Robeco's product range encompasses fixed-income and equity investments, as well as balanced accounts, money-market funds and alternative investments.
Robeco distributes its funds for the retail market directly, and through other financial institutions. Several of its mutual funds, including the flagship Robeco N.V., are listed on major European stock exchanges such as Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt and London.
As well as from its head office in Rotterdam, Robeco services its clients from its European offices in Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. In the United States, Robeco has offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco (Weiss, Peck & Greer), Boston (Boston Partners), White Plains (Sage Capital Management) and Toledo (Harbor Capital Advisors), and in the Middle East in Bahrain.
Robeco is the center for asset management with full operational independence within the Rabobank Group. The combination of the highest credit ratings from the major international rating agencies and the highest Sustainability Cluster Score within the banking sector reflects the high added value Rabobank has always offered its investors, members, clients and employees.