In a news item of December 2020 we indicated that there will be two vacancies on the board in 2021/2022 on behalf of the pensioners. We can inform you that there are candidates to fill these vacancies.
As of 1 November 2021 there will be a vacancy for a member on behalf of the pensioners on the board. Michiel Kamermans’ first term of office expires on this date. Michiel Kamermans is available for another term. No other candidates have applied for the vacancy. He will be reappointed as a board member on 1 November 2021.
As 1 January 2022 there will also be a vacancy for a member on behalf of the pensioners on the board. The Vereniging van Gepensioneerden bij Heineken (Association of Retired Pensions at Heineken) (VvGH) has nominated Roelf Duursema. No other candidates have applied for the vacancy. Roelf Duursema has joined the board as a candidate board member.
In 2024, we will have achieved a 12.6% return by investing the pension assets. With this result, we are in the top three of the more than 170 pension funds in the Netherlands that were surveyed by consultants from OverRendement and Bell.
We are expected to implement the new pension scheme from January 1, 2026. We are preparing for this, so that this transition is done carefully. For example, in 2024 we switched to a new pension administration system. In this administration system, we can administer our current and future pension scheme. In short: with this administration system we are ready for the future.
Your pension scheme will change from January 1, 2026. In the coming months, we will explain the new pension scheme to you in small pieces. This time: the change in the way we build up pension.