Personal details – Executive Board

Wouter Koolmees (b. 1977), Chair and CEO, Dutch nationality (m)

  • Focus areas: Communication, Corporate Affairs, Legal, Audit, NS Stations, Strategy, NS International

  • Other positions held: member of the executive board and general council of VNO-NCW, chair of the supervisory board of the Anne Frank Stichting

  • Background: Economics (Utrecht University), among others

  • Career highlights: Ministry of Finance, Member of Parliament, Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, and (second) Deputy Prime Minister, among others

Angelique Magielse (b. 1968), Finance & Risk Director, Dutch nationality (f)

  • Focus areas: Finance & Insurance, Group Accommodation, Procurement, Integrity, Risk & Compliance, Cybersecurity, Corporate Security

  • Other positions: member of the supervisory board of Roba

  • Background: Business Economics (University of Amsterdam), among others

  • Career highlights: KPMG Accountants, Abellio

Eelco van Asch (b. 1972), Director of Operations, Dutch nationality (m)

  • Focus areas: Operational Control, Maintenance & Service, Service & Operations, Train Modernisation, Engineering, QHSE Operations, Social Safety, Security, Implementation of New Rolling Stock, Digitalisation of Operations

  • Other positions held: -

  • Background: financial business (VU Amsterdam), IMD Lausanne, Innovative Technology (Stanford University), among others

  • Career highlights: Delta Lloyd, KLM, Air France/KLM

Liesbeth Kaashoek (b. 1971), People & IT Director, Dutch nationality (f)

  • Focus areas: HR & Organisation, IT, Data Innovation & Analysis, Sustainable Enterprise

  • Other positions held: member of the supervisory board of Rova N.V. (until 21 May 2025)

  • Background: industrial engineering and management science (Eindhoven University of Technology)

  • Career highlights: PostNL and Enexis

Daan Schut (1974), Commerce & Network Director, Dutch nationality (m), with effect from 1 April 2025

  • Focus areas: Commerce, Network Design & Development, ERTMS

  • Other positions held: -

  • Background: areas studied include economics (Arnhem/Nijmegen University of Applied Sciences), IT auditing (Erasmus University), INSEAD

  • Career highlights: KPMG and Alliander, among others

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