Education
Bachelor, Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt-am-Main, 1965. Master in philosophy, University Catholique, Paris, 1966. Doctor in theology, Karls Eberhard University, Tübingen, 1969.
Bachelor in business economic, Netherlands School Economic, Rotterdam, 1972.
Career
Management positions AMRO Bank, Amsterdam, 1969—1972, head accountant manager, 1972—1974, area accountant manager, 1974—1975, bank representative Tokyo, 1975—1976, head area manager Europe Amsterdam, 1976—1978. Director AMRO Bank Dubai, 1978—1979. Regional manager Europe AMRO Bank, Amsterdam, 1979—1980.
Director AMRO Bank London, 1980—1983. Director, head international commercial banking & group strategy AMRO Bank, Amsterdam, 1983—1987, director general affairs, 1988. Director general Netherlands Algemene Bank Nederland AMRO Netherlands, 1988—1991.
Chairman executive board F. van Lanschot Bankiers Nevada, 1991—2002. Chairman executive board, Chief Executive Officer Rabobank Nederland, 2003—2009.