Peter Bakker has been CEO since 1 November 2001. He joined Royal TNT Post (then called PTT Post) in 1991 and was appointed financial director of its parcels business unit in 1993. He was appointed financial control director of TNT Post in 1996 and became a member of the board of management of TNT Post in 1997. Since the demerger of TNT N.V. (then called TPG) from Koninklijke PTT Nederland N.V. until his appointment as CEO, he was chief financial officer and a member of TNT’s Board of Management. Before joining TNT Post, Mr. Bakker worked for TS Seeds Holdings.

His portfolio includes corporate strategy, communication, general counsel, corporate social responsibility, human resources and internal audit. Mr. Bakker is due for re-appointment as member of the Board of Management and chairman of the Board of Management by the Supervisory Board in 2008 for another four year term.

Mr. Bakker is a member of the advisory board of World Press Photo and a member of the board of Foundation Moving the World. Further, he is a member of the AFM Capital Markets Committee and the chairman of the Dutch Committee on Labour Market Participation. Mr. Bakker was a member of the recently discontinued advisory board of ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Henk van Dalen has been CFO since 1 April 2006 and a member of the Board of Management since 20 April 2006. He started his career at DSM N.V. in 1976 where he held various human resource and general management positions at DSM Agro, DSM Research and DSM Polyethylenes. From 2000 until March 2006 Mr. Van Dalen was a member of the board of management and CFO of DSM N.V.

His portfolio includes financial reporting and accounting, risk management and internal control, mergers and acquisitions, business control, treasury, tax, investor relations, legal and integrity.

Mr. Van Dalen is a member of the supervisory board of Macintosh Retail Group N.V. and NIBC Bank N.V. Furthermore, he is a board member of the “Nationaal Fonds 4 en 5 mei” and a member of the board of advisors of AIESEC Nederland, Arthur D. Little Netherlands and NEVIR (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Investor Relations). He also is treasurer of the Netherlands Olympic Committee (NOC*NSF). 

Harry Koorstra has been Group Managing Director Mail and a member of the Board of Management since 1 July 2000. He joined TNT Post (then called PTT Post) in 1991 as managing director of its then Media Service business unit and became a member of its Board of Management in 1997. Before joining the company, Mr. Koorstra worked for 15 years at VNU N.V., most recently as general director of its Admedia/VNU Magazine Group.

Mr. Koorstra is chairman of the supervisory board of Hermans Investments B.V. and a member of the supervisory board of Royal Swets and Zeitlinger Holding N.V. He is also member of the executive committee and general board of the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW) and a member of the advisory board of Boer & Croon.

Marie-Christine Lombard has been Group Managing Director Express and a member of the Board of Management since 1 January 2004. She joined Jet Services in France in 1993. Upon TNT’s acquisition of Jet Services in 1999, Ms. Lombard joined TNT (then called TPG) as the managing director of the domestic Express business and from March 2001 until 1 January 2004 she was managing director of TNT’s international Express business in France. Ms. Lombard is due for re-appointment as member of the Board of Management by the Supervisory Board in 2008 for another four year term.

Ms. Lombard is a member of the supervisory board of Royal Wessanen N.V.