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  • Board of Directors

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    1. Governance

    The Board manages and conducts the business of Aegon and is responsible for the general affairs of the company, which includes setting the strategy of the company.

    By delegation, the executive member(s) of the Board are primarily charged with the day-to-day operations and the developing, proposing to the Board and implementing of Aegon's strategy.

    The Board determines the number of executive directors and non-executive directors. The General Meeting of Shareholders appoints the members of the Board.

    The Board has four committees to assist in its role: 

    • Audit Committee
    • Risk Committee
    • Nomination and Governance Committee
    • Compensation and Human Resource Committee

    Governance documents

    Lard Friese CEO Aegon

    Lard Friese

    CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee, and (executive) member of the Board of Directors.
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    David Herzog

    David Herzog

    Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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    Mark Ellman

    Mark Ellman

    Chairman of the Compensation and Human Resource Committee and Member of the Risk Committee.
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    Jack McGarry

    Jack McGarry

    Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Compensation and Human Resource Committee.
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    Caroline Ramsay

    Caroline Ramsay

    Chairman of the Risk Committee and Member of the Audit Committee.
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    Thomas Wellauer

    Thomas Wellauer

    Member of the Audit Committee and Member of the Compensation and Human Resource Committee.
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    Corien Wortmann

    Corien Wortmann

    Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Member of the Audit Committee, and Member of the Nomination and Governance Committee.
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    Karen Fawcett

    Karen Fawcett

    Member of the Risk Committee, and Member of the Compensation and Human Resource Committee.
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    Albert Benchimol

    Albert Benchimol

    Chairman of the Nomination and Governance Committee and Member of the Risk Committee.
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    Lori Fouché

    Lori Fouché

    Member of the Risk Committee and Member of the Nomination and Governance Committee.
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    Jay Ralph

    Jay Ralph

    Member of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nomination and Governance Committee.
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