The Dutch insurer ACHMEA said its General Meeting of Shareholders has appointed Jan van den BERG as a member of the Supervisory Board of the company.

"With the appointment of Van den BERG a vacancy in the Supervisory Board is filled which was created by the departure of Erik van de MERWE. Approval from the Dutch Central Bank for the appointment of Van den BERG has been obtained".

Van den BERG is a seasoned executive in the financial sector and has extensive international experience, having worked at Nationale-Nederlanden, AXA and Prudential Financial.

From 2007 through 2017 he has been active in Asia, most recently as President Asia at Prudential Financial, where he now still is active as Senior Advisor.

With the appointment of Van den Berg the Supervisory Board of ACHMEA consists of nine members: Aad VEENMAN (Chairman), Anton VERMEER (Vice-chairman), Jan van den BERG, Petri HOFSTE, Mijntje LUCKERATH-ROVERS, Joke van LONKHUIJZEN-HOEKSTRA, Lineke SNELLER, Wim de WEIJER and Roel WIJMENGA.