Members of the Management Board

Ms I.D. (Ingrid) Thijssen, Chairman and CEO

Career

Ingrid Thijssen (1968) has served as chair of the Management Board/CEO since 1 September 2017. She joined the Management Board on 1 March 2014. In addition to serving as CEO, she is responsible for the business and operations management of network operator Liander. From 2011 to 2014, she chaired the Management Board of NS Reizigers B.V. Between 1997 and 2011, she held various executive and management roles at Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways).

Ingrid Thijssen earned a law degree from Utrecht University and completed various programmes, including a Strategy Programme at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne and the Advanced Management Programme (AMP) of INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. Ingrid Thijssen is a Dutch national.

Supervisory Board memberships/relevant other positions:

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of VGZ, a health insurance company [1]

  • Member of the Supervisory Board of the Port of Rotterdam[1]

  • Chair of the Employers’ Association for the Energy, Cable & Telecom and Waste & Environment Businesses in the Netherlands (WENB)

  • Board member of SchuldenlabNL

Mr M.R. (Mark) van Lieshout, Member and CFO

Career

Mark van Lieshout (1963) has been a member of the Management Board/CFO of Alliander since 1 January 2010. From 2008 to 2010, he was Alliander’s Director of Finance, Treasury and Tax Affairs. Between 2003 and 2008, he served as CFO of N.V. Nuon Business. Prior to 2003 he held various positions, including that of CFO of ABB Benelux.

Mark van Lieshout earned a degree in Business Economics from VU University Amsterdam. He also completed various Business Programmes at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne and the International Directors Programme (IDP) of INSEAD, in Fontainebleau, France. Mark van Lieshout is a Dutch national.

Supervisory Board memberships/relevant other positions:

  • Member of the Supervisory Board (and chair of the Audit Committee) of Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital.

  • 1 Supervisory position at a large legal entity within the meaning of Section 142a, Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code