Port Management - A Matter of Principle

Rotterdam port supervisory board chairman quits

Chairman of the Port of Rotterdam Authority Supervisory Board Ad Scheepbouwer will step down in May following “a fundamental difference of opinion with the shareholders (the municipality of Rotterdam and the State) regarding the process for establishing a new remuneration policy for the Port Authority”.

No further details were given by the port authority, which said in a statement that Rutger van Slobbe would temporarily take over the chairmanship from Scheepbouwer during the meeting of the Supervisory Board on 17 May.

René Smit, the supervisory director who was nominated for appointment by the Works Council, has decided not to put himself up for re-appointment after a period of four years, “due to a busy schedule elsewhere”. Merel van Vroonhoven, NS board member (Dutch railways), will replace Smit.

Following the departure of Scheepbouwer and Smit, the Supervisory Board will comprise Rob Abrahamsen, Mel Kroon, Rutger van Slobbe and Merel van Vroonhoven. The search is on for a fifth supervisory director.