16. Executive Committee
The three members of the Executive Board, the five Regional Presidents and
five Group Directors together form the Executive Committee. The Executive
Committee supports the development of policies and ensures the alignment
and implementation of key priorities and strategies across the organisation.
3. Marc Bolland (1959)
Member of the Executive Board/COO
Dutch nationality; 2001 member of the Executive
Board; 2005 member of the Executive Board/COO.
Joined Heineken in 1986 and has held various
positions inside and outside the Netherlands.
Areas of responsibility: Western Europe, Central
Eastern Europe, Africa Middle East, Americas, Asia
Pacific. Supervisory directorships: Manpower Inc., USA.
4. Didier Debrosse (1956)
Regional President Western Europe
French nationality; joined Heineken in France in 1997
as Sales and Marketing manager and was later
appointed General Manager of Brasseries Heineken.
In 2003 he became Managing Director of Heineken
France. In October 2005 he was appointed Regional
President.
5. Nico Nusmeier (1961)
Regional President Central and Eastern Europe
Dutch nationality; joined Heineken in 1985 as a
management trainee and graduated as a master
brewer in 1988. Since then he has held various
management positions within Heineken in many
parts of the world. In 2001 he was appointed
President of the Management Board of Grupa Zywiec
in Poland, and became Regional President in 2005.
6. Tom de Man (1948)
Regional President Africa and the Middle East
Dutch nationality; joined Heineken Technical Services
in 1971. Following this, he held various management
positions in Singapore, Korea, Japan, Nigeria and
Italy. From 1992, he was the Production Policy
Control Director for the Group and in 2003 he
was appointed Managing Director of Heineken's
operations in Sub-Saharan Africa. He became
Regional President in 2005.
7. Massimo von Wunster (1957)
Regional President Americas
Italian nationality; before joining Heineken in 1995
Massimo worked with Wunster Brewery, a family-
owned brewery founded in 1879. He held various
positions within Heineken's Italian organisation,
before he was appointed Managing Director of
Heineken Italia in 2001, after which he became
Regional President in 2005.
Heineken N.V. - Annual Report 2005
2. René Hooft Graafland (1955)
Member Executive Board/CFO
Dutch nationality; 2002 member of the Executive
Board; 2005 member of the Executive Board/CFO.
Joined Heineken in 1981 and has held various
positions inside and outside the Netherlands. Areas
of responsibility: Group Control Accounting, Group
Finance, Group Business Development, Group IT.
Supervisory directorships: McGregor Fashion Group
N.V., Netherlands.
1. Jean-Frangois van Boxmeer (1961)
Chairman Executive Board/CEO
Belgian nationality; 2001 appointed member of the
Executive Board; 2005 (1 October) Chairman of the
Executive Board/CEO. Joined Heineken in 1984 and
has held various positions inside and outside the
Netherlands. Areas of responsibility: Group Human
Resources, Group Corporate Relations, Group Supply
Chain, Group Commerce, Group Legal Affairs, Group
Internal Audit.
