Executive Committee
The two 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.
Report of the Executive Board
1. Jean-Franpois van Boxmeer (1961)
Chairman Executive Board/CEO
Belgian nationality; in 2001 appointed member
of the Executive Board; from 1 October 2005
Chairman of the Executive Board/CEO. Joined
Heineken in 1984 and has held various
management positions in Rwanda (Sales
Marketing Manager), DRC (General Manager),
Poland (Vice-President General Manager),
Italy (General Manager).
Executive Board responsibility: Heineken Regions,
Group Human Resources, Group Corporate
Relations, Group Supply Chain, Group Commerce,
Group Legal Affairs, Group Internal Audit.
2. René Hooft Graafland (1955)
Member Executive Board/CFO
Dutch nationality; in 2002 appointed member
of the Executive Board. Joined Heineken in 1981
and has held various management positions in
DRC (Financial Director), Netherlands (Marketing
Director), Indonesia (President Director) and
the Netherlands (Director Corporate Marketing,
Director Heineken Export Group).
Executive Board responsibility: Group Control
Accounting, Group Finance, Group Business
Development, Group IT.
3. Peter van Campen (1964)
Group Commerce Director
Dutch nationality; joined Heineken in the
Netherlands in 1992 and held various marketing
positions. In 1996 he became Marketing Manager
with Thai Asia Pacific Breweries; he was
appointed Strategy Development Manager
for Heineken China in 1998 and Sales Director
Retail in the Netherlands in 1999. In 2003 he
was appointed Director Corporate Commercial
Excellence and became Group Commerce
Director in 2005.
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 France. In 2003 he became Managing
Director of Heineken France and Regional
President in 2005.
5. Marc Gross (1959)
Group Supply Chain Director
French nationality; joined Heineken in Greece
in 1995. In 1999 he became Regional Technical
Manager North, Central and Eastern Europe. In
2002 he became Managing Director of Heineken
Netherlands Supply. Prior to joining Heineken, he
held various management roles with international
food and consumer businesses. He was appointed
Group Supply Chain Director in 2005.
6. Siep Hiemstra (1955)
Regional President Asia Pacific
Dutch nationality; joined Heineken in 1978
and worked in various commercial and logistic
positions. In 1989 he was appointed Country
Manager of Heineken Export based in Seoul,
South Korea. Subsequently, he held various
management positions in several countries
including Papua New Guinea, lie de la Reunion
and Singapore. In 2001 he was appointed Director
of Heineken Technical Services and Regional
President in 2005.
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(Regional Presidents and Group Directors are shown in alphabetical order)
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