Aegon Plans to Re-elect Lard Friese as CEO for Another Four Years

Aegon Plans to Re-elect Lard Friese as CEO for Another Four Years

(IN BRIEF) Aegon’s Board of Directors announces its intention to nominate Lard Friese for re-election as Executive Director and CEO at the upcoming Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on June 12, 2024, for another four-year term. Since assuming the CEO role in 2020, Friese has led Aegon through a transformative period focused on strengthening its position in investment, protection, and retirement solutions. Under his leadership, Aegon has achieved improved operational performance, a stronger balance sheet, and an enhanced risk profile. William Connelly, Chairman of the Board, expresses confidence in Friese’s ability to continue executing Aegon’s strategy and delivering value to customers and shareholders if re-elected.

(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 2-Mar-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Aegon announces that its Board of Directors intends to nominate Lard Friese for re-election as Executive Director and CEO at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on June 12, 2024, for a further four years. Mr. Friese began his tenure as the CEO of Aegon in 2020, after having worked in the insurance industry for over 30 years.

William Connelly, Chairman of the Board of Directors (BoD), said: “We are very pleased to nominate Lard Friese for a further term as Executive Director and CEO. Under his leadership, Aegon has embarked on a transformation with the ambition to build leading businesses in investment, protection, and retirement solutions. During this period, Aegon has become a more focused company with improved operational performance, a stronger balance sheet, and an enhanced risk profile. As we’ve entered the next chapter of Aegon’s transformation, the Board of Directors and I are confident that Lard, together with the Executive Committee, will deliver on the execution of Aegon’s strategy and continue to create value for customers and shareholders.”

If re-elected, Mr. Friese’s further four-year term will begin after the closing of Aegon’s 2024 AGM on June 12 and run until the end of Aegon’s 2028 AGM.

Media Contacts:

Media relations:
Carolien van der Giessen
+31(0) 61 195 3367
carolien.vandergiessen@aegon.com

Investor relations:
Yves Cormier
+31(0) 70 344 8028
yves.cormier@aegon.com

SOURCE: Aegon

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