Michael E. Gower appointed to the Supervisory Board of Robeco Groep N.V.

ROTTERDAM, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today Robeco announces the appointment of Mr. Michael E. Gower to the Supervisory Board of Robeco Groep N.V.

Mr. Gower (39) is currently treasurer at Rabobank Group. Before joining Rabobank Group in 2003 he worked at Lehman Brothers in London. Mr. Gower succeeds Mr. Bert Bruggink who has resigned as member of the Supervisory Board.

The Supervisory Board of Robeco Groep N.V. will now have the following members: Dick Verbeek (chairman), Arjen Dorland, Sjoerd Eisma, Michael Gower, Makoto Inoue, Jeroen Kremers, Yoshihiko Miyauchi, Jan Nooitgedagt and Alan Rubenstein.

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About Robeco Group
Robeco, a mid-sized global asset manager, offers a mix of investment solutions within a broad range of strategies to institutional and private investors worldwide. As at 31 December 2014 the company has EUR 246 billion in assets under management, of which 48% are institutional. In 2014 Robeco had a net profit of EUR 228 million. Robeco’s head office is located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The company has a strong presence in the US, Europe and Asia and a developing presence in key emerging markets such as India and Latin America.

Robeco was founded in 1929 in the Netherlands as ‘Rotterdamsch Beleggings Consortium’. Today, Robeco is the center of asset-management expertise for ORIX Corporation, Robeco’s majority shareholder based in Tokyo, Japan. The following subsidiaries and joint ventures form part of Robeco Group: Robeco Investment Management, Corestone Investment Management, Harbor Capital Advisors, Transtrend, RobecoSAM and Canara Robeco Asset Management Company. More information is available at www.robeco.com.