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David Knibbe

(1971, Nationality: Dutch)

Appointed: 2019

Chief Executive Officer and chair of the Executive Board and the Management Board NN Group

Profile

David Knibbe was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and chair of the Executive Board and Management Board as of 1 October 2019. David is responsible for the strategy, performance and day-to-day operations of NN. He was appointed to the Management Board on 7 July 2014.

Previously, David was CEO Netherlands from 2014. In this role, David was responsible for all insurance and banking business in the Netherlands, and was leading the integration of Nationale-Nederlanden & Delta Lloyd and the acquisition of VIVAT Non-life. He has experience in the financial services industry dating from 1997. David is treasurer and member of the board of the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW) and a Member of the Board of the Johan Cruyff Foundation.

David holds a master’s degree in Monetary Economics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and completed a general management programme at Harvard Business School (US).

Career

Year
Role
2019
CEO NN Group, Chair of the Executive Board and the Management Board NN Group
2014
CEO Netherlands (Nationale-Nederlanden), Member Management Board NN Group
2013
Member of the NN Group Operating Committee
2011
CEO ING Insurance Europe
2010
CEO Corporate Clients at Nationale-Nederlanden
2007
General manager Pensions & Retail Life at Nationale-Nederlanden
2004
Director Disability and Accident Insurance at Nationale-Nederlanden
2002
Managing Director ING Piraeus joint venture in Greece
2000
Head of Investments Central-Holland at ING Bank
1998
Portfolio Manager Institutional Clients at ING Investment Management
1997
Global Management Programme at ING Group